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Andrew Sachs, Hapless Waiter on the BBC Sitcom ‘Fawlty Towers,’ Dies at 86
New York Times ^
| Dec. 1, 2016
| Christopher Mele
Posted on 12/02/2016 5:02:15 PM PST by stylecouncilor
Andrew Sachs, who starred in the British television comedy series “Fawlty Towers” as Manuel, the earnest but bumbling waiter who was regularly recruited into the schemes of the hotel owner Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese, died on Nov. 23 at a care facility near his home in London. He was 86.
The cause was vascular dementia, his son John said.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: england; fawltytowers; tv
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He was hilarious as Manuel. RIP.
To: windcliff; onedoug
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12/02/2016 5:02:55 PM PST
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stylecouncilor
("The future ain't what it used to be." Yogi Berra)
To: stylecouncilor
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12/02/2016 5:03:53 PM PST
by
4everontheRight
(And the story began with..."Once there was a great nation......")
To: stylecouncilor
"I learn English from a book!"
-PJ
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12/02/2016 5:06:06 PM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
(If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
To: 4everontheRight
There is too much butter.. on.. those.. trays.
No no, it’s uno.. dos.. tres.
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12/02/2016 5:06:37 PM PST
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patro
(Phrogs Forever)
To: stylecouncilor
Big RIP. 2016 has been a terrible year.
To: stylecouncilor
“He’s from Barcelona.”
He gave Jack Hammer a great many happy moments and countless hearty laughs.
R.I.P.
To: stylecouncilor
As a ‘Fawlty Towers’ fan, he was truly one of the most well-written characters in a sit-com, EVER.
RIP, Andrew.
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12/02/2016 5:07:42 PM PST
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Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
To: stylecouncilor
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12/02/2016 5:09:10 PM PST
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Maceman
(Screw the Party. Save the Country.)
To: stylecouncilor
Manuel...RIP.
Thank You for the laughter.
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12/02/2016 5:09:13 PM PST
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: stylecouncilor
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12/02/2016 5:10:14 PM PST
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Bobalu
(See liberal MSM heads explode...make Milo Yiannopoulos Trump's new Press Secretary!)
To: stylecouncilor
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12/02/2016 5:10:28 PM PST
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fhayek
To: patro
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12/02/2016 5:10:39 PM PST
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Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
To: stylecouncilor
I just had a Fawlty Towers DVD set given to me. RIP Manuel.
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12/02/2016 5:10:53 PM PST
by
OttawaFreeper
("If I had to go to war again, I'd bring lacrosse players" Conn Smythe)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
As a ‘Fawlty Towers’ fan, he was truly one of the most well-written characters in a sit-com, EVER.And the character could never appear in a modern sit com, it is way too politically incorrect.
To: left that other site
Second that. Thank you for the laughs. “ It’s a Siberian hamster”
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12/02/2016 5:12:17 PM PST
by
BudgieRamone
(Everybody loves a bonk on the head.)
To: stylecouncilor
No compassion for junk food lovers. First, the guy who invented the Big Mac died. Then it was the guy who invented that Chinese chicken dish. Then the guy who needed the Alka-Seltzer in the old commercial. Now this! A waiter bites the dust.
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12/02/2016 5:13:28 PM PST
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MHT
(,`)
To: stylecouncilor
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posted on
12/02/2016 5:13:42 PM PST
by
Disambiguator
(Keepin' it analog.)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
LOL
“I learned classical Spanish, not the strange dialect that he seems to have picked up.”
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12/02/2016 5:15:19 PM PST
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patro
(Phrogs Forever)
To: OttawaFreeper
We have the set too and watch it from time to time. Still makes me laugh.
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12/02/2016 5:16:00 PM PST
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stylecouncilor
("The future ain't what it used to be." Yogi Berra)
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