Andrew Sachs, Hapless Waiter on the BBC Sitcom ‘Fawlty Towers,’ Dies at 86 His earnest yet bumbling character, Manuel, was regularly recruited into the schemes of the hotel owner Basil Fawlty, played by John Cleese. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Ecuador Cuts Off Julian Assange’s Internet Access. Again.Kim Jong-un, Michael Flynn, Stephon Clark: Your Wednesday Evening BriefingThey Were ‘Known Only to God.’ Now Argentina’s Falklands War Dead Are Named.Letter 51: Getting to Know (and Appreciate) Rural AustraliaPoison Was Left on Russian Spy’s Front Door, the British Police SayBulletin Board: ‘He Is Not a Victim’: Our Austin Bomber Coverage Explained