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:Counting on the Trendy to Revive Kava, a Traditional DrinkLabour Loses Seat to Tories but Defeats UKIP Leader in British VotingNorth Korea Accuses China of ‘Mean Behavior’ After It Tightens SanctionsMuslim Leader in Bosnia Asks to Reopen Genocide Case Against SerbiaVX Nerve Agent: A Deadly Weapon, Rarely SeenKim Jong-nam Was Killed by VX Nerve Agent, Malaysians Say