Occupation actor Children Robin Sachs, Toby Sachs Role Actor | Name Leonard Sachs Years active 1936-1983 | |
Full Name Leonard Meyer Sachs Movies and TV shows The Good Old Days, Thunderball, The Giant Behemoth, Pit of Darkness, The Glittering Prizes Similar People Eleanor Summerfield, Robin Sachs, Andrew Sachs, Eugene Lourie, Douglas Hickox | ||
Roy castle pays tribute to leonard sachs good old days 15 feb 1979
Leonard Meyer Sachs (26 September 1909 – 15 June 1990) was a South African-British actor.
Contents
- Roy castle pays tribute to leonard sachs good old days 15 feb 1979
- Leonard Sachs This Is Your Life
- Early life and career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
Leonard Sachs This Is Your Life
Early life and career
Sachs was born in South Africa in the town of Roodepoort, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He had many television and film roles from the 1930s to the 1980s, including Mowbray in the 1950 version of Richard II, John Wesley in the 1954 film of the same name and Lord Mount Severn in East Lynne from 1976.
He founded an Old Time Music Hall, named the Players' Theatre, in Villiers Street, Charing Cross, London. He appeared as the Chairman of the Leeds City Varieties in the long-running BBC television series The Good Old Days, which ran from 1953 to 1983, and became well known for his elaborate, erudite introductions of the performers. Sachs was honoured in a 1977 episode of This is Your Life.
Sachs appeared in Danger Man with Patrick McGoohan. He had two appearances in the science fiction series Doctor Who: as Admiral Gaspard de Coligny in The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve in 1966 and as Lord President Borusa in Arc of Infinity in 1983. He also appeared in the 1985 Royal Variety Performance in a tribute to The Good Old Days.
Personal life
He married the actress Eleanor Summerfield in 1947. They had two sons, the actor Robin Sachs and Toby Sachs. He was fined £75 in 1984 for importuning men for an "immoral purpose".
Sachs died in London in 1990 at the age of 80.
Filmography
Actor
1979
Crown Court (TV Series) as
Mikkis Lianos / Samuel Joseph
- Traffic Warden's Daughter: Part 2 (2007) - Mikkis Lianos
- Traffic Warden's Daughter: Part 3 (2007) - Mikkis Lianos
- Traffic Warden's Daughter: Part 1 (2007) - Mikkis Lianos
- Cash: Part 1 (1979) - Samuel Joseph
1985
Late Starter (TV Series) as
Steiner
- Episode #1.3 (1985) - Steiner
1983
Pig in the Middle (TV Series) as
Waiter
- Wee Bit Ingles, Blinking Not So Bonnily (1983) - Waiter
- The Faint Aroma of Performing Seals (1983) - Waiter
1966
Doctor Who (TV Series) as
Lord President Borusa / Admiral Gaspard de Coligny
- Arc of Infinity: Part Four (1983) - Lord President Borusa
- Arc of Infinity: Part Three (1983) - Lord President Borusa
- Arc of Infinity: Part Two (1983) - Lord President Borusa
- Arc of Infinity: Part One (1983) - Lord President Borusa
- Bell of Doom (1966) - Admiral Gaspard de Coligny
- Priest of Death (1966) - Admiral Gaspard de Coligny
- The Sea Beggar (1966) - Admiral Gaspard de Coligny
1978
The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV Series) as
Policeman
- The First Thames Special (1978) - Policeman
1978
Out of the Past (TV Series)
- Charles Dickens: Storyteller Extraordinary - Part 3 (1978)
- Charles Dickens: Storyteller Extraordinary - Part 2 (1978)
- Charles Dickens: Storyteller Extraordinary - Part 1 (1978)
1978
Jackanory Playhouse (TV Series) as
Zoroaster
- Princess Griselda's Birthday Gift (1978) - Zoroaster
1976
East Lynne (TV Movie) as
Lord Mount Severn
1976
Victorian Scandals (TV Series) as
Dr. Charles Drysdale
- The Fruits of Philosophy (1976) - Dr. Charles Drysdale
1976
ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV Series) as
Charles Richards
- A Land of Ice Cream (1976) - Charles Richards
1976
The Glittering Prizes (TV Mini Series) as
Lionel Morris
- A Double Life (1976) - Lionel Morris
- A Past Life (1976) - Lionel Morris
- An Early Life (1976) - Lionel Morris
1975
Once Is Not Enough as
Dr. Peterson
1974
Coronation Street (TV Series) as
Sir Julius Berlin
- Episode #1.1389 (1974) - Sir Julius Berlin
- Episode #1.1388 (1974) - Sir Julius Berlin
1972
The Protectors (TV Series) as
Senator
- See No Evil (1972) - Senator
1972
The Man from Haven (TV Series) as
Schaffer
- Episode #1.1 (1972) - Schaffer
1972
A Family at War (TV Series) as
Trevor Howells
- Coming Home (1972) - Trevor Howells
- The Sensible Thing (1972) - Trevor Howells
1971
Elizabeth R (TV Mini Series) as
Count de Feria
- The Marriage Game (1971) - Count de Feria
1969
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Michel Gautier
- A Formula for Treason (1969) - Michel Gautier
1968
Misleading Cases (TV Series) as
Mr. Justice Hammond
- Who Giveth This Woman (1968) - Mr. Justice Hammond
1968
Packers End (TV Series)
- Episode #1.1 (1968)
1967
Sexton Blake (TV Series) as
Inspector Van Steen
- Knave of Diamonds: Part 5 - The Red Waistcoat (1967) - Inspector Van Steen
- Knave of Diamonds: Part 4 - The Blue Lily (1967) - Inspector Van Steen
1959
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Narrator / Zebediah Goode / Professor Christie
- Stories of D.H. Lawrence #11: Mother and Daughter (1967) - Narrator
- I Can't Bear Violence (1963) - Zebediah Goode
- Engineer Extraordinary (1959) - Professor Christie
1966
Quick Before They Catch Us (TV Series) as
Venner
- The Tungsten Ring: Part 4 (1966) - Venner
- The Tungsten Ring: Part 3 (1966) - Venner
- The Tungsten Ring: Part 2 (1966) - Venner
- The Tungsten Ring: Part 1 (1966) - Venner
1966
Orlando (TV Series) as
Valdares
- Sink or Swim (1966) - Valdares
- Lady in Waiting (1966) - Valdares
- Royalty Moves In (1966) - Valdares
- Orlando and the Gizzmo's Revenge (1966) - Valdares
1965
Thunderball as
Group Captain
1965
The Saint (TV Series) as
Deigo Ramirez
- The Spanish Cow (1965) - Deigo Ramirez
1965
The Man in Room 17 (TV Series) as
General René Gavreau
- Confidential Report (1965) - General René Gavreau
1965
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders as
Prison Doctor
1965
Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) as
Holder
- The Beryl Coronet (1965) - Holder
1965
Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) as
Mr. Waltham
- Episode #1.798 (1965) - Mr. Waltham
1964
R3 (TV Series) as
Dr. Rose
- Against the Stream (1964) - Dr. Rose
1964
The Third Man (TV Series) as
Curro Garcia
- A Little Knowledge (1964) - Curro Garcia
1961
Ghost Squad (TV Series) as
Deprae / Anton Brisac / Dr. Siligi
- Seven Sisters of Wong (1964) - Deprae
- Interrupted Requiem (1962) - Anton Brisac
- Hong Kong Story (1961) - Dr. Siligi
1964
Espionage (TV Series) as
Toboso
- The Liberators (1964) - Toboso
1963
Panic as
Len Collier
1963
Zero One (TV Series) as
Count Zaretski
- The Trial (1963) - Count Zaretski
1963
Bomb in the High Street as
Freeling
1963
Suspense (TV Series) as
Sam Levy
- Destiny Sixty-Three (1963) - Sam Levy
1963
The Human Jungle (TV Series) as
Henry Gray
- The Lost Hours (1963) - Henry Gray
1963
The Plane Makers (TV Series) as
Geoffrey Berger
- The Testing Time (1963) - Geoffrey Berger
1963
Stranglehold as
The Dutchman
1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) as
Zvierkov / Sergei
- The Reward of Silence (1963) - Zvierkov
- Twentieth Century Theatre: The Price of Freedom (1960) - Sergei
1963
Tales of Mystery (TV Series) as
Gordon Morris
- Egyptian Sorcery (1963) - Gordon Morris
1962
Locker Sixty Nine as
Spencer
1962
Freud as
Brouhardier
1962
Maigret (TV Series) as
Ector Tabard
- High Politics (1962) - Ector Tabard
1962
She Knows Y' Know as
John Dawson
1962
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV Series) as
Spencer / Welland
- Locker Sixty Nine (1962) - Spencer
- Number Six (1962) - Welland
1962
Number Six as
Welland
1962
Our House (TV Series)
- First Night (1962)
1961
The Pursuers (TV Series) as
Armand Vinter / Blaine / Gino
- The Convention (1962) - Armand Vinter
- The Face (1961) - Blaine
- The Frame (1961) - Gino
1961
The Devil's Hands (Short) as
Dr. Tom Hendricks
1961
Pit of Darkness as
Conrad
1961
Danger Man (TV Series) as
Finance Minister
- The Deputy Coyannis Story (1961) - Finance Minister
1961
Scream of Fear as
Mr. Spratt
1961
Konga as
Bob's Father
1961
Probation Officer (TV Series) as
Angelo Fiordicelli
- Episode #2.26 (1961) - Angelo Fiordicelli
1961
Five Golden Hours as
Mr. Morini
1961
The Treasure Seekers (TV Series) as
Editor
- Good Hunting (1961) - Editor
1959
Knight Errant Limited (TV Series) as
Mr. Straker / Mr. Eckel
- The System (1960) - Mr. Straker
- Find a Girl from Nowhere (1959) - Mr. Eckel
1960
The Bulldog Breed as
Yachtsman (uncredited)
1960
The Siege of Sidney Street as
Svaars
1960
Rendezvous (TV Series) as
Ludivico Russi
- Next Time You'll See Venice (1960) - Ludivico Russi
1960
There Was a Crooked Man as
Police Inspector (uncredited)
1960
Boyd Q.C. (TV Series) as
Prosecuting Counsel
- One for the Road (1960) - Prosecuting Counsel
1960
Oscar Wilde as
Richard LeGalliene
1960
Beyond the Curtain as
Waiter
1959
The Four Just Men (TV Series) as
Amishar / Art Dealer
- The Princess (1960) - Amishar
- The Crying Jester (1959) - Art Dealer
1960
Man from Interpol (TV Series) as
Mario
- No Other Way (1960) - Mario
1960
Somerset Maugham Hour (TV Series) as
Sir Adolphus Bland
- The Alien Corn (1960) - Sir Adolphus Bland
1960
The Dover Road Mystery (Short) as
Roberts
1959
Interpol Calling (TV Series) as
Carlo / Muller
- The Collector (1960) - Carlo
- You Can't Die Twice (1959) - Muller
1959
Hancock's Half Hour (TV Series) as
Defending Counsel
- Twelve Angry Men (1959) - Defending Counsel
1959
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) as
The Doctor
- The Trouble Raiser (1959) - The Doctor
1959
Charlesworth (TV Series) as
Hymie Reingold / Freeman / Crilling
- Offshore Incident (1959) - Hymie Reingold
- The Petrovich Medallion (1959) - Freeman
- Applied Psychology (1959) - Crilling
1958
African Patrol (TV Series) as
Wallace / Gino Morell
- The Deadly 20 Minutes (1959) - Wallace
- The Accident (1958) - Gino Morell
1959
The Giant Behemoth as
Scientist
1958
White Hunter (TV Series) as
Mortimer
- Killer Leopard (1958) - Mortimer
1950
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series) as
Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk / Duke of Surrey / Doctor Dozous / ...
- Bernadette Soubirous (1958) - Doctor Dozous
- The Great Adventure (1958) - Ebag
- The Reclining Figure (1956) - Jonas Astorg
- Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) - Mr. Charrington
- Our Marie (1953) - Walter Bentley
- No Smoking! (1952) - Chancellor of the Exchequer
- The Skin Game (1951) - 1st Stranger
- The Tragedy of King Richard II/III (1950) - Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk / Duke of Surrey
- The Tragedy of King Richard II/II (1950) - Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk / Duke of Surrey
- The Tragedy of King Richard II (1950) - Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk / Duke of Surrey
1958
Ivanhoe (TV Series) as
Sir Roger / Lord Malvern
- The Monk (1958) - Sir Roger
- The Prisoner in the Tower (1958) - Lord Malvern
1958
Television Playwright (TV Series) as
Mr. Hammeker
- Thirty Pieces of Silver (1958) - Mr. Hammeker
1958
The Firm of Girdlestone (TV Mini Series) as
Sigismund von Baumser
- Murder (1958) - Sigismund von Baumser
- In the Spider's Web (1958) - Sigismund von Baumser
- Kate Disappears (1958) - Sigismund von Baumser
- The Land of Diamonds (1958) - Sigismund von Baumser
1958
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) as
President
- Vendetta (1958) - President
1958
The Man Who Wouldn't Talk as
Professor Horvard
1957
Adventures of a Jungle Boy (TV Series) as
Englefield
- The Burial Ground (1957) - Englefield
1957
Flight of the Dove (TV Movie) as
Henry Whittaker
1957
Sword of Freedom (TV Series) as
Bosti / Grillo
- The Suspects (1957) - Bosti
- The Pagan Venus (1957) - Grillo
1957
The New Adventures of Martin Kane (TV Series) as
Anders
- The Absconder Story (1957) - Anders
- The Kidnap Story (1957) - Anders
1957
O.S.S. (TV Series) as
Cianelli
- Operation Pigeon Hole (1957) - Cianelli
1957
Thunder Over Tangier as
Heinrich
1957
The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (TV Series) as
Dr. George Laird
- The Circle of Fear (1957) - Dr. George Laird
1957
The Beasts of Marseilles as
German Officer (uncredited)
1957
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (TV Series) as
Baron von Kiel / Horko
- Tatiana, the Czar's Daughter (1957) - Baron von Kiel
- The Unknown Man (1957) - Horko
1957
After the Ball as
Richard Warner
1957
Menace in the Night as
Victor
1957
Aggie (TV Series) as
Achille di Laurenti
- The Man Who Forgot (1957) - Achille di Laurenti
1957
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (TV Series) as
King Rolf
- Witches Brew (1957) - King Rolf
1956
The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) as
Minter
- Outlaw Money (1956) - Minter
1956
Odongo as
Game Warden
1956
Assignment Foreign Legion (TV Series) as
Gavin
- The Man Who Found Freedom (1956) - Gavin
1956
Who Goes Home? (TV Movie) as
Attorney-General
1956
The Door in the Wall (Short) as
The Father
1956
The Grove Family (TV Series) as
Mr. Cass
- Quite the Man (1956) - Mr. Cass
1956
Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV Series) as
Albert Weston
- The Lovebirds (1956) - Albert Weston
1956
Act of Violence (TV Movie) as
Professor Kroz
1956
The Gamma People as
Telegraph Clerk
1955
Count of Twelve as
Mark Dyson (episode "Blind Man's Bluff")
1955
As I Was Saying (TV Series) as
Langlois
- For Art's Sake (1955) - Langlois
1955
Gentlemen Marry Brunettes as
M. Dufy
1955
Appointment with Drama (TV Series) as
Mr. Crowther
- The Rivals (1955) - Mr. Crowther
1955
Terminus (TV Series) as
John Wensley
- Trial Balance (1955) - John Wensley
1955
The Explorer (TV Mini Series) as
James Francis
- The Journey Begins (1955) - James Francis
1955
The Man from the Moors (TV Movie) as
Mr. Milling
1955
The Vise (TV Series) as
Mark Dyson
- Blind Man's Bluff (1955) - Mark Dyson
1955
Lies My Father Told Me (TV Movie) as
Zaida
1954
1984 - BBC Live TV Productions (TV Movie) as
Mr. Charrington
1954
You and Your Diesel (Short) as
John Lawrence
1954
The Men of Sherwood Forest as
Sheriff of Nottingham
1954
Malaga as
Paul Dupont
1954
John Wesley as
John Wesley
1953
Robin Hood (TV Mini Series) as
Sir Gilbert
- A King Comes to Greenwood (1953) - Sir Gilbert
- The Silver Arrow (1953) - Sir Gilbert
1953
Gilbert and Sullivan as
Smythe
1953
The Passing Show (TV Series) as
Walter Bentley
- Our Marie (1953) - Walter Bentley
1952
Happy and Glorious (TV Series) as
Lord Rosebery
- 1891-1900 (1952) - Lord Rosebery
1952
The Good Samaritan (TV Movie) as
A merchant
1951
The Warden (TV Series) as
Narrator
- Part 6 (1951) - Narrator (voice)
- Part 5 (1951) - Narrator (voice)
- Part 4 (1951) - Narrator (voice)
- Part 3 (1951) - Narrator (voice)
- Part 2 (1951) - Narrator (voice)
- Part 1 (1951) - Narrator (voice)
1951
The Golden Door (TV Movie) as
Harry Engel
1950
The Great Manhunt as
Dr. Poldoi
1950
The Song in the Forest (TV Movie) as
Gustav
1948
Take Back Your Freedom (TV Movie) as
Baron Lennox of Lanark
1947
The Man Who Was Thursday (TV Movie) as
Gregory
1947
The Strange Case of Blondie White (TV Movie) as
Major Mason
1947
The Devil Comes to Alcaraz (TV Movie) as
Don Nicholas
1947
The Wandering Jew (TV Movie) as
Andrea Michelotti
1946
Othello as
On-Screen Narrator
1946
Second Chance (TV Movie) as
Norman Boyle
1946
The Ringer (TV Movie) as
John Lenley
1939
The Great Adventure (TV Movie) as
Peter Horning / James Shawn
1939
Over the Moon as
Bit part (uncredited)
1939
Money for Jam (TV Movie) as
Kesselberg junior
1939
Moonshine (TV Short)
1938
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (TV Movie) as
Rosencrantz
1936
The Spy in White as
Arif
Director
1939
Luck of the Devil (TV Movie)
Producer
1948
The Players' Theatre Revue (TV Movie) (production producer)
Self
1986
The Royal Variety Show (TV Special) as
Self
1963
This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Jean Anderson (1985) - Self
- Bill Owen (1981) - Self
- Peter Ustinov (1977) - Self
- Leonard Sachs (1977) - Self
- Hattie Jacques (1963) - Self
1953
The Good Old Days (TV Series) as
Self - Chairman
- A Farewell Celebration of the Good Old Days (1983) - Self - Chairman
- Jubilee Year (1978) - Self - Chairman
- 25 Years of the Good Old Days (1978) - Self - Chairman
- A Christmas Edition (1974) - Self - Chairman
1983
Arena (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- It's All True (1983) - Self
1982
Looks Familiar (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode dated 7 October 1982 (1982) - Self - Guest
1982
The Pyramid Game (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.4 (1982) - Self
1977
Night of 100 Stars (TV Special) as
Self
1977
Open Door (TV Series documentary)
- A Good Old Daze (1977)
1974
Just a Nimmo (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.8 (1974) - Self
1973
Password (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.2 (1974) - Self
- Episode #1.4 (1973) - Self
1972
He Said, She Said (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #2.7 (1972) - Self
1969
The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #5.27 (1969) - Self
1966
Quiz Ball (TV Series) as
Self - Guest Supporter
1966
Chan Canasta (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #4.6 (1966) - Self
1965
With Andy (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.6 (1965) - Self
1953
Why? (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #1.3 (1953) - Self - Guest
1947
The World Is Rich (Documentary) as
Narrator
1947
Ridgeway's Late Joys (TV Special) as
Self - Chairman
1946
Late Joys (TV Series) as
Self - Chairman
- Episode dated 24 August 1946 (1946) - Self - Chairman
- Episode dated 10 June 1946 (1946) - Self - Chairman
Archive Footage
2022
The Amazing Hattie Jacques: Larger than Life (TV Special) as
Self
2016
Too Much TV (TV Series) as
Compere - The Good Old Days
- Episode #1.16 (2016) - Compere - The Good Old Days (uncredited)
2013
Morecambe & Wise: The Whole Story (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Episode #1.1 (2013) - Self
2008
Trials and Tribulations (Video documentary) as
Lord President Borusa (uncredited)
2008
The Rise and Fall of Gallifrey (Video documentary short) as
Borusa
2008
The Ties That Bind Us (Video documentary short) as
Borusa
2007
Rogue Time Lords (Video documentary short) as
Borusa (uncredited)
2007
Anti-Matter from Amsterdam (Video documentary short) as
Lord President Borusa (uncredited)
1995
Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (Video documentary) as
Group Captain
1994
Doctor Who: The Colin Baker Years (Video documentary) as
Borusa
References
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