Robin Sachs

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Robin Sachs (2007)

Robin Sachs (born February 5, 1951 in London , † February 1, 2013 in Los Angeles , California ) was a British actor and voice actor .

Life

Sachs' parents were actors Leonard Sachs and Eleanor Summerfield . His father was born in South Africa .

Sachs made his film debut in 1972 in the horror film Circus der Vampire , a production from the series of the Hammer films . He had a small role in 1981 in the British television series Brideshead Again . In 1991 he took on the role of Adam Carrington in Dynasty - The Reunion , the two-part graduation film of the series The Denver Clan , since the original actor Gordon Thomson was not available due to other contractual obligations.

Sachs has mostly played roles in the science fiction and fantasy genre throughout his career . His most famous role was the evil, with demons and vampires standing in league magician Ethan Rayne in the US television series Buffy - the Vampire Slayer (1997). He was the archenemy of the series character Giles, played by Anthony Head .

He had other episode roles in the science fiction series Babylon 5 (where he impersonated several different roles), the animated series Die Fantastischen Vier with new adventures (2005) (as the voice of the Silver Surfer) and in the television series Torchwood: Miracle Day (2011 ). In the TV series Star Trek: Spaceship Voyager , he played General Valen, who came from the Annari people, in the episode The Void in 2001 .

Sachs remained committed to the science fiction genre in his films . He has had roles in the films Forgotten World: Jurassic Park (1997), Ravager (1997, as Dr. Shepard microsurgeon) and Northfork (2003). In the movie Galaxy Quest - Planlos durch Weltall (1999), a parody of the Star Trek films, he played the villain General Sarris, almost unrecognizable under the make-up , at the side of Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman .

Sachs has also had episode roles and guest roles on the UK and US television series The House on Eaton Place (1973), Crown Court (1976), Jake and McCabe - Through Thick and Thin (1991), Murder Is Her Hobby (1993), Walker , Texas Ranger (1995), Pacific Blue - The Beach Police (1996), Baywatch Nights (1996), Nash Bridges (1996), Alias ​​- The Agent (2005), Navy CIS (2012) and Castle (2012). He also had a small role as a dealer in the feature film Ocean's Eleven (2001).

As a theater actor , Sachs has appeared in touring productions of the Shakespeare plays Hamlet and Was ihr wollt .

Later in his career, Sachs worked frequently as a voice actor. He lent his voice to the bounty hunter Zaeed Massani in the video games Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 . He also had speaking roles in the video game Resident Evil: Damnation (2012, Ataman / Ivan Judanovich), in the role-playing game series Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003), in the computer role-playing game Dragon Age: Origins (2009, as Lord Pyral Harrowmon) and Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (2010).

Private

Sachs was married twice. His first marriage was to the Welsh actress Siân Phillips (1979-1991). In his second marriage he was married to the actress Casey DeFranco (2001-2006).

Sachs died at the age of 61, shortly before his 62nd birthday. According to his website , the cause of death was heart failure .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Actor Robin Sachs Dies at 61 obituary in: The Hollywood Reporter, February 7, 2013
  2. ↑ a b c d e Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor Robin Sachs dies aged 61 BBC News from February 5, 2013
  3. ↑ a b Remembering Voyager Guest Robin Sachs, 1951-2013 Star Trek ; Retrieved February 8, 2013
  4. ↑ Mass Effect: Zaeed Massani spokesman Robin Sachs died at the age of 61 on Plays.de on February 7, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Sachs, Robin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH 5th February 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England, UK
DATE OF DEATH 1st February 2013
Place of death Los Angeles , California