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Sachs in 2007
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Born |
Robin David Sachs 5 February 1951 London, England, UK |
Died | 1 February 2013 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
(aged 61)
Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1972–2013 |
Spouse(s) |
Siân Phillips (1979–91; divorced) Casey Defranco (1995–2006; divorced) |
Parent(s) |
Leonard Sachs Eleanor Summerfield |
Robin David Sachs (5 February 1951 – 1 February 2013) was an English actor and voice actor. He is known for his voice over work in video games, movies and TV shows. He is also known for voicing Zaeed Massani in the Mass Effect franchise, Admiral Saul Karath in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Sergeant Roderick in SpongeBob SquarePants and Xoloti in Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom.
Sachs was born in London to actors Leonard Sachs, who was born in South Africa, and Eleanor Summerfield. He was twice married: first to Welsh actress Siân Phillips (1979–1991) and, secondly, to Casey Defranco. Sachs was known for his role as sorcerer Ethan Rayne in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Sachs died from a heart attack on 1 February 2013, four days before his 62nd birthday. During the last weekend of February 2013, a Mass Effect 3 multiplayer challenge was enacted, called "Operation Tribute".