sachs was born on 5 february 1951 in london, england. he was married to siân phillips from 1979 until they divorced in 1991. phillips was peter o'toole's ex-wife. then he was married to casey defranco from 1995 until they divorced in 2006. sachs died on 1 february 2013 in his home in los angeles, california from a heart attack, aged 61.