ROBIN SACHS (Dr. Shephard) is another British actor who has become best known to the American television audience as a result of KCET's (public broadcasting in Los Angeles) generous introduction of BBC classic productions in which he has starred.

Sachs, who is probably best recognized as the title star of the BBC series "Life Without George," has also starred in such BBC classics as "Upstairs, Downstairs," "Brideshead Revisited," and "Rumpole of Old Bailey," among many others. Most recently he appeared in Steven Spielberg's "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" and "Galaxy Quest."

All of this isn't to suggest that the actor can't be recognized from his roles on American television, including "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Sachs is capable of turning off his English accent at will for key roles on shows such as "Murder She Wrote," "Jake and the Fatman" and "Dynasty." (He even conjured up an extraterrestrial dialect once for a guest-starring role on the syndicated smash "Babylon 5.")

Sachs' versatility in playing practically any type role should come as no surprise to those who have seen the actor perform on the London stage; Shakespearean-trained actors seem to have a way of handling virtually any assignment they are handed. Perhaps that was why Sachs wasn't even slightly intimidated by a guest-starring role on "Baywatch": "I just brought lots of sunscreen, " he says dryly. "As you know, we English don't tan well."

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