
Person
Sandor Elès
Acting · 1936–2002 · Budapest, Hungary
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sandor Elès (sometimes credited as Sandor Eles, without the grave accent; born Hungarian: Éles Sándor; 15 June 1936 - 1 September 2002) was a Hungarian-born actor. Born at Budapest, Elès was orphaned during World War II , and emigrated to the United Kingdom during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 against the former USSR. He began his acting career on stage, and went on to appear in a host of television roles. These included the ITC series Danger Man, The Baron, The Saint, and Jason King. He also made appearances in The Avengers and The Professionals. Often cast in generic 'foreigner' roles (diplomats, waiters, desk clerks), he most often played Frenchmen. One of his most memorable film roles was as the mysterious Paul in the Brian Clemens thriller And Soon the Darkness. He also had major roles in the Hammer Horror movies Countess Dracula (1971) and The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) as well as appearing for four years in the 1980s as the scheming restaurant manager, Paul Ross, in the UK soap opera Crossroads. In 1996 Sandor Elès returned to his cultural roots, appearing as the narrator in the Bartók opera, Bluebeard's Castle. The concert performances, given by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Bernard Haitink, were recorded for CD. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sandor Elès, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

The Avengers
Maurice Jubert

Playhouse
Andre Raffalovich

The Saint
Jean Latour

Crossroads
1964

The Professionals
Kreiber

One Step Beyond
Samuel

The Wednesday Play
Ramon Mercader

Upstairs, Downstairs
Kurt Schnabel

Department S
Dominic

BBC2 Play of the Week
Viktor Lozovsky
Filmography
- 1995Down to EarthRamon
- 1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)
- 1989The Endless GameHansel
- 1989The Endless GameHansel
- 1984Czech Mate2nd Desk Clerk
- 1984Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense2nd Desk Clerk
- 1982AubreyRaffalovich
- 1981The Treachery GameGrigor
- 1980The Assassination RunVladimir Ilyich Grigor
- 1978Foreign AffairsViktor Lozovsky
- 1977The ProfessionalsKreiber
- 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekViktor Lozovsky
- 1977The Assignment
- 1977Supernatural'He'
- 1975Love and DeathSoldier 2
- 1974Affairs of the HeartGiovanelli
- 1974Fall of EaglesCount Andrassy
- 1974PlayhouseAndre Raffalovich
- 1973Vienna 1900
- 1973ScorpioMalkin
- 1972The AdventurerGerard Laroche
- 1972New Scotland YardLeonid Vectis
- 1971Upstairs, DownstairsKurt Schnabel
- 1971Fun and GamesPaul Floret
- 1971Jason King
- 1971Countess DraculaImre Toth
- 1970Timeslip
- 1970And Soon the DarknessPaul
- 1970The Kremlin LetterLt. Grodin
- 1970ManhuntHelmut
- 1969Department SDominic
- 1967The Magnificent TwoArmandez
- 1967Passport
- 1966The ExecutionerRamon Mercader
- 1966Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the WorldBugatti
- 1965San Ferry AnnShop Assistant
- 1964Crossroads
- 1964The Count of Monte CristoAlbert de Morcerf
- 1964The Wednesday PlayRamon Mercader
- 1964Bela BartókBluebeard
- 1964The Evil of FrankensteinHans
- 1964French DressingVladek
- 1963EspionageFaoud
- 1963The Sentimental AgentHotel Clerk
- 1962The SaintJean Latour
- 1962Guns of DarknessLt. Gomez
- 1961The Naked EdgeManfridi
- 1961The RebelArtist
- 1961The AvengersMaurice Jubert
- 1959The Young Lady from LondonPrince Laszlo
- 1959One Step BeyondSamuel
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