About
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)...
Known for
The AvengersSeries • 1961
CrossroadsSeries • 1964
The SaintSeries • 1962
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
The ProfessionalsSeries • 1977
PlayhouseSeries • 1974
One Step BeyondSeries • 1959
Upstairs, DownstairsSeries • 1971
New Scotland YardSeries • 1972
BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries • 1977
Department SSeries • 1969
Jason KingSeries • 1971
EspionageSeries • 1963
The AdventurerSeries • 1972
Hammer House of Mystery and SuspenseSeries • 1984
ManhuntSeries • 1970
Love and DeathMovie • 1975
ScorpioMovie • 1973
Countess DraculaMovie • 1971
The Evil of FrankensteinMovie • 1964
And Soon the DarknessMovie • 1970
The Naked EdgeMovie • 1961
The Kremlin LetterMovie • 1970
The RebelMovie • 1961