Sandor El�s was a Hungarian-born actor. Born in Budapest, El�s 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, Timeslip and Jason King. He also made appearances in The Avengers, The Professionals,Strange Report and Upstairs, Downstairs. Often cast in generic 'foreigner' roles, 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 and The Evil of Frankenstein 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 El�s returned to his cultural roots, appearing as the narrator in the Bart�k opera, Bluebeard's Castle. The concert performances, given by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Bernard Haitink, were recorded for CD. [More at Wikipedia]

June 15th, 1936 in   /  Died:   Sep 2002 - heart attack