Alfred Sandor
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Alfred Sandor was an American character actor (resident in Australia
during his later years).
He played Sheriff George Patterson one time on an episode of Dark Shadows
in 1968 and had worked as a circus performer.
He became best-known for his role as the "dandy" surgeon, Raymond Shaw in the long-running Australian television soap opera The Young Doctors
. An original cast member of the serial, he continued in the role for five years, leaving the show through ill health, shortly before it was cancelled in 1982. The show also became popular in the UK.
He died from lung cancer
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
during his later years).
He played Sheriff George Patterson one time on an episode of Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows is a gothic soap opera that originally aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966 to April 2, 1971. The show was created by Dan Curtis. The story bible, which was written by Art Wallace, does not mention any supernatural elements...
in 1968 and had worked as a circus performer.
He became best-known for his role as the "dandy" surgeon, Raymond Shaw in the long-running Australian television soap opera The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff, screened on the Nine Network from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March...
. An original cast member of the serial, he continued in the role for five years, leaving the show through ill health, shortly before it was cancelled in 1982. The show also became popular in the UK.
He died from lung cancer
Lung cancer
Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated, this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and, eventually, into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung, known as primary...
.