REMEMBERED: TODAY WE REMEMBER Hungarian born actor SANDOR ELES…. Known
for a lot of work on TV he guest starred in shows such as The Saint, One
Step Beyond, The Avengers, Danger Man and a regular role in the UK Soap
'Crossroads'. Eles did a lot of good and interesting work, given the chance. He made
appearances in The Avengers, The Professionals Strange Report and
Upstairs, Downstairs. One of his most memorable film roles was as the
mysterious Paul in the Brian Clemens thriller
'And Soon the Darkness' in 1970. The screenplay was written by Brian
Clemens and Terry Nation, both of whom had contributed to The Avengers,
as well as to several ITC crime series made in Britain. The film was
directed by Robert Fuest.
ABOVE: You can read more about SANDOR ELES and his work in #Hammerfilms 'The Evil of Frankenstein' in a feature written for PCAS by Troy Howath, at the time of it's first time release on blu ray from Final Cut. It's complete with a gallery of great publicity stills rarely seen form the PCAS archive RIGHT HERE!
ELES CO STARRED with #PeterCushing in #Hammerfilms third Frankenstein film,
'The Evil Of Frankenstein' and presented a quite different style of
Baron's assistant. Sympathetic and sensitive to the Baron's plight and
dedication to his work, it was an angle that didn't arrive again until
Shane Briant's excellent portrayal of Simon in 'Frankenstein and the
Monster from Hell' from Hammer films in 1974.
ABOVE IS A PHOTOGRAPH is a still I thought Frankenstein and Hammer fans would appreciate! It's a never before shared or published studio photographer still during the making of the Peter Cushing and Sandor Eles Hammer films 'The Evil of Frankenstein' in 1963 at Bray studios. Cushing and Eles can be seen at the back of the marquee tent, with their mask disguises, but note the top of the still. It just shows how LOW in height the back lot buildings were at Bray studios. The lighting, the rigging and boom microphone is just a few feet from the actors heads!!!
ELES WAS IN MANY WAYS a
jobbing actor, but capable of so much more, just watching his work as
Paul Ross in the UK low budget, but extremely popular almost daily soap
opera, 'Crossroads' from 1982 until 1985, he gave more than any of the
scripts required. A guest role as himself in the film 'Surviving
Picasso' 1996, is a raw and sad exit, for an highly skilled actor, who
when given the chance on screen or stage, was anyone but himself....
SANDOR ELES, sadly died on September 4th 2002, in Kilburn, London. He was just 66 years old . .
A HEADS UP and what many of you have been waiting for! The PCASUK and SECOND SIGHT FILMS COMPETITION kicks off TOMORROW -Sunday 16th June 2019 HERE and at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE. There are FOUR COPIES of the SECOND SIGHT FILMS REMASTERED BLU RAY of Amicus films, 'THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD' starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Jon Pertwee and Ingrid Pitt up for grabs and MUST be won! Look out for our PCASUK COMPETITION post tomorrow, and make sure to send us YOUR ENTRY! NEXT WEEK we'll be launching ANOTHER PCASUK Competition where FOUR COPIES of Amicus films, ASYLUM BLU RAY will be up for grabs too! Here's your chance to bag some great prizes TOMORROW! Are YOU up for it??
