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- Birth nameAlfred Sandwina
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Alfred was originally billed as Alfred Sandwina; he was the son of Austrian-born Katie Sandwina (born Katharina Brumbach), the most famous circus strongwoman of her day, known for breaking chains, bending iron bars, lifting Alfred's 165-pound father Max Heymann overhead with one hand, and performing the manual of arms with Max instead of a rifle.
- IMDb mini biography by: Woodrow Truesmith
- Was seconded to the American Counter Intelligence Corps after WWII, due to his extensive knowledge of languages and eclectic background.
- Had been a heavyweight boxer.
- It was often stated that viewers would tune into The Young Doctors (1976) merely to see what colour carnation his dapper character Dr. Raymond Shaw would be wearing in his buttonhole.
- The Hungarian pronunciation of his surname, he thought, was "Shundoor".
- When George C. Scott left the Broadway production of Neil Simon's "Plaza Suite", Sandor replaced him, winning the 1968 Curtain Call Award for best performance. He was immediately booked to repeat the rôle in Australia the following year for J.C. Williamsons, opposite Googie Withers. After touring the country for thirteen months in the play, he elected to become an Australian citizen.
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