Trivia

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.

Was a keen chess player.

His first off-Broadway show was "Three Men on a Horse" playing the lead, Erwin Trowbridge; on Broadway it was as Mannion in "Mister Roberts".

Dependant on his parents' professional engagements, as a schoolboy he was educated in Berlin, England and the US, going on to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.