Career
Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Sands usually specialized in dour types in authority, often policemen. His many television roles included the lead character role of Inspector Frost, Cluff, The Saint, The Avengers, Z-Cars (where he also wrote several episodes), The Main Chance, Department South, Juliet Bravo, The Two Ronnies, Murder Most English, Boon and Stay Lucky. His film roles included appearances in The Deadly Affair (1966), Danger Route (1967), One More Time (1970), The Ragman"s Daughter (1972), Escape from the Dark (1976) and Bloodline (1979).
His television writing credits include Van Der Valk and A Family at War as well as Z-Cars.
Leslie Sands also wrote a number of plays, the most notable being Intent to Murder.