Background
Sorel was born Theodore Eliopoulos in 1936 in San Francisco, California, the son of Maria (née Piccoulas) and Vassily Eliopoulos, a candy maker.
Sorel was born Theodore Eliopoulos in 1936 in San Francisco, California, the son of Maria (née Piccoulas) and Vassily Eliopoulos, a candy maker.
He also appeared in film and Broadway productions. He later adopted the professional name of Ted Sorel. His family had originally immigrated to the United States from their village of Kyparissi, Laconia, in Greece.
He received his bachelor"s degree from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.
Sorel resided in Katonah, New York, for much of his acting career. He died of complications of Lyme disease at the Lillian Booth Actors" Home in Englewood, New Jersey, on November 30, 2010, at the age of 74.