Fred Sadoff; Actor, Director on Broadway and in London

Fred Sadoff, 68, stage actor and director who worked on Broadway and London’s West End. After working in summer stock companies, Sadoff made his Broadway acting debut in “South Pacific” in 1948. He also performed in “Wish You Were Here” in 1952, directed “Terrible Swift Sword” in 1955 and helped direct “The Sleeping Prince” in 1956. Two years later, he became the first American assistant director at the Shakespeare Memorial Theater in England’s Stratford on Avon. After working on “Hamlet” there, he helped stage several productions in London. Sadoff returned to New York in 1958 to appear in the Broadway production of “The Quiet American.” He spent the last two decades in Los Angeles, working in films and television. On May 6 in Los Angeles of AIDS.