Shony Alex Braun (born Sándor Braun; Cristuru-Secuiesc, Romania, July 14, 1924[1]– Los Angeles, California, October 4, 2002)[2] was a Romanian-born Hungarian Jewish violinist, Holocaust survivor, classical composer and actor.
He played bit parts in the TV shows Perry Mason, WKRP in Cincinnati and the film '68.
[4][5] Sándor Braun, nicknamed "Sanyi" or "Shony", was fourth of six children.
He was moved to several camps and ended up in Dachau, where he would regularly play the violin for SS officers in exchange for extra food rations.
[7] He composed the "Symphony of the Holocaust" and performed it with a live orchestra in 1992 in Dayton, Ohio.