Abraham Sofaer
Known for Acting · 106 credits
- Born
- 1896-09-30
- Died
- 1988-01-21
- Place of birth
- Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]
- Also known as
- Abraham Isaac Sofaer
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Abraham Sofaer (October 1, 1896 – January 21, 1988) was a stage actor of Burmese-Jewish descent who became a familiar supporting player on film and television in his later years. He was born in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar). Sofaer's strong features and resonant voice complemented the many exotic character parts he played. He began his acting career on the London stage in 1921, but soon was alternating between London and Broadway. By the 1930s, he was appearing in both British and American films. Among his more prominent performances were the dual role of the Judge and Surgeon in Powell and Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death (1946) and St. Paul in Quo Vadis (1951). He also appeared on television from its earliest days in the late 1930s and on radio. Although his film appearances diminished after the 1950s, he continued to have guest roles on dozens of major U.S. television series throughout the 1960s, including Star Trek ("Charlie X"), The Twilight Zone ("The Mighty Casey"), Lost in Space ("The Flaming Planet") and The Outer Limits ("Demon with a Glass Hand"), until retiring in the mid 1970s. He may be best-remembered for his recurring role as Hadji, the master of all genies, on I Dream of Jeannie. Sofaer married Psyche Angela Christian, with whom he had two sons and four daughters. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, as the result of congestive heart failure in 1988. The noted jurist of the same name is the son of one of the actor's cousins.
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Known For
TV Shows (55)
Star Trek
1966
as Thasian (voice) / Melkotian (voice)
Perry Mason
1957
as Dr. Daniel Maitland / Sylvester Robey / Elihu Laban
Ironside
1967
Maverick
1957
as Papa Rambeau
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Tomas de Cuarto
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as MacFarlane / Abraham Sofaer
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Dr. Stillman
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Shahzi Saund
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Juano
Ben Casey
1961
Naked City
1958
as Ling Twong
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as (Commanche Chief) Alou
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Indian Chief
Rawhide
1959
as Little Hawk
Daniel Boone
1964
as Tamend / Grey Cloud
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Haji
Run for Your Life
1965
as Mr. Singh
Lost in Space
1965
as Sobram
The High Chaparral
1967
as Comancho
Hawaiian Eye
1959
The Outer Limits
1963
as Arch
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jeremiah Leech / Harvey Easter
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Thriller
1960
as Gus Kostopulos / Nicolai
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Timaui / Geoffrey Donne
The Real McCoys
1957
Sea Hunt
1958
Family Affair
1966
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Ulrich Klemm
The Millionaire
1955
as Dr. Krishna
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Constantine
Laredo
1965
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Father / Epeios
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Felony Squad
1966
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Tarzan
1966
Riverboat
1959
as Mark Evans
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
The Third Man
1959
as Prince Puma Diau
The Rat Patrol
1966
as Marabout
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Omar
The Magician
1973
as Hassid
Behind Closed Doors
1958
as Fadhil
The Thin Man
1957
Search
1972
Tales to Keep You Awake
1966
as Arch (archive footage) (uncredited)
Wichita Town
1959
The Investigators
1961
as Gregory Walden
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
General Electric Theater
1953
as Rabbi / Father Balaton
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
Movies (51)
Chisum
1970
as Chief White Buffalo
Quo Vadis
1951
as Paul of Tarsus
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
as The Judge
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Joseph of Arimathaea
Elephant Walk
1954
as Appuhamy
Taras Bulba
1962
as The Abbot
The Naked Jungle
1954
as Incacha
Justine
1969
as Proprietor
Head
1968
as Swami
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951
as Judge
Che!
1969
as Pablo Rojas
Captain Sindbad
1963
as Galgo
4 for Texas
1963
as Pulaski
Things to Come
1936
as The Jew (uncredited)
Bhowani Junction
1956
as Surabhai
Omar Khayyam
1957
as Tutush
The Prime Minister
1941
as Turkish ambassador (uncredited)
Rembrandt
1936
as Dr. Menasseh
Twice-Told Tales
1963
as Prof. Pietro Baglioni
The First Texan
1956
as Don Carlos - magistrate
Cairo Road
1950
as Commandant
The Sad Sack
1957
as Hassim
Christopher Columbus
1949
as Luis de Santangel
His Majesty O'Keefe
1954
as Fatumak, Medicine Man
Crook's Tour
1940
as Ali
The Flying Squad
1932
as Li Yoseph
Hitler
1962
as Morris Kaplan
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947
as Benjamin Disraeli
Stamboul
1931
as Mahmed Pasha
Ask Beccles
1933
as Baki
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
as Governor
Journey to the Center of Time
1967
as Dr. (Doc) Gordon
The Wandering Jew
1933
as Zapportas (Phase IV)
Not One Shall Die
1957
as David Lessing
Judgment Deferred
1952
as Chancellor
Freedom Radio
1941
as Heini
Out of the Clouds
1955
as The Indian
High Finance
1933
as Myers
Calling Paul Temple
1948
as Dr. Charles Kohima
Insult
1932
as Ali Ben Achmed
Dreyfus
1931
as Dubois
The House of the Spaniard
1936
as Vidal
Dual Alibi
1947
as French Judge
Nell Gwyn
1934
as (uncredited)
Trilby
1947
as Svengali
Karma
1933
as Holy Man
The Great Promise
1947
The Flag Lieutenant
1932
as Meheti Salos
The House Opposite
1932
as Fahmy
Little Miss Nobody
1933
as Mr. Beal
The Admiral's Secret
1934
as Don Pablo y Gonzales
About Abraham Sofaer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Abraham Sofaer (October 1, 1896 – January 21, 1988) was a stage actor of Burmese-Jewish descent who became a familiar supporting player on film and television in his later years. He was born in Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar). Sofaer's strong features and resonant voice complemented the many exotic character parts he played. He began his acting career on the London stage in 1921, but soon was alternating between London and Broadway. By the 1930s, he was appearing in both British and American films.… With 106 credits spanning from 1931 to 1974, Abraham Sofaer has appeared in 51 films and 55 TV shows.
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- Chisum (1970) — as Chief White Buffalo
- Quo Vadis (1951) — as Paul of Tarsus
- A Matter of Life and Death (1946) — as The Judge
- The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) — as Joseph of Arimathaea
- Elephant Walk (1954) — as Appuhamy
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