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
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Tomas de Cuarto
Maverick
1957
as Papa Rambeau
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as MacFarlane / Abraham Sofaer
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Dr. Stillman
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Indian Chief
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Shahzi Saund
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Juano
Ben Casey
1961
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as (Commanche Chief) Alou
Naked City
1958
as Ling Twong
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Haji
Daniel Boone
1964
as Tamend / Grey Cloud
Rawhide
1959
as Little Hawk
Lost in Space
1965
as Sobram
Run for Your Life
1965
as Mr. Singh
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Sea Hunt
1958
The Outer Limits
1963
as Arch
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jeremiah Leech / Harvey Easter
Thriller
1960
as Gus Kostopulos / Nicolai
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The High Chaparral
1967
as Comancho
Peter Gunn
1958
The Real McCoys
1957
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Timaui / Geoffrey Donne
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Ulrich Klemm
Family Affair
1966
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Constantine
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Father / Epeios
Tarzan
1966
The Millionaire
1955
as Dr. Krishna
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Laredo
1965
Felony Squad
1966
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Riverboat
1959
as Mark Evans
The Third Man
1959
as Prince Puma Diau
The Magician
1973
as Hassid
The Rat Patrol
1966
as Marabout
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Omar
The Thin Man
1957
Behind Closed Doors
1958
as Fadhil
Search
1972
Tales to Keep You Awake
1966
as Arch (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
The Investigators
1961
as Gregory Walden
Wichita Town
1959
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
The Naked Jungle
1954
as Incacha
Taras Bulba
1962
as The Abbot
Things to Come
1936
as The Jew (uncredited)
Elephant Walk
1954
as Appuhamy
Justine
1969
as Proprietor
4 for Texas
1963
as Pulaski
Head
1968
as Swami
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951
as Judge
Che!
1969
as Pablo Rojas
Bhowani Junction
1956
as Surabhai
Captain Sindbad
1963
as Galgo
Twice-Told Tales
1963
as Prof. Pietro Baglioni
The Prime Minister
1941
as Turkish ambassador (uncredited)
Hitler
1962
as Morris Kaplan
The First Texan
1956
as Don Carlos - magistrate
Cairo Road
1950
as Commandant
His Majesty O'Keefe
1954
as Fatumak, Medicine Man
The Wandering Jew
1933
as Zapportas (Phase IV)
Omar Khayyam
1957
as Tutush
Christopher Columbus
1949
as Luis de Santangel
The Sad Sack
1957
as Hassim
Rembrandt
1936
as Dr. Menasseh
Ask Beccles
1933
as Baki
Journey to the Center of Time
1967
as Dr. (Doc) Gordon
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
as Governor
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947
as Benjamin Disraeli
Crook's Tour
1940
as Ali
Stamboul
1931
as Mahmed Pasha
Not One Shall Die
1957
as David Lessing
Freedom Radio
1941
as Heini
The Flying Squad
1932
as Li Yoseph
Out of the Clouds
1955
as The Indian
Insult
1932
as Ali Ben Achmed
Dreyfus
1931
as Dubois
Judgment Deferred
1952
as Chancellor
Karma
1933
as Holy Man
Dual Alibi
1947
as French Judge
High Finance
1933
as Myers
The Great Promise
1947
Trilby
1947
as Svengali
Nell Gwyn
1934
as (uncredited)
The House of the Spaniard
1936
as Vidal
The House Opposite
1932
as Fahmy
Calling Paul Temple
1948
as Dr. Charles Kohima
The Admiral's Secret
1934
as Don Pablo y Gonzales
The Flag Lieutenant
1932
as Meheti Salos
Little Miss Nobody
1933
as Mr. Beal
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
- The Naked Jungle (1954) — as Incacha
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