Abraham Sofaer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 30, 1896
- Died
- January 21, 1988 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Abraham Sofaer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV
The Magician
TV · as Hassid · 1 ep
Search
TV · 1 ep
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Movie · as Governor
Chisum
Movie · as Chief White Buffalo
Justine
Movie · as Proprietor
Che!
Movie · as Pablo Rojas
Head
Movie · as Swami
Journey to the Center of Time
Movie · as Dr. (Doc) Gordon
Ironside
TV · 1 ep
The High Chaparral
TV · as Comancho · 1 ep
The Time Tunnel
TV · as Father, Epeios · 1 ep
Family Affair
TV · 1 ep
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · as Omar · 1 ep
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Tomas de Cuarto · 1 ep
Felony Squad
TV · 1 ep
Tarzan
TV · 1 ep
The Rat Patrol
TV · as Marabout · 1 ep
Tales to Keep You Awake
TV · as Arch (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1 ep
Star Trek
TV · as Thasian (voice), Melkotian (voice) · 1 ep
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Movie · as Joseph of Arimathaea
I Dream of Jeannie
TV · as Haji · 3 eps
Lost in Space
TV · as Sobram · 1 ep
Laredo
TV · 1 ep
Run for Your Life
TV · as Mr. Singh · 1 ep
Daniel Boone
TV · as Tamend, Grey Cloud · 1 ep
Captain Sindbad
Movie · as Galgo
Twice-Told Tales
Movie · as Prof. Pietro Baglioni
4 for Texas
Movie · as Pulaski
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Juano · 2 eps
The Outer Limits
TV · as Arch · 1 ep
Taras Bulba
Movie · as The Abbot
Hitler
Movie · as Morris Kaplan
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · as MacFarlane, Abraham Sofaer · 1 ep
Ben Casey
TV · 2 eps
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Shahzi Saund · 1 ep
The Asphalt Jungle
TV · 1 ep
The Investigators
TV · as Gregory Walden · 1 ep
Thriller
TV · as Gus Kostopulos, Nicolai · 1 ep
On Trial
TV · as Lord Reading - Lord Chief Justice · 1 ep
Hawaiian Eye
TV · 1 ep
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Dr. Stillman · 1 ep
Rawhide
TV · as Little Hawk · 1 ep
Adventures in Paradise
TV · as Timaui, Geoffrey Donne · 1 ep
Riverboat
TV · as Mark Evans · 1 ep
Wichita Town
TV · 1 ep
The Third Man
TV · as Prince Puma Diau · 1 ep
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep
Naked City
TV · as Ling Twong · 1 ep
Sea Hunt
TV · 1 ep
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · as Peyramale
Peter Gunn
TV · 1 ep
Behind Closed Doors
TV · as Fadhil · 1 ep
The Sad Sack
Movie · as Hassim
Omar Khayyam
Movie · as Tutush
Not One Shall Die
Movie · as David Lessing
Perry Mason
TV · as Dr. Daniel Maitland, Sylvester Robey, Elihu Laban · 1 ep
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · 1 ep
The Thin Man
TV · 1 ep
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
TV · as Constantine · 1 ep
The Real McCoys
TV · 1 ep
Maverick
TV · as Papa Rambeau · 1 ep
Bhowani Junction
Movie · as Surabhai
The First Texan
Movie · as Don Carlos - magistrate
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV · 1 ep
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
TV · 2 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as (Commanche Chief) Alou · 1 ep
Out of the Clouds
Movie · as The Indian
Gunsmoke
TV · as Jeremiah Leech, Harvey Easter · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Ulrich Klemm · 1 ep
The Millionaire
TV · as Dr. Krishna · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · 1 ep
Elephant Walk
Movie · as Appuhamy
The Naked Jungle
Movie · as Incacha
His Majesty O'Keefe
Movie · as Fatumak, Medicine Man
General Electric Theater
TV · as Rabbi, Father Balaton · 1 ep
Judgment Deferred
Movie · as Chancellor
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Indian Chief · 1 ep
Quo Vadis
Movie · as Paul of Tarsus
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Movie · as Judge
Cairo Road
Movie · as Commandant
Christopher Columbus
Movie · as Luis de Santangel
Calling Paul Temple
Movie · as Dr. Charles Kohima
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Movie · as Benjamin Disraeli
Dual Alibi
Movie · as French Judge
The Great Promise
Movie
Trilby
Movie · as Svengali
A Matter of Life and Death
Movie · as The Judge
Freedom Radio
Movie · as Heini
The Prime Minister
Movie · as Turkish ambassador (uncredited)
Crook's Tour
Movie · as Ali
Things to Come
Movie · as The Jew (uncredited)
Rembrandt
Movie · as Dr. Menasseh
The House of the Spaniard
Movie · as Vidal
The Admiral's Secret
Movie · as Don Pablo y Gonzales
Nell Gwyn
Movie · as (uncredited)
The Wandering Jew
Movie · as Zapportas (Phase IV)
Karma
Movie · as Holy Man
Ask Beccles
Movie · as Baki
High Finance
Movie · as Myers
Little Miss Nobody
Movie · as Mr. Beal
The Flag Lieutenant
Movie · as Meheti Salos
The Flying Squad
Movie · as Li Yoseph
The House Opposite
Movie · as Fahmy
Insult
Movie · as Ali Ben Achmed
Dreyfus
Movie · as Dubois
Stamboul
Movie · as Mahmed Pasha