Abraham Sofaer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 30, 1896
- Died
- Jan 21, 1988 (aged 91)
- Place of birth
- Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]
- Credits
- 107
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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
Star Trek
1966TV
Thasian (voice), Melkotian (voice)
The Twilight Zone
1959TV
Dr. Stillman
I Dream of Jeannie
1965TV
Haji
A Matter of Life and Death
1946Movie
The Judge
Quo Vadis
1951Movie
Paul of Tarsus
Mission: Impossible
1966TV
Tomas de Cuarto
Filmography
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974TV
The Magician
1973TV
Hassid
Search
1972TV
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971Movie
Governor
Chisum
1970Movie
Chief White Buffalo
Justine
1969Movie
Proprietor
Che!
1969Movie
Pablo Rojas
Head
1968Movie
Swami
The High Chaparral
1967TV
Comancho
Journey to the Center of Time
1967Movie
Dr. (Doc) Gordon
Ironside
1967TV
Mission: Impossible
1966TV
Tomas de Cuarto
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966TV
Omar
Family Affair
1966TV
Felony Squad
1966TV
The Rat Patrol
1966TV
Marabout
The Time Tunnel
1966TV
Father, Epeios
Tarzan
1966TV
Star Trek
1966TV
Thasian (voice), Melkotian (voice)
Tales to Keep You Awake
1966TV
Arch (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Dream of Jeannie
1965TV
Haji
Laredo
1965TV
Lost in Space
1965TV
Sobram
Run for Your Life
1965TV
Mr. Singh
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965Movie
Joseph of Arimathaea
Daniel Boone
1964TV
Tamend, Grey Cloud
4 for Texas
1963Movie
Pulaski
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963TV
Juano
The Outer Limits
1963TV
Arch
Twice-Told Tales
1963Movie
Prof. Pietro Baglioni
Captain Sindbad
1963Movie
Galgo
Taras Bulba
1962Movie
The Abbot
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962TV
MacFarlane, Abraham Sofaer
Hitler
1962Movie
Morris Kaplan
The Investigators
1961TV
Gregory Walden
Ben Casey
1961TV
Dr. Kildare
1961TV
Shahzi Saund
The Asphalt Jungle
1961TV
Thriller
1960TV
Gus Kostopulos, Nicolai
On Trial
1960TV
Lord Reading - Lord Chief Justice
Hawaiian Eye
1959TV
Adventures in Paradise
1959TV
Timaui, Geoffrey Donne
The Twilight Zone
1959TV
Dr. Stillman
The Third Man
1959TV
Prince Puma Diau
Wichita Town
1959TV
Riverboat
1959TV
Mark Evans
Rawhide
1959TV
Little Hawk
77 Sunset Strip
1958TV
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958TV
Behind Closed Doors
1958TV
Fadhil
Naked City
1958TV
Ling Twong
Peter Gunn
1958TV
Sea Hunt
1958TV
The Sad Sack
1957Movie
Hassim
The Real McCoys
1957TV
Maverick
1957TV
Papa Rambeau
Perry Mason
1957TV
Dr. Daniel Maitland, Sylvester Robey, Elihu Laban
The Thin Man
1957TV
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957TV
Omar Khayyam
1957Movie
Tutush
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957TV
Constantine
Not One Shall Die
1957Movie
David Lessing
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956TV
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
(Commanche Chief) Alou
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956TV
The First Texan
1956Movie
Don Carlos - magistrate
Bhowani Junction
1956Movie
Surabhai
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955TV
Ulrich Klemm
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Jeremiah Leech, Harvey Easter
Out of the Clouds
1955Movie
The Indian
The Millionaire
1955TV
Dr. Krishna
Elephant Walk
1954Movie
Appuhamy
The Naked Jungle
1954Movie
Incacha
His Majesty O'Keefe
1954Movie
Fatumak, Medicine Man
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Rabbi, Father Balaton
Four Star Playhouse
1952TV
Indian Chief
Judgment Deferred
1952Movie
Chancellor
Quo Vadis
1951Movie
Paul of Tarsus
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951Movie
Judge
Cairo Road
1950Movie
Commandant
Christopher Columbus
1949Movie
Luis de Santangel
Calling Paul Temple
1948Movie
Dr. Charles Kohima
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947Movie
Benjamin Disraeli
Trilby
1947Movie
Svengali
Dual Alibi
1947Movie
French Judge
The Great Promise
1947Movie
A Matter of Life and Death
1946Movie
The Judge
The Prime Minister
1941Movie
Turkish ambassador (uncredited)
Freedom Radio
1941Movie
Heini
Crook's Tour
1940Movie
Ali
Rembrandt
1936Movie
Dr. Menasseh
The House of the Spaniard
1936Movie
Vidal
Things to Come
1936Movie
The Jew (uncredited)
Nell Gwyn
1934Movie
(uncredited)
The Admiral's Secret
1934Movie
Don Pablo y Gonzales
The Wandering Jew
1933Movie
Zapportas (Phase IV)
High Finance
1933Movie
Myers
Karma
1933Movie
Holy Man
Ask Beccles
1933Movie
Baki
Little Miss Nobody
1933Movie
Mr. Beal
The Flag Lieutenant
1932Movie
Meheti Salos
Insult
1932Movie
Ali Ben Achmed
The Flying Squad
1932Movie
Li Yoseph
The House Opposite
1932Movie
Fahmy
Stamboul
1931Movie
Mahmed Pasha
Dreyfus
1931Movie
Dubois