Abraham Sofaer

Birthday:

09/30/1896

Place of birth:

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.



Credits

Chisum (1970)
Chief White Buffalo
Justine (1969)
Proprietor
Che! (1969)
Pablo Rojas
Head (1968)
Swami
Journey to the Center of Time (1967)
Dr. (Doc) Gordon
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Joseph of Arimathaea
4 for Texas (1963)
Pulaski
Twice-Told Tales (1963)
Prof. Pietro Baglioni
Captain Sindbad (1963)
Galgo
Taras Bulba (1962)
The Abbot
Hitler (1962)
Morris Kaplan
The Sad Sack (1957)
Hassim
Omar Khayyam (1957)
Tutush
Not One Shall Die (1957)
David Lessing
The First Texan (1956)
Don Carlos - magistrate
Bhowani Junction (1956)
Surabhai
Out of the Clouds (1955)
The Indian
Elephant Walk (1954)
Appuhamy
The Naked Jungle (1954)
Incacha
His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)
Fatumak, Medicine Man
Judgment Deferred (1952)
Chancellor
Quo Vadis (1951)
Paul
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman (1951)
Judge
Cairo Road (1950)
Commandant
Christopher Columbus (1949)
Luis de Santangel
Calling Paul Temple (1948)
Dr. Charles Kohima
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square (1947)
Benjamin Disraeli
Dual Alibi (1947)
French Judge
The Great Promise (1947)
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
The Judge
Freedom Radio (1941)
Heini
Crook's Tour (1940)
Ali
Rembrandt (1936)
Dr. Menasseh
The House of the Spaniard (1936)
Vidal
Things to Come (1936)
The Jew (uncredited)
Nell Gwyn (1934)
(uncredited)
The Admiral's Secret (1934)
Don Pablo y Gonzales
The Wandering Jew (1933)
Zapportas (Phase IV)
High Finance (1933)
Myers
Karma (1933)
Holy Man
Ask Beccles (1933)
Baki
The Flag Lieutenant (1932)
Meheti Salos
The Flying Squad (1932)
Li Yoseph
The House Opposite (1932)
Fahmy
Stamboul (1931)
Mahmed Pasha
Dreyfus (1931)
Dubois