Abraham Sofaer
Acting
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.
Born: September 30, 1896
Place of Birth: Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]
Known For
Filmography
as Hassid
as Governor
as Chief White Buffalo
as Proprietor
as Pablo Rojas
as Swami
as Comancho
as Dr. (Doc) Gordon
as Tomas de Cuarto
as Omar
as Marabout
as Father
as Epeios
as Thasian (voice)
as Melkotian (voice)
as Arch (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Haji
as Sobram
as Mr. Singh
as Joseph of Arimathaea
as Tamend
as Grey Cloud
as Pulaski
as Arch
as Prof. Pietro Baglioni
as Galgo
as The Abbot
as MacFarlane
as Abraham Sofaer
as Morris Kaplan
as Shahzi Saund
as Gus Kostopulos
as Nicolai
as Timaui
as Geoffrey Donne
as Dr. Stillman
as Prince Puma Diau
as Mark Evans
as Little Hawk
as Fadhil
as Ling Twong
as Hassim
as Dr. Daniel Maitland
as Sylvester Robey
as Elihu Laban
as Tutush
as Constantine
as David Lessing
as (Commanche Chief) Alou
as Don Carlos - magistrate
as Surabhai
as Ulrich Klemm
as Jeremiah Leech
as Harvey Easter
as The Indian
as Dr. Krishna
as Appuhamy
as Incacha
as Fatumak, Medicine Man
as Rabbi
as Father Balaton
as Chancellor
as Paul
as Judge
as Commandant
as Luis de Santangel
as Dr. Charles Kohima
as Benjamin Disraeli
as French Judge
as The Judge
as Heini
as Ali
as Dr. Menasseh
as Vidal
as The Jew (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
as Don Pablo y Gonzales
as Zapportas (Phase IV)
as Myers
as Holy Man
as Ali Ben Achmed
as Li Yoseph
as Fahmy
as Mahmed Pasha
as Dubois