Abraham Sofaer
Acting
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.
Known for
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tvThe Magician
1973
Hassid
movieChisum
1970
Chief White Buffalo
movieJustine
1969
Proprietor
movieChe!
1969
Pablo Rojas
movieHead
1968
Swami
tvThe High Chaparral
1967
Comancho
movieJourney to the Center of Time
1967
Dr. (Doc) Gordon
tvMission: Impossible
1966
Tomas de Cuarto
tvThe Rat Patrol
1966
Marabout
tvThe Time Tunnel
1966
Father / Epeios
tvStar Trek
1966
Thasian (voice) / Melkotian (voice)
tvTales to Keep You Awake
1966
Arch (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvLost in Space
1965
Sobram
tvRun for Your Life
1965
Mr. Singh
movieThe Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
Joseph of Arimathaea
tvDaniel Boone
1964
Tamend / Grey Cloud
movie4 for Texas
1963
Pulaski
movieTwice-Told Tales
1963
Prof. Pietro Baglioni
movieTaras Bulba
1962
The Abbot
tvThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
MacFarlane / Abraham Sofaer
movieHitler
1962
Morris Kaplan
tvThe Investigators
1961
Gregory Walden
tvDr. Kildare
1961
Shahzi Saund
tvThriller
1960
Gus Kostopulos / Nicolai
tvOn Trial
1960
Lord Reading - Lord Chief Justice
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959
Timaui / Geoffrey Donne
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Dr. Stillman
tvThe Third Man
1959
Prince Puma Diau
tvRiverboat
1959
Mark Evans
tvRawhide
1959
Little Hawk
tvNaked City
1958
Ling Twong
movieThe Sad Sack
1957
Hassim
tvMaverick
1957
Papa Rambeau
tvPerry Mason
1957
Dr. Daniel Maitland / Sylvester Robey / Elihu Laban
movieOmar Khayyam
1957
Tutush
tvRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
Constantine
movieNot One Shall Die
1957
David Lessing
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
(Commanche Chief) Alou
movieThe First Texan
1956
Don Carlos - magistrate
movieBhowani Junction
1956
Surabhai
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Ulrich Klemm
tvGunsmoke
1955
Jeremiah Leech / Harvey Easter
movieOut of the Clouds
1955
The Indian
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Dr. Krishna
movieElephant Walk
1954
Appuhamy
movieThe Naked Jungle
1954
Incacha
movieHis Majesty O'Keefe
1954
Fatumak, Medicine Man
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Rabbi / Father Balaton
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952
Indian Chief
movieJudgment Deferred
1952
Chancellor
movieQuo Vadis
1951
Paul of Tarsus
movieCairo Road
1950
Commandant
movieChristopher Columbus
1949
Luis de Santangel
movieCalling Paul Temple
1948
Dr. Charles Kohima
movieThe Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947
Benjamin Disraeli
Trilby
1947
Svengali
movieDual Alibi
1947
French Judge
movieA Matter of Life and Death
1946
The Judge
movieThe Prime Minister
1941
Turkish ambassador (uncredited)
movieRembrandt
1936
Dr. Menasseh
movieThings to Come
1936
The Jew (uncredited)
Nell Gwyn
1934
(uncredited)
movieThe Admiral's Secret
1934
Don Pablo y Gonzales
movieThe Wandering Jew
1933
Zapportas (Phase IV)
movieKarma
1933
Holy Man
The Flag Lieutenant
1932
Meheti Salos
movieInsult
1932
Ali Ben Achmed
movieThe Flying Squad
1932
Li Yoseph
movieStamboul
1931
Mahmed Pasha
movieDreyfus
1931
Dubois