Abraham Sofaer
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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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Acted in
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
The Magician
1973
as Hassid
Search
1972
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
as Governor
Chisum
1970
as Chief White Buffalo
Justine
1969
as Proprietor
Che!
1969
as Pablo Rojas
Head
1968
as Swami
The High Chaparral
1967
as Comancho
Journey to the Center of Time
1967
as Dr. (Doc) Gordon
Ironside
1967
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Tomas de Cuarto
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
Family Affair
1966
Felony Squad
1966
The Rat Patrol
1966
as Marabout
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Father
The Time Tunnel
1966
as Epeios
Tarzan
1966
Star Trek
1966
as Thasian (voice)
Star Trek
1966
as Melkotian (voice)
Tales to Keep You Awake
1966
as Arch (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Haji
Laredo
1965
Lost in Space
1965
as Sobram
Run for Your Life
1965
as Mr. Singh
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Joseph of Arimathaea
Daniel Boone
1964
as Tamend
Daniel Boone
1964
as Grey Cloud
4 for Texas
1963
as Pulaski
The Outer Limits
1963
as Arch
Twice-Told Tales
1963
as Prof. Pietro Baglioni
Captain Sindbad
1963
as Galgo
Taras Bulba
1962
as The Abbot
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as MacFarlane
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as Abraham Sofaer
Hitler
1962
as Morris Kaplan
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Shahzi Saund
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
Thriller
1960
as Gus Kostopulos
Thriller
1960
as Nicolai
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Timaui
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Geoffrey Donne
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Dr. Stillman
The Third Man
1959
Wichita Town
1959
Riverboat
1959
as Mark Evans
Rawhide
1959
as Little Hawk
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Behind Closed Doors
1958
as Fadhil
Naked City
1958
as Ling Twong
Peter Gunn
1958
Sea Hunt
1958
The Sad Sack
1957
as Hassim
The Real McCoys
1957
Maverick
1957
Perry Mason
1957
as Dr. Daniel Maitland
Perry Mason
1957
as Sylvester Robey
Perry Mason
1957
as Elihu Laban
The Thin Man
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Omar Khayyam
1957
as Tutush
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Constantine
Not One Shall Die
1957
as David Lessing
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as (Commanche Chief) Alou
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
The First Texan
1956
as Don Carlos - magistrate
Bhowani Junction
1956
as Surabhai
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Ulrich Klemm
Gunsmoke
1955
as Jeremiah Leech
Gunsmoke
1955
as Harvey Easter
Out of the Clouds
1955
as The Indian
The Millionaire
1955
as Dr. Krishna
Elephant Walk
1954
as Appuhamy
The Naked Jungle
1954
as Incacha
His Majesty O'Keefe
1954
as Fatumak, Medicine Man
General Electric Theater
1953
as Rabbi
General Electric Theater
1953
as Father Balaton
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Indian Chief
Judgment Deferred
1952
as Chancellor
Quo Vadis
1951
as Paul
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951
as Judge
Cairo Road
1950
as Commandant
Christopher Columbus
1949
as Luis de Santangel
Calling Paul Temple
1948
as Dr. Charles Kohima
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947
as Benjamin Disraeli
Trilby
1947
as Svengali
Dual Alibi
1947
as French Judge
The Great Promise
1947
A Matter of Life and Death
1946
as The Judge
Freedom Radio
1941
as Heini
Crook's Tour
1940
as Ali
Rembrandt
1936
as Dr. Menasseh
The House of the Spaniard
1936
as Vidal
Things to Come
1936
as The Jew (uncredited)
Nell Gwyn
1934
as (uncredited)
The Admiral's Secret
1934
as Don Pablo y Gonzales
The Wandering Jew
1933
as Zapportas (Phase IV)
High Finance
1933
as Myers
Karma
1933
as Holy Man
Ask Beccles
1933
as Baki
The Flag Lieutenant
1932
as Meheti Salos
The Flying Squad
1932
as Li Yoseph
The House Opposite
1932
as Fahmy
Stamboul
1931
as Mahmed Pasha
Dreyfus
1931
as Dubois