Abraham Sofaer

Acting September 30, 1896 (91 years old) January 21, 1988 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.

Abraham Sofaer

Biography

Movies 51

A Matter of Life and Death

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Quo Vadis

Chisum

Taras Bulba

The Naked Jungle

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

Things to Come

Bhowani Junction

4 for Texas

Elephant Walk

Head

His Majesty O'Keefe

Captain Sindbad

Che!

Justine

Twice-Told Tales

Rembrandt

Journey to the Center of Time

Omar Khayyam

The Sad Sack

The First Texan

Out of the Clouds

The House of the Spaniard

Nell Gwyn

Crook's Tour

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

Hitler

Cairo Road

Dual Alibi

Calling Paul Temple

Christopher Columbus

Freedom Radio

Not One Shall Die

The Admiral's Secret

The Great Promise

Trilby

The Wandering Jew

Dreyfus

Karma

The Prime Minister

The Flying Squad

The Flag Lieutenant

Insult

High Finance

Little Miss Nobody

Judgment Deferred

The House Opposite

Stamboul

Ask Beccles

TV Shows 68

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Star Trek

Star Trek

Ironside

Mission: Impossible

The Twilight Zone

Maverick

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

I Dream of Jeannie

Dr. Kildare

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Naked City

Lost in Space

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Rawhide

Ben Casey

Four Star Playhouse

Family Affair

The High Chaparral