Acting · Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar] · Born September 30, 1896
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.
TVKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
TVThe Magician
1973
as Hassid
TVSearch
1972
MovieTarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
as Governor
MovieChisum
1970
as Chief White Buffalo
MovieJustine
1969
as Proprietor
MovieChe!
1969
as Pablo Rojas
MovieHead
1968
as Swami
TVThe High Chaparral
1967
as Comancho
MovieJourney to the Center of Time
1967
as Dr. (Doc) Gordon
TVIronside
1967
TVMission: Impossible
1966
as Tomas de Cuarto
TVThe Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
1966
as Omar
TVFamily Affair
1966
TVFelony Squad
1966
TVThe Rat Patrol
1966
as Marabout
TVThe Time Tunnel
1966
as Father
TVTarzan
1966
TVStar Trek
1966
as Thasian (voice)
TVTales to Keep You Awake
1966
as Arch (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVI Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Haji
TVLaredo
1965
TVLost in Space
1965
as Sobram
TVRun for Your Life
1965
as Mr. Singh
MovieThe Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as Joseph of Arimathaea
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Tamend
Movie4 for Texas
1963
as Pulaski
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Juano
TVThe Outer Limits
1963
as Arch
MovieTwice-Told Tales
1963
as Prof. Pietro Baglioni
MovieCaptain Sindbad
1963
as Galgo
MovieTaras Bulba
1962
as The Abbot
TVThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour
1962
as MacFarlane
MovieHitler
1962
as Morris Kaplan
TVThe Investigators
1961
as Gregory Walden
TVBen Casey
1961
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Shahzi Saund
TVThe Asphalt Jungle
1961
TVThriller
1960
as Gus Kostopulos
TVOn Trial
1960
as Lord Reading - Lord Chief Justice
TVHawaiian Eye
1959
TVAdventures in Paradise
1959
as Timaui
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Dr. Stillman
TVThe Third Man
1959
TVWichita Town
1959
TVRiverboat
1959
as Mark Evans
TVRawhide
1959
as Little Hawk
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
TVWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
TVBehind Closed Doors
1958
as Fadhil
TVNaked City
1958
as Ling Twong
TVPeter Gunn
1958
TVSea Hunt
1958
MovieThe Sad Sack
1957
as Hassim
TVThe Real McCoys
1957
TVMaverick
1957
as Papa Rambeau
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Dr. Daniel Maitland
TVThe Thin Man
1957
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
MovieOmar Khayyam
1957
as Tutush
TVRichard Diamond, Private Detective
1957
as Constantine
MovieNot One Shall Die
1957
as David Lessing
TVTales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
TVDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as (Commanche Chief) Alou
TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
MovieThe First Texan
1956
as Don Carlos - magistrate
MovieBhowani Junction
1956
as Surabhai
TVThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Ulrich Klemm
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Jeremiah Leech
MovieOut of the Clouds
1955
as The Indian
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Dr. Krishna
MovieElephant Walk
1954
as Appuhamy
MovieThe Naked Jungle
1954
as Incacha
MovieHis Majesty O'Keefe
1954
as Fatumak, Medicine Man
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Rabbi
TVFour Star Playhouse
1952
as Indian Chief
MovieJudgment Deferred
1952
as Chancellor
MovieQuo Vadis
1951
as Paul of Tarsus
MoviePandora and the Flying Dutchman
1951
as Judge
MovieCairo Road
1950
as Commandant
MovieChristopher Columbus
1949
as Luis de Santangel
MovieCalling Paul Temple
1948
as Dr. Charles Kohima
MovieThe Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947
as Benjamin Disraeli
Trilby
1947
as Svengali
MovieDual Alibi
1947
as French Judge
The Great Promise
1947
MovieA Matter of Life and Death
1946
as The Judge
MovieThe Prime Minister
1941
as Turkish ambassador (uncredited)
MovieFreedom Radio
1941
as Heini
MovieCrook's Tour
1940
as Ali
MovieRembrandt
1936
as Dr. Menasseh
MovieThe House of the Spaniard
1936
as Vidal
MovieThings to Come
1936
as The Jew (uncredited)
Nell Gwyn
1934
as (uncredited)
MovieThe Admiral's Secret
1934
as Don Pablo y Gonzales
MovieThe Wandering Jew
1933
as Zapportas (Phase IV)
MovieHigh Finance
1933
as Myers
MovieKarma
1933
as Holy Man
Ask Beccles
1933
as Baki
Little Miss Nobody
1933
as Mr. Beal
The Flag Lieutenant
1932
as Meheti Salos
MovieInsult
1932
as Ali Ben Achmed
MovieThe Flying Squad
1932
as Li Yoseph
MovieThe House Opposite
1932
as Fahmy
MovieStamboul
1931
as Mahmed Pasha
MovieDreyfus
1931
as Dubois
