1896-09-30 Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]
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.
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Chisum | Chief White Buffalo | 1970-07-23 |
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Justine | Proprietor | 1969-08-06 |
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Che! | Pablo Rojas | 1969-06-27 |
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Head | Swami | 1968-11-06 |
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Journey to the Center of Time | Dr. (Doc) Gordon | 1967-05-31 |
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The Greatest Story Ever Told | Joseph of Arimathaea | 1965-04-09 |
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Twice-Told Tales | Prof. Pietro Baglioni | 1963-09-01 |
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Captain Sindbad | Galgo | 1963-04-12 |
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4 for Texas | Pulaski | 1963-12-21 |
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Taras Bulba | The Abbot | 1962-11-21 |
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Hitler | Morris Kaplan | 1962-03-21 |
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Not One Shall Die | David Lessing | 1957-01-01 |
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Omar Khayyam | Tutush | 1957-08-23 |
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The Sad Sack | Hassim | 1957-11-27 |
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Bhowani Junction | Surabhai | 1956-05-01 |
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The First Texan | Don Carlos - magistrate | 1956-06-29 |
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Out of the Clouds | The Indian | 1955-02-15 |
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His Majesty O'Keefe | Fatumak, Medicine Man | 1954-01-16 |
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The Naked Jungle | Incacha | 1954-03-03 |
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Elephant Walk | Appuhamy | 1954-04-21 |
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Judgment Deferred | Chancellor | 1952-02-01 |
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Quo Vadis | Paul | 1951-11-08 |
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Pandora and the Flying Dutchman | Judge | 1951-04-13 |
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Cairo Road | Commandant | 1950-06-21 |
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Christopher Columbus | Luis de Santangel | 1949-10-12 |
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Calling Paul Temple | Dr. Charles Kohima | 1948-04-29 |
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Dim'at Ha'Nehamah Ha'Gedolah | 1947-01-02 | |
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The Ghosts of Berkeley Square | Benjamin Disraeli | 1947-10-30 |
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Dual Alibi | French Judge | 1947-06-03 |
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A Matter of Life and Death | The Judge | 1946-12-15 |
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Freedom Radio | Heini | 1941-02-04 |
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Crook's Tour | Ali | 1940-09-03 |
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Things to Come | The Jew (uncredited) | 1936-03-31 |
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The House of the Spaniard | Vidal | 1936-11-01 |
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Rembrandt | Dr. Menasseh | 1936-11-06 |
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The Admiral's Secret | Don Pablo y Gonzales | 1934-01-01 |
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Nell Gwyn | (uncredited) | 1934-08-01 |
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Ask Beccles | Baki | 1933-01-01 |
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The Wandering Jew | Zapportas (Phase IV) | 1933-11-15 |
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High Finance | Myers | 1933-06-21 |
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Karma | Holy Man | 1933-05-14 |
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The Flag Lieutenant | Meheti Salos | 1932-10-16 |
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The House Opposite | Fahmy | 1932-03-22 |
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The Flying Squad | Li Yoseph | 1932-07-20 |
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Dreyfus | Dubois | 1931-04-18 |
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Stamboul | Mahmed Pasha | 1931-10-20 |
