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Abraham Sofaer
Actor
Born September 30, 1896Died January 21, 1988 (91 years)
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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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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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Filmography
| 1998 | The Colour Merchant · as Judge |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) · as Ali Lakshmi |
| 1973 | The Magician (TV Series) · as Hassid |
| 1972 | Search (TV Series) |
| 1971 | Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones · as Governor |
| 1970 | Chisum · as Chief White Buffalo |
| 1969 | Justine · as Proprietor |
| 1969 | Che! · as Pablo Rojas |
| 1968 | Head · as Swami |
| 1968 | The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (TV Series) · as Dr. Filostro |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral (TV Series) · as Comancho |
| 1967 | Journey to the Center of Time · as Dr. (doc) Gordon |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Tomas De Cuarto |
| 1966 | The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Felony Squad (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Family Affair (TV Series) |
| 1966 | The Rat Patrol (TV Series) · as Marabout |
| 1966 | The Time Tunnel (TV Series) · as Epeios |
| 1966 | Tarzan (1966) (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) · as Melkotian (voice) |
| 1966 | Tales to Keep You Awake (TV Series) · as Arch (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) · as Haji |
| 1965 | Laredo (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life (TV Series) · as Mr. Singh |
| 1965 | Lost in Space (TV Series) · as Sobram |
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told · as Joseph Of Arimathaea |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Grey Cloud |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Mr. Gabhail Samoy |
| 1963 | 4 for Texas · as Pulaski |
| 1963 | Twice-Told Tales · as Prof. Pietro Baglioni |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Temple Houston (TV Series) · as Chief Last Full Moon |
| 1963 | The Outer Limits (TV Series) · as Arch |
| 1963 | Captain Sindbad · as Galgo |
| 1962 | Taras Bulba · as The Abbot |
| 1962 | Hitler · as Morris Kaplan |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Shahzi Saund |
| 1961 | Follow The Sun (TV Series) · as Hugo Gassler |
| 1961 | The Asphalt Jungle (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Zingari |
| 1960 | Thriller (TV Series) · as Gus Kostopulos |
| 1960 | Song Without End · as Emissary In Rome |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) · as Timaui |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Dr. Stillman |
| 1959 | Wichita Town (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) · as Mark Evans |
| 1959 | The Third Man (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Little Hawk |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) · as Ling Twong |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Sea Hunt (TV Series) |
| 1957 | The Sad Sack · as Hassim |
| 1957 | The Story of Mankind · as Indian Chief |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Sylvester Robey |
| 1957 | The Thin Man (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Antonio Devargo |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Omar Khayyam · as Tutush |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as Constantine |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as (commanche Chief) Alou |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Judge |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) |
| 1956 | The First Texan · as Don Carlos - Magistrate |
| 1956 | Bhowani Junction · as Surabhai |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1955 | The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Ulrich Klemm |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Harvey Easter |
| 1955 | Out of the Clouds · as The Indian |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Dr. Krishna |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Head Of Turkish Secret Police |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as U.n. Diplomat |
| 1954 | Elephant Walk · as Appuhamy |
| 1954 | The Naked Jungle · as Incacha |
| 1954 | His Majesty O'Keefe · as Fatumak, Medicine Man |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Father Balaton |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse (TV Series) · as Indian Chief |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Chief Nakoda |
| 1951 | Quo Vadis · as Paul |
| 1951 | Pandora and the Flying Dutchman · as Judge |
| 1950 | Cairo Road · as Commandant |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Felix |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as George Simon |
| 1949 | Christopher Columbus · as Luis De Santangel |
| 1948 | Calling Paul Temple · as Dr. Charles Kohima |
| 1947 | The Ghosts of Berkeley Square · as Benjamin Disraeli |
| 1947 | Dual Alibi · as French Judge |
| 1947 | |
| 1946 | A Matter of Life and Death · as The Judge |
| 1941 | The Prime Minister · as Turkish Ambassador |
| 1941 | The Voice in the Night · as Heini |
| 1940 | Crook's Tour · as Ali |
| 1936 | Rembrandt · as Dr. Menasseh |
| 1936 | The House of the Spaniard · as Vidal |
| 1936 | Things to Come · as The Jew (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Private Life of Don Juan · as Street Bookseller |
| 1934 | The Admiral's Secret · as Don Pablo Y Gonzales |
| 1934 | Nell Gwyn · as (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Trouble · as Ali |
| 1933 | The Wandering Jew · as Zapportas (phase Iv) |
| 1933 | Karma · as Holy Man |
| 1931 | The Dreyfus Case · as Dubois |