Abraham Sofaer
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.
Known for
Perry Mason
Dr. Daniel Maitland
Perry Mason
Sylvester Robey
Perry Mason
Elihu Laban
Star Trek
Thasian (voice)
Star Trek
Melkotian (voice)
The Twilight Zone
Dr. Stillman
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
MacFarlane
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Abraham Sofaer
Maverick
Ironside
Mission: Impossible
Tomas de Cuarto
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Commanche Chief) Alou
Have Gun, Will Travel
Lost in Space
Sobram
Dr. Kildare
Shahzi Saund
Rawhide
Little Hawk
The Time Tunnel
Father
The Time Tunnel
Epeios
Ben Casey
I Dream of Jeannie
Haji
Naked City
Ling Twong
Daniel Boone
Tamend
Daniel Boone
Grey Cloud
The High Chaparral
Comancho
Gunsmoke
Jeremiah Leech
Gunsmoke
Harvey Easter
The Outer Limits
Arch
Family Affair
Peter Gunn
Hawaiian Eye
Four Star Playhouse
Indian Chief
Thriller
Gus Kostopulos
Thriller
Nicolai
Run for Your Life
Mr. Singh
77 Sunset Strip
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ulrich Klemm
Adventures in Paradise
Timaui
Adventures in Paradise
Geoffrey Donne
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Laredo
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Tarzan
Sea Hunt
4 for Texas
Pulaski
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Constantine
Felony Squad
Captain Sindbad
Galgo
The Millionaire
Dr. Krishna
The Real McCoys
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Third Man
The Third Man
Prince Puma Diau
Hitler
Morris Kaplan
The First Texan
Don Carlos - magistrate
The Rat Patrol
Marabout
Tales to Keep You Awake
Arch (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bhowani Junction
Surabhai
Taras Bulba
The Abbot
Riverboat
Mark Evans
Christopher Columbus
Luis de Santangel
Search
The Thin Man
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Omar
Judgment Deferred
Chancellor
Che!
Pablo Rojas
Wichita Town
Rembrandt
Dr. Menasseh
The Magician
Hassid
Head
Swami
Chisum
Chief White Buffalo
The House of the Spaniard
Vidal
Little Miss Nobody
Mr. Beal
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
Quo Vadis
Paul
Nell Gwyn
(uncredited)
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Joseph of Arimathaea
Stamboul
Mahmed Pasha
Behind Closed Doors
Fadhil
Out of the Clouds
The Indian
Justine
Proprietor
The Asphalt Jungle
Dreyfus
Dubois
The Investigators
Gregory Walden
A Matter of Life and Death
The Judge
Omar Khayyam
Tutush
Karma
Holy Man
The House Opposite
Fahmy
The Naked Jungle
Incacha
General Electric Theater
Rabbi
General Electric Theater
Father Balaton
The Flying Squad
Li Yoseph
Trilby
Svengali
Things to Come
The Jew (uncredited)
Elephant Walk
Appuhamy
The Flag Lieutenant
Meheti Salos
Dual Alibi
French Judge
Twice-Told Tales
Prof. Pietro Baglioni
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Judge
His Majesty O'Keefe
Fatumak, Medicine Man
Cairo Road
Commandant
Freedom Radio
Heini
The Sad Sack
Hassim
The Great Promise
The Prime Minister
Turkish ambassador (uncredited)
The Wandering Jew
Zapportas (Phase IV)
Not One Shall Die
David Lessing
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Benjamin Disraeli
Insult
Ali Ben Achmed
Journey to the Center of Time
Dr. (Doc) Gordon
The Admiral's Secret
Don Pablo y Gonzales
Crook's Tour
Ali
High Finance
Myers
Calling Paul Temple
Dr. Charles Kohima
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Governor
Ask Beccles
Baki