Abraham Sofaer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

117

Gender

Male

Birthday

1896-09-30

Day of death

1988-01-21 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]

Abraham Sofaer

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.

Known For

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Star Trek

    Star Trek

  • Star Trek

    Star Trek

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

  • Ironside

    Ironside

  • Mission: Impossible

    Mission: Impossible

  • Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • The Time Tunnel

    The Time Tunnel

  • Run for Your Life

    Run for Your Life

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Lost in Space

    Lost in Space

  • The Outer Limits

    The Outer Limits

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • I Dream of Jeannie

    I Dream of Jeannie

  • Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • Richard Diamond, Private Detective

    Richard Diamond, Private Detective

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Adventures in Paradise

    Adventures in Paradise

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • Omar Khayyam

    Omar Khayyam

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • Stamboul

    Stamboul

  • Justine

    Justine

  • The Rat Patrol

    The Rat Patrol

  • Family Affair

    Family Affair

  • Dreyfus

    Dreyfus

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • The Third Man

    The Third Man

  • The Third Man

    The Third Man

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Sea Hunt

    Sea Hunt

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Chisum

    Chisum

  • Nell Gwyn

    Nell Gwyn

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Head

    Head

  • Felony Squad

    Felony Squad

  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie

    The Adventures of Jim Bowie

  • Riverboat

    Riverboat

  • Dual Alibi

    Dual Alibi

  • Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

    Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

  • Taras Bulba

    Taras Bulba

  • Out of the Clouds

    Out of the Clouds

  • Che!

    Che!

  • The Magician

    The Magician

  • The House of the Spaniard

    The House of the Spaniard

  • Bhowani Junction

    Bhowani Junction

  • Trilby

    Trilby

  • Rembrandt

    Rembrandt

  • The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.

  • The Naked Jungle

    The Naked Jungle

  • Behind Closed Doors

    Behind Closed Doors

  • Wichita Town

    Wichita Town

  • Tales to Keep You Awake

    Tales to Keep You Awake

  • Search

    Search

  • Quo Vadis

    Quo Vadis

  • Judgment Deferred

    Judgment Deferred

  • Karma

    Karma

  • The Greatest Story Ever Told

    The Greatest Story Ever Told

  • Little Miss Nobody

    Little Miss Nobody

  • A Matter of Life and Death

    A Matter of Life and Death

  • Hitler

    Hitler

  • Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus

  • The Investigators

    The Investigators

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    The Asphalt Jungle

  • The Flying Squad

    The Flying Squad

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • Elephant Walk

    Elephant Walk

  • Things to Come

    Things to Come

  • 4 for Texas

    4 for Texas

  • The First Texan

    The First Texan

  • The Great Promise

    The Great Promise

  • Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

    Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

  • His Majesty O'Keefe

    His Majesty O'Keefe

  • Twice-Told Tales

    Twice-Told Tales

  • Captain Sindbad

    Captain Sindbad

  • The Sad Sack

    The Sad Sack

  • Cairo Road

    Cairo Road

  • The Prime Minister

    The Prime Minister

  • Crook's Tour

    Crook's Tour

  • Freedom Radio

    Freedom Radio

  • The Wandering Jew

    The Wandering Jew

  • Insult

    Insult

  • Not One Shall Die

    Not One Shall Die

  • Journey to the Center of Time

    Journey to the Center of Time

  • Calling Paul Temple

    Calling Paul Temple

  • The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

    The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

  • High Finance

    High Finance

  • Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

    Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

  • The Admiral's Secret

    The Admiral's Secret

  • The Flag Lieutenant

    The Flag Lieutenant

  • The House Opposite

    The House Opposite

  • Ask Beccles

    Ask Beccles