Abraham Sofaer
Actor
Born September 30, 1896 in 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.
Filmography
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
The Magician
Hassid
Search
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Governor
Chisum
Chief White Buffalo
Justine
Proprietor
Che!
Pablo Rojas
Head
Swami
The High Chaparral
Comancho
Journey to the Center of Time
Dr. (Doc) Gordon
Ironside
Mission: Impossible
Tomas de Cuarto
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Omar
Family Affair
Felony Squad
The Rat Patrol
Marabout
The Time Tunnel
Father
Tarzan
Star Trek
Thasian (voice)
Tales to Keep You Awake
Arch (archive footage) (uncredited)
I Dream of Jeannie
Haji
Laredo
Lost in Space
Sobram
Run for Your Life
Mr. Singh
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Joseph of Arimathaea
Daniel Boone
Tamend
4 for Texas
Pulaski
The Outer Limits
Arch
Twice-Told Tales
Prof. Pietro Baglioni
Captain Sindbad
Galgo
Taras Bulba
The Abbot
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
MacFarlane
Hitler
Morris Kaplan
The Investigators
Gregory Walden
Ben Casey
Dr. Kildare
Shahzi Saund
The Asphalt Jungle
Thriller
Gus Kostopulos
On Trial
Lord Reading - Lord Chief Justice
Hawaiian Eye
Adventures in Paradise
Timaui
The Twilight Zone
Dr. Stillman
The Third Man
Wichita Town
Riverboat
Mark Evans
Rawhide
Little Hawk
77 Sunset Strip
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Behind Closed Doors
Fadhil
Naked City
Ling Twong
Peter Gunn
Sea Hunt
The Sad Sack
Hassim
The Real McCoys
Maverick
Papa Rambeau
Perry Mason
Dr. Daniel Maitland
The Thin Man
Have Gun, Will Travel
Omar Khayyam
Tutush
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Constantine
Not One Shall Die
David Lessing
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Commanche Chief) Alou
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The First Texan
Don Carlos - magistrate
Bhowani Junction
Surabhai
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ulrich Klemm
Gunsmoke
Jeremiah Leech
Out of the Clouds
The Indian
The Millionaire
Dr. Krishna
Elephant Walk
Appuhamy
The Naked Jungle
Incacha
His Majesty O'Keefe
Fatumak, Medicine Man
General Electric Theater
Rabbi
Four Star Playhouse
Indian Chief
Judgment Deferred
Chancellor
Quo Vadis
Paul of Tarsus
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Judge
Cairo Road
Commandant
Christopher Columbus
Luis de Santangel
Calling Paul Temple
Dr. Charles Kohima
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Benjamin Disraeli
Dual Alibi
French Judge
A Matter of Life and Death
The Judge
The Prime Minister
Turkish ambassador (uncredited)
Freedom Radio
Heini
Crook's Tour
Ali
Rembrandt
Dr. Menasseh
The House of the Spaniard
Vidal
Things to Come
The Jew (uncredited)
The Admiral's Secret
Don Pablo y Gonzales
The Wandering Jew
Zapportas (Phase IV)
High Finance
Myers
Karma
Holy Man
Insult
Ali Ben Achmed
The Flying Squad
Li Yoseph
The House Opposite
Fahmy
Stamboul
Mahmed Pasha
Dreyfus
Dubois