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Abraham Sofaer‌

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Birthday

calendar1896-09-30

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Abraham Sofaer

Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]

Abraham Sofaer

Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1896-09-30

Popularity

star5.2

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.

Movie Credits

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told‌
star6.4
calendar 1965

The Wandering Jew

The Wandering Jew‌
star7.6
calendar 1933

Things to Come

Things to Come‌
star6.4
calendar 1936

Justine

Justine‌
star4.1
calendar 1969

Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis‌
star7.1
calendar 1951

A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death‌
star7.7
calendar 1946

Captain Sindbad

Captain Sindbad‌
star5.0
calendar 1963

The Sad Sack

The Sad Sack‌
star5.7
calendar 1957

Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba‌
star6.3
calendar 1962

Elephant Walk

Elephant Walk‌
star5.8
calendar 1954

The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle‌
star6.4
calendar 1954

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman‌
star6.6
calendar 1951

Journey to the Center of Time

Journey to the Center of Time‌
star3.5
calendar 1967

Head

Head‌
star6.1
calendar 1968

Rembrandt

Rembrandt‌
star6.6
calendar 1936

Bhowani Junction

Bhowani Junction‌
star5.9
calendar 1956

Crook's Tour

Crook's Tour‌
star5.7
calendar 1940

Hitler

Hitler‌
star5.4
calendar 1962

His Majesty O'Keefe

His Majesty O'Keefe‌
star6.2
calendar 1954

The First Texan

The First Texan‌
star6.1
calendar 1956

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square‌
star5.2
calendar 1947

Cairo Road

Cairo Road‌
star5.8
calendar 1950

Out of the Clouds

Out of the Clouds‌
star6.0
calendar 1955

Omar Khayyam

Omar Khayyam‌
star5.0
calendar 1957

Dual Alibi

Dual Alibi‌
star6.2
calendar 1947

Judgment Deferred

Judgment Deferred‌
star6.0
calendar 1952

Chisum

Chisum‌
star6.7
calendar 1970

Freedom Radio

Freedom Radio‌
star6.3
calendar 1941

The Great Promise

The Great Promise‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

Karma

Karma‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

Calling Paul Temple

Calling Paul Temple‌
star6.4
calendar 1948

Twice-Told Tales

Twice-Told Tales‌
star6.2
calendar 1963

Ask Beccles

Ask Beccles‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

High Finance

High Finance‌
star0.0
calendar 1933

The House of the Spaniard

The House of the Spaniard‌
star5.5
calendar 1936

The Admiral's Secret

The Admiral's Secret‌
star0.0
calendar 1934

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

Trilby

Trilby‌
star0.0
calendar 1947

Nell Gwyn

Nell Gwyn‌
star6.6
calendar 1934

4 for Texas

4 for Texas‌
star5.1
calendar 1963

Che!

Che!‌
star5.2
calendar 1969

Dreyfus

Dreyfus‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

Stamboul

Stamboul‌
star0.0
calendar 1931

The Flag Lieutenant

The Flag Lieutenant‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

The Flying Squad

The Flying Squad‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

The House Opposite

The House Opposite‌
star0.0
calendar 1932

Christopher Columbus

Christopher Columbus‌
star5.7
calendar 1949

Not One Shall Die

Not One Shall Die‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

Tv Credits

The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

Family Affair

Family Affair‌
star6.6
calendar 1966

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip‌
star6.7
calendar 1958

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

The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.‌
star6.6
calendar 1966

I Dream of Jeannie

I Dream of Jeannie‌
star7.8
calendar 1965

Naked City

Naked City‌
star5.3
calendar 1958

Lost in Space

Lost in Space‌
star7.1
calendar 1965

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Hawaiian Eye

Hawaiian Eye‌
star5.0
calendar 1959

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone‌
star8.4
calendar 1959

Ironside

Ironside‌
star6.9
calendar 1967

Sea Hunt

Sea Hunt‌
star6.5
calendar 1958

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker‌
star7.6
calendar 1974

Laredo

Laredo‌
star6.3
calendar 1965

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents‌
star7.7
calendar 1955

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse‌
star4.3
calendar 1958

Felony Squad

Felony Squad‌
star7.0
calendar 1966

Rawhide

Rawhide‌
star7.0
calendar 1959

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel‌
star7.4
calendar 1957

Run for Your Life

Run for Your Life‌
star7.2
calendar 1965

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral‌
star6.5
calendar 1967

The Millionaire

The Millionaire‌
star5.0
calendar 1955

Thriller

Thriller‌
star6.2
calendar 1960

Search

Search‌
star6.9
calendar 1972

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn‌
star6.5
calendar 1958

The Thin Man

The Thin Man‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective‌
star6.0
calendar 1957

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre‌
star5.2
calendar 1963

The Real McCoys

The Real McCoys‌
star5.7
calendar 1957

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise‌
star5.7
calendar 1959

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The 20th Century Fox Hour‌
star4.2
calendar 1955

Tarzan

Tarzan‌
star6.7
calendar 1966

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie‌
star3.7
calendar 1956

Ben Casey

Ben Casey‌
star5.7
calendar 1961

The Rat Patrol

The Rat Patrol‌
star7.2
calendar 1966

Riverboat

Riverboat‌
star6.3
calendar 1959

Wichita Town

Wichita Town‌
star4.2
calendar 1959

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers‌
star5.0
calendar 1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre‌
star5.5
calendar 1956

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare‌
star5.4
calendar 1961

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle‌
star5.0
calendar 1961

The Third Man

The Third Man‌
star6.4
calendar 1959

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors‌
star0.0
calendar 1958

Maverick

Maverick‌
star6.8
calendar 1957

The Magician

The Magician‌
star6.7
calendar 1973

Tales to Keep You Awake

Tales to Keep You Awake‌
star7.0
calendar 1966

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise‌
star5.7
calendar 1959

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke‌
star6.5
calendar 1955

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits‌
star7.8
calendar 1963

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater‌
star5.5
calendar 1953

Star Trek

Star Trek‌
star8.0
calendar 1966

Star Trek

Star Trek‌
star8.0
calendar 1966

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse‌
star5.7
calendar 1952

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone‌
star6.9
calendar 1964

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

Thriller

Thriller‌
star6.2
calendar 1960

Perry Mason

Perry Mason‌
star7.6
calendar 1957

The Time Tunnel

The Time Tunnel‌
star7.6
calendar 1966

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour‌
star7.8
calendar 1962

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour‌
star7.8
calendar 1962