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Abraham Sofaer

Profession
Acting
Born
September 30, 1896 · Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]
Died
January 21, 1988

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

Star Trek poster
Star Trek
Series · 1966 · ★ 8.0
The Twilight Zone poster
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959 · ★ 8.5
I Dream of Jeannie poster
I Dream of Jeannie
Series · 1965 · ★ 7.8
A Matter of Life and Death poster
A Matter of Life and Death
Film · 1946 · ★ 7.7
Quo Vadis poster
Quo Vadis
Film · 1951 · ★ 7.1
Mission: Impossible poster
Mission: Impossible
Series · 1966 · ★ 7.6
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955 · ★ 7.8
Things to Come poster
Things to Come
Film · 1936 · ★ 6.4
The Greatest Story Ever Told poster
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Film · 1965 · ★ 6.4
Chisum poster
Chisum
Film · 1970 · ★ 6.6
The Time Tunnel poster
The Time Tunnel
Series · 1966 · ★ 7.7
The Outer Limits poster
The Outer Limits
Series · 1963 · ★ 7.8

Filmography