Abraham Sofaer

Also Known As: Abraham Isaac 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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]

Adult: No

Birthday: September 30, 1896

Age: 128 years old

Gender: Male

Deathday: January 21, 1988

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Known For:

The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Wandering Jew
Things to Come
Justine
Quo Vadis
A Matter of Life and Death
Captain Sindbad
The Sad Sack
Taras Bulba
Elephant Walk
The Naked Jungle
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Journey to the Center of Time
Head
Rembrandt
Bhowani Junction
Crook's Tour
Hitler
His Majesty O'Keefe
The First Texan
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Cairo Road
Out of the Clouds
Omar Khayyam
Dual Alibi
Judgment Deferred
Chisum
Freedom Radio
The Great Promise
Karma
Calling Paul Temple
Twice-Told Tales
Ask Beccles
High Finance
The House of the Spaniard
The Admiral's Secret
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Trilby
Nell Gwyn
4 for Texas
Che!
Dreyfus
Stamboul
The Flag Lieutenant
The Flying Squad
The House Opposite
Christopher Columbus
Not One Shall Die
Insult