Abraham Sofaer
Known For
Acting
Born
1896-09-30 in Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]
Died
1988-01-21
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.
Most Known For
Star Trek
as Thasian (voice)
Star Trek
as Melkotian (voice)
Perry Mason
as Dr. Daniel Maitland
Perry Mason
as Sylvester Robey
Perry Mason
as Elihu Laban
Mission: Impossible
as Tomas de Cuarto
The Twilight Zone
as Dr. Stillman
Ironside
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as MacFarlane
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Abraham Sofaer
I Dream of Jeannie
as Haji
Have Gun, Will Travel
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as (Commanche Chief) Alou
Maverick
Lost in Space
as Sobram
Dr. Kildare
as Shahzi Saund
Rawhide
as Little Hawk
The Outer Limits
as Arch
77 Sunset Strip
