Abraham Sofaer

​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.

Cast

The Greatest Story Ever Told

(Joseph of Arimathaea)

The Wandering Jew

(Zapportas (Phase IV))

Things to Come

(The Jew (uncredited))

Justine

(Proprietor)

Quo Vadis

(Paul)

A Matter of Life and Death

(The Judge)

Captain Sindbad

(Galgo)

The Sad Sack

(Hassim)

Taras Bulba

(The Abbot)

Elephant Walk

(Appuhamy)

The Naked Jungle

(Incacha)

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

(Judge)

Journey to the Center of Time

(Dr. (Doc) Gordon)

Head

(Swami)

Rembrandt

(Dr. Menasseh)

Bhowani Junction

(Surabhai)

Crook's Tour

(Ali)

Hitler

(Morris Kaplan)

His Majesty O'Keefe

(Fatumak, Medicine Man)

The First Texan

(Don Carlos - magistrate)

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

(Benjamin Disraeli)

Cairo Road

(Commandant)

Out of the Clouds

(The Indian)

Omar Khayyam

(Tutush)

Dual Alibi

(French Judge)

Judgment Deferred

(Chancellor)

Chisum

(Chief White Buffalo)

Freedom Radio

(Heini)

The Great Promise

Karma

(Holy Man)

Calling Paul Temple

(Dr. Charles Kohima)

Twice-Told Tales

(Prof. Pietro Baglioni)

Ask Beccles

(Baki)

High Finance

(Myers)

The House of the Spaniard

(Vidal)

The Admiral's Secret

(Don Pablo y Gonzales)

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

(Governor)

Trilby

(Svengali)

Nell Gwyn

((uncredited))

4 for Texas

(Pulaski)

Che!

(Pablo Rojas)

Dreyfus

(Dubois)

Stamboul

(Mahmed Pasha)

The Flag Lieutenant

(Meheti Salos)

The Flying Squad

(Li Yoseph)

The House Opposite

(Fahmy)

Christopher Columbus

(Luis de Santangel)

Not One Shall Die

(David Lessing)

The Time Tunnel

(Father)

Family Affair

77 Sunset Strip

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

I Dream of Jeannie

(Haji)

Naked City

(Ling Twong)

Lost in Space

(Sobram)

Gunsmoke

(Jeremiah Leech)

Perry Mason

(Dr. Daniel Maitland)

Hawaiian Eye

General Electric Theater

(Rabbi)

Mission: Impossible

(Tomas de Cuarto)

The Twilight Zone

(Dr. Stillman)

Ironside

Sea Hunt

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Laredo

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

(Ulrich Klemm)

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Felony Squad

Rawhide

(Little Hawk)

Have Gun, Will Travel

Run for Your Life

(Mr. Singh)

Daniel Boone

(Tamend)

The High Chaparral

(Comancho)

The Millionaire

(Dr. Krishna)

Thriller

(Gus Kostopulos)

Search

Peter Gunn

The Thin Man

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

(Constantine)

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Real McCoys

Adventures in Paradise

(Timaui)

The 20th Century Fox Hour

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Tarzan

Ben Casey

The Rat Patrol

(Marabout)

Riverboat

(Mark Evans)

Wichita Town

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

((Commanche Chief) Alou)

Dr. Kildare

(Shahzi Saund)

The Asphalt Jungle

The Third Man

Behind Closed Doors

(Fadhil)

Maverick

The Magician

(Hassid)

Tales to Keep You Awake

(Arch (archive footage) (uncredited))

Adventures in Paradise

(Geoffrey Donne)

Gunsmoke

(Harvey Easter)

The Outer Limits

(Arch)

General Electric Theater

(Father Balaton)

Star Trek

(Thasian (voice))

Star Trek

(Melkotian (voice))

Four Star Playhouse

(Indian Chief)

Daniel Boone

(Grey Cloud)

Perry Mason

(Sylvester Robey)

Thriller

(Nicolai)

Perry Mason

(Elihu Laban)

The Time Tunnel

(Epeios)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

(MacFarlane)

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

(Abraham Sofaer)