Abraham Sofaer

Personal Info

Birthday

September 30, 1896

Day of Death

1988-01-21

(91 years old)

Place of Birth

Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]

Also Known As

Abraham Isaac Sofaer

Abraham 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.

Known For

Star Trek

Perry Mason

The Twilight Zone

I Dream of Jeannie

Four Star Playhouse

Dr. Kildare

Rawhide

Daniel Boone

Filmography

1971
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
as Governor
1970
Chisum
as Chief White Buffalo
1969
Justine
as Proprietor
Che!
as Pablo Rojas
1968
Head
as Swami
1967
Journey to the Center of Time
as Dr. (Doc) Gordon
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Joseph of Arimathaea
1963
4 for Texas
as Pulaski
Twice-Told Tales
as Prof. Pietro Baglioni
Captain Sindbad
as Galgo
1962
Taras Bulba
as The Abbot
Hitler
as Morris Kaplan
1957
The Sad Sack
as Hassim
Omar Khayyam
as Tutush
Not One Shall Die
as David Lessing
1956
The First Texan
as Don Carlos - magistrate
Bhowani Junction
as Surabhai
1955
Out of the Clouds
as The Indian
1954
Elephant Walk
as Appuhamy
The Naked Jungle
as Incacha
His Majesty O'Keefe
as Fatumak, Medicine Man
1952
Judgment Deferred
as Chancellor
1951
Quo Vadis
as Paul
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
as Judge
1950
Cairo Road
as Commandant
1949
Christopher Columbus
as Luis de Santangel
1948
Calling Paul Temple
as Dr. Charles Kohima
1947
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Benjamin Disraeli
Trilby
as Svengali
Dual Alibi
as French Judge
1946
A Matter of Life and Death
as The Judge
1941
Freedom Radio
as Heini
1940
Crook's Tour
as Ali
1936
Rembrandt
as Dr. Menasseh
The House of the Spaniard
as Vidal
Things to Come
as The Jew (uncredited)
1934
Nell Gwyn
as (uncredited)
The Admiral's Secret
as Don Pablo y Gonzales
1933
The Wandering Jew
as Zapportas (Phase IV)
High Finance
as Myers
Karma
as Holy Man
Little Miss Nobody
as Mr. Beal
Ask Beccles
as Baki
1932
The Flag Lieutenant
as Meheti Salos
Insult
as Ali Ben Achmed
The Flying Squad
as Li Yoseph
The House Opposite
as Fahmy
1931
Stamboul
as Mahmed Pasha
Dreyfus
as Dubois