Abraham Sofaer
Birthday
1896/09/30
Day of death
1988/01/21 (91 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]
Also know 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, h...Read more
Acting
(1965) The Greatest Story Ever Told
as Joseph of Arimathaea
(1933) The Wandering Jew
as Zapportas (Phase IV)
(1936) Things to Come
as The Jew (uncredited)
(1969) Justine
as Proprietor
(1951) Quo Vadis
as Paul
(1946) A Matter of Life and Death
as The Judge
(1963) Captain Sindbad
as Galgo
(1957) The Sad Sack
as Hassim
(1962) Taras Bulba
as The Abbot
(1954) Elephant Walk
as Appuhamy
(1954) The Naked Jungle
as Incacha
(1951) Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
as Judge
(1967) Journey to the Center of Time
as Dr. (Doc) Gordon
(1968) Head
as Swami
(1936) Rembrandt
as Dr. Menasseh
(1956) Bhowani Junction
as Surabhai
(1940) Crook's Tour
as Ali
(1962) Hitler
as Morris Kaplan
(1954) His Majesty O'Keefe
as Fatumak, Medicine Man
(1956) The First Texan
as Don Carlos - magistrate
(1947) The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
as Benjamin Disraeli
(1950) Cairo Road
as Commandant
(1955) Out of the Clouds
as The Indian
(1957) Omar Khayyam
as Tutush
(1947) Dual Alibi
as French Judge
(1952) Judgment Deferred
as Chancellor
(1970) Chisum
as Chief White Buffalo
(1941) Freedom Radio
as Heini
(1947) The Great Promise
as ---
(1933) Karma
as Holy Man
(1948) Calling Paul Temple
as Dr. Charles Kohima
(1963) Twice-Told Tales
as Prof. Pietro Baglioni
(1933) Ask Beccles
as Baki
(1933) High Finance
as Myers
(1936) The House of the Spaniard
as Vidal
(1934) The Admiral's Secret
as Don Pablo y Gonzales
(1971) Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
as Governor
(1947) Trilby
as Svengali
(1934) Nell Gwyn
as (uncredited)
(1963) 4 for Texas
as Pulaski
(1969) Che!
as Pablo Rojas
(1931) Dreyfus
as Dubois
(1931) Stamboul
as Mahmed Pasha
(1932) The Flag Lieutenant
as Meheti Salos
(1932) The Flying Squad
as Li Yoseph
(1932) The House Opposite
as Fahmy
(1949) Christopher Columbus
as Luis de Santangel
(1957) Not One Shall Die
as David Lessing
(1966) The Time Tunnel
as Father
(1966) Family Affair
as ---
(1958) 77 Sunset Strip
as ---
(1966) The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
as ---
(1965) I Dream of Jeannie
as Haji
(1958) Naked City
as Ling Twong
(1965) Lost in Space
as Sobram
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Jeremiah Leech
(1957) Perry Mason
as Dr. Daniel Maitland
(1959) Hawaiian Eye
as ---
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Rabbi
(1966) Mission: Impossible
as Tomas de Cuarto
(1959) The Twilight Zone
as Dr. Stillman
(1967) Ironside
as ---
(1958) Sea Hunt
as ---
(1974) Kolchak: The Night Stalker
as ---
(1965) Laredo
as ---
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Ulrich Klemm
(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as ---
(1966) Felony Squad
as ---
(1959) Rawhide
as Little Hawk
(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel
as ---
(1965) Run for Your Life
as Mr. Singh
(1964) Daniel Boone
as Tamend
(1967) The High Chaparral
as Comancho
(1955) The Millionaire
as Dr. Krishna
(1960) Thriller
as Gus Kostopulos
(1972) Search
as ---
(1958) Peter Gunn
as ---
(1957) The Thin Man
as ---
(1957) Richard Diamond, Private Detective
as Constantine
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as ---
(1957) The Real McCoys
as ---
(1959) Adventures in Paradise
as Timaui
(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour
as ---
(1966) Tarzan
as ---
(1956) The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as ---
(1961) Ben Casey
as ---
(1966) The Rat Patrol
as Marabout
(1959) Riverboat
as Mark Evans
(1959) Wichita Town
as ---
(1956) Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
as ---
(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as (Commanche Chief) Alou
(1961) Dr. Kildare
as Shahzi Saund
(1961) The Asphalt Jungle
as ---
(1959) The Third Man
as ---
(1958) Behind Closed Doors
as Fadhil
(1957) Maverick
as ---
(1973) The Magician
as Hassid
(1966) Tales to Keep You Awake
as Arch (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1959) Adventures in Paradise
as Geoffrey Donne
(1955) Gunsmoke
as Harvey Easter
(1963) The Outer Limits
as Arch
(1953) General Electric Theater
as Father Balaton
(1966) Star Trek
as Thasian (voice)
(1966) Star Trek
as Melkotian (voice)
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Indian Chief
(1964) Daniel Boone
as Grey Cloud
(1957) Perry Mason
as Sylvester Robey
(1960) Thriller
as Nicolai
(1957) Perry Mason
as Elihu Laban
(1966) The Time Tunnel
as Epeios
(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as MacFarlane
(1962) The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Abraham Sofaer