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Abraham Sofaer

January 01, 1970

For the US jurist, see Abraham David Sofaer.

Abraham Isaac Sofaer (1 October 1896 – 21 January 1988) was a Burmese-born British actor who began his career on stage and became a familiar supporting player in film and on television in his later years.

Abraham Sofaer
Sofaer in a 1966 episode of Mission: Impossible
Born
Abraham Isaac Sofaer

(1896-10-01)1 October 1896
Rangoon, British Burma
Died21 January 1988(1988-01-21) (aged 91)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1921–1974
Spouse
Angela Psyche Christian
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(m. 1920)​
Children6

Life and career edit

Although Sofaer was born in Rangoon, Burma (then part of the British Empire),[1] he was descended from Baghdadi Jews from India.[citation needed]

The son of a very successful merchant, Isaac Sofaer (who established the Sofaer Building, Rangoon, which still stands today), he was educated locally at the Diocesan Boys' High School.[1] His education continued in England, and he initially worked as a school teacher in Rangoon and later in London.[2]

He began his acting career on the London stage in 1921, but soon he was alternating between theatre productions in London and New York.[3] He appeared in the 1933 musical He Wanted Adventure alongside Bobby Howes. In 1935, he gained widespread attention on Broadway portraying Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli in Victoria Regina.[2][4]

During the 1930s he also began appearing in both British and American films. Among his more prominent performances were his dual role as the Judge and Surgeon in Powell and Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death (1946) and as Saint Paul in Quo Vadis (1951).[5]

He also appeared on television from its earliest days in the late 1930s and on radio, including a small part in Dorothy L. Sayers' The Man Born to Be King.[3][6]

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.[7] He made three appearances on Perry Mason including as Dr. Maitland in “The Case of the Deadly Double” (1958), and as Sylvester Robey in the 1960 episode "The Case of the Crying Cherub" and his voice was featured in two episodes of Star Trek.[8]

Other guest appearances were in Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, The Twilight Zone, The Investigators, Daniel Boone, The Time Tunnel, Lost in Space, and The Outer Limits.[7] He may be best remembered for his recurring role as Haji, the master of all genies, on I Dream of Jeannie and as The Swami who advises Peter Tork in the "Sauna" scene in The Monkees' 1968 film Head.[9][10]

Death edit

Sofaer died at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, as the result of congestive heart failure in 1988, aged 91.[2]

Complete filmography edit

Selected television appearances edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Abraham Sofaer". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "A. Sofaer, 91; Veteran Film, Stage Actor", obituary, Los Angeles Times, January 22, 1988. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Abraham Sofaer | Biography". AllMovie.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Abraham Sofaer", Internet Broadway Database (IBDB), The Broadway League, New York, NY. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  5. ^ . BFI. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016.
  6. ^ "King Lear (1939)". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Abraham Sofaer | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  8. ^ "Abraham Sofaer | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances". AllMovie.
  9. ^ "I Dream of Jeannie: There Goes the Bride (1967)". AllMovie.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  10. ^ "Head (1968)". AllMovie.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.

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For the US jurist see Abraham David Sofaer This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Abraham Isaac Sofaer 1 October 1896 21 January 1988 was a Burmese born British actor who began his career on stage and became a familiar supporting player in film and on television in his later years Abraham SofaerSofaer in a 1966 episode of Mission ImpossibleBornAbraham Isaac Sofaer 1896 10 01 1 October 1896Rangoon British BurmaDied21 January 1988 1988 01 21 aged 91 Woodland Hills Los Angeles California U S OccupationActorYears active1921 1974SpouseAngela Psyche Christian m 1920 wbr Children6 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Death 3 Complete filmography 4 Selected television appearances 5 References 6 External linksLife and career editAlthough Sofaer was born in Rangoon Burma then part of the British Empire 1 he was descended from Baghdadi Jews from India citation needed The son of a very successful merchant Isaac Sofaer who established the Sofaer Building Rangoon which still stands today he was educated locally at the Diocesan Boys High School 1 His education continued in England and he initially worked as a school teacher in Rangoon and later in London 2 He began his acting career on the London stage in 1921 but soon he was alternating between theatre productions in London and New York 3 He appeared in the 1933 musical He Wanted Adventure alongside Bobby Howes In 1935 he gained widespread attention on Broadway portraying Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli in Victoria Regina 2 4 During the 1930s he also began appearing in both British and American films Among his more prominent performances were his dual role as the Judge and Surgeon in Powell and Pressburger s A Matter of Life and Death 1946 and as Saint Paul in Quo Vadis 1951 5 He also appeared on television from its earliest days in the late 1930s and on radio including a small part in Dorothy L Sayers The Man Born to Be King 3 6 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 7 He made three appearances on Perry Mason including as Dr Maitland in The Case of the Deadly Double 1958 and as Sylvester Robey in the 1960 episode The Case of the Crying Cherub and his voice was featured in two episodes of Star Trek 8 Other guest appearances were in Wagon Train Gunsmoke The Twilight Zone The Investigators Daniel Boone The Time Tunnel Lost in Space and The Outer Limits 7 He may be best remembered for his recurring role as Haji the master of all genies on I Dream of Jeannie and as The Swami who advises Peter Tork in the Sauna scene in The Monkees 1968 film Head 9 10 Death editSofaer died at the Motion Picture amp Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills Los Angeles California as the result of congestive heart failure in 1988 aged 91 2 Complete filmography editDreyfus 1931 Dubois The House Opposite 1932 Fahmy Stamboul 1932 Mahmed Pasha The Flying Squad 1932 Li Yoseph Insult 1932 Ali Ben Achmed The Flag Lieutenant 1933 Meheti Salos Long Live the King 1933 Short Alexis Karma 1933 Holy Man The Wandering Jew 1933 Zapportas Trouble 1933 Ali Little Miss Nobody 1933 Mr Beal High Finance 1933 Myers Ask Beccles 1933 Baki Oh No Doctor 1934 Skelton Nell Gwynn 1934 uncredited The Admiral s Secret 1934 Don Pablo y Gonzales The Private Life of Don Juan 1934 Street Bookseller uncredited Things to Come 1936 Wadsky uncredited The House of the Spaniard 1936 Vidal Rembrandt 1936 Dr Menasseh The Switchback 1939 TV Movie Caesar s Friend 1939 TV Movie Annas The Deacon and the Jewess 1939 TV Movie Benedict the Pointer Jew of Oxford The Great Adventure 1939 TV Movie Ebag Freedom Radio 1941 Heini The Prime Minister 1941 Turkish ambassador uncredited Crook s Tour 1941 Ali The Queen of Spades 1946 TV Movie Tchekalinsky The Man with the Cloak Full of Holes 1946 TV Movie Luis Santangel A Matter of Life and Death 1946 The Judge Caesar s Friend 1947 TV Movie Joseph Caiaphas The Merchant of Venice 1947 TV Movie aired on two days Shylock Dual Alibi 1947 French Judge Trilby 1947 TV Movie Svengali The Ghosts of Berkeley Square 1947 Benjamin Disraeli Dim at Ha Nehamah Ha Gedolah 1947 Corporal Commentator Jordan s Tale Calling Paul Temple 1948 Dr Kohima Tilly of Bloomsbury 1948 TV Movie Mehta Ram Counsellor at Law 1949 TV Movie George Simon A Man s House 1949 TV Movie Salathiel The Gentle People 1949 TV Movie Jonah Goodman Christopher Columbus 1949 Luis de Santangel The Squeaker 1949 TV Movie Lew Friedman Dick Whittington 1949 TV Movie Sultan Cairo Road 1950 Commandant Pandora and the Flying Dutchman 1951 Judge Quo Vadis 1951 Paul Christian Evangelist Judgment Deferred 1952 Chancellor Music at Night 1952 TV Movie Nicholas Lengel His Majesty O Keefe 1954 Fatumak Medicine Man The Naked Jungle 1954 Incacha Elephant Walk 1954 Appuhamy Out of the Clouds 1955 The Indian Bhowani Junction 1956 Surabhai The First Texan 1956 Don Carlos Omar Khayyam 1957 Tutush The Story of Mankind 1957 Indian Chief The Sad Sack 1957 Hassim Song Without End 1960 Emissary in Rome uncredited Hitler 1962 Morris Kaplan Taras Bulba 1962 Abbot Captain Sindbad 1963 Galgo Twice Told Tales 1963 Prof Pietro Baglioni 4 for Texas 1963 Pulaski The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965 Joseph of Arimathaea Journey to the Center of Time 1967 Dr Doc Gordon Head 1968 Swami Che 1969 Pablo Rojas Justine 1969 Proprietor Chisum 1970 Chief White BuffaloSelected television appearances editPerry Mason TV series The Case of the Deadly Double 1958 Dr Maitland Zane Grey Theatre Mission 1959 Comanche Chief Alou The Real McCoys The Rainmaker 1959 Arapaho Chief Wagon Train The Stagecoach Story 1959 Antonio DeVargo Gunsmoke Kitty s Killing 1960 1962 Jeremiah Leech Harvey Easter The Twilight Zone The Mighty Casey 1960 Dr Stillman Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1961 Season 6 Episode 14 The Changing Heart Ulrich Klemm Peter Gunn A Penny Saved 1961 Boris Petrov Thriller The Weird Tailor 1961 Nicolai Rawhide 1961 Little Hawk in S4 E5 The Lost Tribe The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1962 Season 1 Episode 2 Don t Look Behind You Dr MacFarlane The Alfred Hitchcock Hour 1964 Season 2 Episode 14 Beyond the Sea of Death Dr Shankara Outer Limits Demon with a glass hand 1964 Arch Star Trek The Original Series 1966 The Thasian in S1 E2 Charlie X The Man from U N C L E The Brain Killer Affair 1965 Mr Gabhail Samoy head of U N C L E operations in Calcutta The Time Tunnel Revenge of the Gods 1966 Epeios I Dream of Jeannie The Birds and the Bees Bit 1967 Haji Lost in Space The Flaming Planet 1968 Sobram Kolchak The Night Stalker Horror in the Heights 1974 Rakshasa Hunter final appearance References edit a b Abraham Sofaer bbashakespeare warwick ac uk Retrieved 19 September 2023 a b c A Sofaer 91 Veteran Film Stage Actor obituary Los Angeles Times January 22 1988 Retrieved May 2 2018 a b Abraham Sofaer Biography AllMovie com Retrieved November 19 2022 Abraham Sofaer Internet Broadway Database IBDB The Broadway League New York NY Retrieved May 2 2018 Abraham Sofaer BFI Archived from the original on March 12 2016 King Lear 1939 bbashakespeare warwick ac uk Retrieved November 19 2022 a b Abraham Sofaer TV Guide TVGuide com Abraham Sofaer TV Documentary and Other Appearances AllMovie I Dream of Jeannie There Goes the Bride 1967 AllMovie com Retrieved November 19 2022 Head 1968 AllMovie com Retrieved November 19 2022 External links editAbraham Sofaer at IMDb Abraham Sofaer at the Internet Broadway Database Abraham Sofaer at Memory Alpha Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Abraham Sofaer amp oldid 1216955062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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