Abraham Sofaer

Actor Sep 30 (died age 91) Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar] 1931–1973 (42 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

A Matter of Life and Death

The Judge

Film

Quo Vadis

Paul of Tarsus

Film

Chisum

Chief White Buffalo

Film

Things to Come

The Jew (uncredited)

Film

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Joseph of Arimathaea

Film

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

Judge

Film

The Naked Jungle

Incacha

Film

Head

Swami

Filmography

Acting (105)

Movies (51)

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

1971

as Governor

Chisum

1970

as Chief White Buffalo

Che!

as Pablo Rojas

Justine

as Proprietor

Head

as Swami

Journey to the Center of Time

1967

as Dr. (Doc) Gordon

3.5

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

as Joseph of Arimathaea

4 for Texas

as Pulaski

Captain Sindbad

as Galgo

Twice-Told Tales

as Prof. Pietro Baglioni

Taras Bulba

as The Abbot

Hitler

as Morris Kaplan

Omar Khayyam

as Tutush

The Sad Sack

as Hassim

Not One Shall Die

as David Lessing

Bhowani Junction

1956

as Surabhai

5.9

The First Texan

1956

as Don Carlos - magistrate

Out of the Clouds

as The Indian

The Naked Jungle

as Incacha

His Majesty O'Keefe

as Fatumak, Medicine Man

Elephant Walk

as Appuhamy

Judgment Deferred

as Chancellor

Quo Vadis

as Paul of Tarsus

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

as Judge

Cairo Road

as Commandant

Christopher Columbus

as Luis de Santangel

Calling Paul Temple

as Dr. Charles Kohima

Dual Alibi

as French Judge

The Great Promise

Trilby

as Svengali

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

1947

as Benjamin Disraeli

5.2

A Matter of Life and Death

as The Judge

Freedom Radio

as Heini

The Prime Minister

as Turkish ambassador (uncredited)

Crook's Tour

as Ali

Things to Come

as The Jew (uncredited)

6.5

The House of the Spaniard

as Vidal

Rembrandt

as Dr. Menasseh

Nell Gwyn

as (uncredited)

The Admiral's Secret

as Don Pablo y Gonzales

The Wandering Jew

1933

as Zapportas (Phase IV)

7.6

Karma

1933

as Holy Man

Little Miss Nobody

1933

as Mr. Beal

High Finance

1933

as Myers

Ask Beccles

1933

as Baki

The House Opposite

1932

as Fahmy

The Flag Lieutenant

1932

as Meheti Salos

Insult

1932

as Ali Ben Achmed

The Flying Squad

1932

as Li Yoseph

Stamboul

1931

as Mahmed Pasha

Dreyfus

1931

as Dubois

Television (54)

The Magician

as Hassid

Ironside

The High Chaparral

as Comancho

Star Trek

as Thasian (voice)

Mission: Impossible

as Tomas de Cuarto

The Time Tunnel

as Epeios

Felony Squad

Family Affair

The Rat Patrol

as Marabout

Tarzan

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

1966

as Omar

6.6

Tales to Keep You Awake

1966

as Arch (archive footage) (uncredited)

I Dream of Jeannie

as Haji

Lost in Space

as Sobram

Run for Your Life

as Mr. Singh

Laredo

Daniel Boone

as Tamend

The Outer Limits

as Arch

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

5.7

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

as MacFarlane

Dr. Kildare

as Shahzi Saund

Ben Casey

The Asphalt Jungle

The Investigators

as Gregory Walden

Thriller

as Gus Kostopulos

The Twilight Zone

as Dr. Stillman

Rawhide

as Little Hawk

Adventures in Paradise

as Timaui

Hawaiian Eye

The Third Man

Riverboat

as Mark Evans

Wichita Town

Sea Hunt

77 Sunset Strip

Naked City

as Ling Twong

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Peter Gunn

Behind Closed Doors

as Fadhil

Perry Mason

1957

as Dr. Daniel Maitland

7.7

Maverick

1957

6.9

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Real McCoys

The Thin Man

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957

as Constantine

6.2

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as (Commanche Chief) Alou

6.0

Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers

1956

5.0

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

1956

5.0

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Ulrich Klemm

The Millionaire

as Dr. Krishna

Gunsmoke

as Jeremiah Leech

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

5.4

General Electric Theater

as Rabbi

Four Star Playhouse

as Indian Chief