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Abraham Sofaer (1896–1988)

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Born on October 1, 1896, in Rangoon, Burma, to Burmese-Jewish parents, distinguished veteran character actor Abraham Sofaer was a one-time schoolteacher in both Rangoon and London. He switched gears to acting after a short time and made his stage debut as a walk-on in William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice" in 1921... See full bio »

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in Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]

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(age 91) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
Elderly Rakshasa Hunter
– Horror in the Heights (1974) … Elderly Rakshasa Hunter
 
1974 The Magician (TV series)
Hassid
– The Illusion of Black Gold (1974) … Hassid
 
1972 Assignment Vienna (TV series)
– Annalisa (1972)
 
1972 Search (TV series)
General Lokarno
– Operation Iceman (1972) … General Lokarno
 
1970 Chisum
Chief White Buffalo
 
1969 Justine
Proprietor
 
1969 Che!
Pablo Rojas
 
1968 Head
Swami
 
1968 Ironside (TV series)
Maharishi Rahbu
– I, the People (1968) … Maharishi Rahbu
 
1966-1968 Star Trek (TV series)
Melkotian / The Thasian
– Spectre of the Gun (1968) … Melkotian (voice)
– Charlie X (1966) … The Thasian
 
1968 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Commancho, Trinidad's Father
– Follow Your Heart (1968) … Commancho, Trinidad's Father
 
1967-1968 I Dream of Jeannie (TV series)
Haji
– Divorce, Genie Style (1968) … Haji
– The Birds and the Bees Bit (1967) … Haji
– There Goes the Bride (1967) … Haji
 
1968 Lost in Space (TV series)
Sobram
– The Flaming Planet (1968) … Sobram
 
1967 Felony Squad (TV series)
Leander
– Let Him Die! (1967) … Leander
 
1967 Tarzan (TV series)
Commissioner
– The Perils of Charity Jones: Part 2 (1967) … Commissioner
– The Perils of Charity Jones: Part 1 (1967) … Commissioner
 
1967 The Rat Patrol (TV series)
Marabout
– The Holy War Raid (1967) … Marabout
 
1966-1967 The Time Tunnel (TV series)
Epeios / Father
– The Walls of Jericho (1967) … Father
– Revenge of the Gods (1966) … Epeios
 
1967 Journey to the Center of Time
Dr. 'Doc' Gordon
 
1966 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Tomas de Cuarto
– Elena (1966) … Tomas de Cuarto
 
1966 Family Affair (TV series)
Dr. Sakis
– Who's Afraid of Nural Shpeni? (1966) … Dr. Sakis
 
1966 Laredo (TV series)
Tohpay
– The Dance of the Laughing Death (1966) … Tohpay
 
1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Omar
– The Prisoner of Zalamar Affair (1966) … Omar
 
1966 Run for Your Life (TV series)
Mr. Singh
– The Last Safari (1966) … Mr. Singh
 
1965-1966 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Hill Doctor / Juano
– Wind Fever (1966) … Hill Doctor
– Terror Island (1965) … Juano
 
1964-1965 Daniel Boone (TV series)
Grey Cloud / Tamend
– The Thanksgiving Story (1965) … Grey Cloud
– Not in Our Stars (1964) … Tamend
 
1965 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Mr. Gabhail Samoy
– The Brain-Killer Affair (1965) … Mr. Gabhail Samoy
 
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
Joseph of Arimathaea
 
1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Arch
– Demon with a Glass Hand (1964) … Arch
 
1959-1964 The Third Man (TV series)
General Marius / Puma Diau
– Judas Coat (1964) … Puma Diau
– Dark Island (1959) … General Marius
 
1964 Temple Houston (TV series)
Chief Last Full Moon
– Last Full Moon (1964) … Chief Last Full Moon
 
1961-1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
Krikor Dakoplan
– A Falcon's Eye, a Lion's Heart, a Girl's Hand (1964)
– My Good Friend Krikor (1961) … Krikor Dakoplan
 
1962-1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Dr. MacFarlane / Dr. Shankara
– Beyond the Sea of Death (1964) … Dr. Shankara
– Don't Look Behind You (1962) … Dr. MacFarlane
 
1963 4 for Texas
Pulaski - Bank Board Member
 
1963 Twice-Told Tales
Prof. Pietro Baglioni
 
1963 Captain Sindbad
Galgo
 
1958-1963 Perry Mason (TV series)
Dr. Maitland / Elihu Laban / Sylvester Robey
– The Case of the Two-Faced Turn-a-bout (1963) … Elihu Laban
– The Case of the Crying Cherub (1960) … Sylvester Robey
– The Case of the Deadly Double (1958) … Dr. Maitland
 
1962 Death Valley Days (TV series)
King
– Bloodline (1962) … King
 
1962 Taras Bulba
Abbot
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Shahzi Saund
– The Visitors (1962) … Shahzi Saund
 
1962 Hitler
Morris Kaplan
 
1962 Naked City (TV series)
Ling Twong
– The Contract (1962) … Ling Twong
 
1960-1962 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Harvey Easter / Jeremiah Leech
– The Do-Badder (1962) … Harvey Easter
– Kitty's Killing (1960) … Jeremiah Leech
 
1961 Follow the Sun (TV series)
Gassler
– The Girl from Brandenberg (1961) … Gassler
 
1960-1961 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Rabbi / Father Balaton
– The Other Wise Man (1961) … Rabbi
– The Iron Silence (1961) … Father Balaton
– The Other Wise Man (1960) … Rabbi
 
1961 The Investigators (TV series)
Gregory Walden
– Quite a Woman (1961) … Gregory Walden
 
1961 Rawhide (TV series)
Little Hawk
– The Lost Tribe (1961) … Little Hawk
 
1960-1961 Thriller (TV series)
Gus Kostopulos / Nicolai
– The Weird Tailor (1961) … Nicolai
– The Prediction (1960) … Gus Kostopulos
 
1961 The Asphalt Jungle (TV series)
Pablo Manrique
– The McMasters Story (1961) … Pablo Manrique
 
1961 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Boris Petrov
– A Penny Saved (1961) … Boris Petrov
 
1961 Maverick (TV series)
Papa Rambeau
– The Deadly Image (1961) … Papa Rambeau
 
1961 Checkmate (TV series)
Zingari
– The Gift (1961) … Zingari
 
1961 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Ulrich Klemm
– The Changing Heart (1961) … Ulrich Klemm
 
1959-1960 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Geoffrey Donne / Tamaui
– Incident in Suva (1960) … Geoffrey Donne
– The Black Pearl (1959) … Tamaui
 
1960 Song Without End
Emissary in Rome (uncredited)
 
1960 On Trial (TV series)
Lord Reading - Lord Chief Justice
– Sir Roger Casement (1960) … Lord Reading - Lord Chief Justice
 
1960 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Dr. Stillman
– The Mighty Casey (1960) … Dr. Stillman
 
1960 Hawaiian Eye (TV series)
Administrateur
– Shadow of the Blade (1960) … Administrateur
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
Mark Evans
– The Long Trail (1960) … Mark Evans
 
1960 Sea Hunt (TV series)
Commissioner Arturo Mendes
– Counterfeit (1960) … Commissioner Arturo Mendes
 
1960 Wichita Town (TV series)
Tomasino
– Brothers of the Knife (1960) … Tomasino
 
1960 Troubleshooters (TV series)
Jeremiah Woodruff
– The Mountain That Moved (1960) … Jeremiah Woodruff
 
1959 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Alou
– Mission (1959) … Alou
 
1959 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
M. Halvey
– Six Superior Skirts (1959) … M. Halvey
 
1958-1959 Wagon Train (TV series)
Antonio DeVargo / Bull Man
– The Stagecoach Story (1959) … Antonio DeVargo
– The Bije Wilcox Story (1958) … Bull Man
 
1959 Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV series)
Mr. Constantine
– Crown of Silla (1959) … Mr. Constantine
 
1959 Father Knows Best (TV series)
U.N. Diplomat
– Formula for Happiness (1959) … U.N. Diplomat
 
1959 Lux Playhouse (TV series)
– Stand-In for Murder (1959)
 
1959 The Real McCoys (TV series)
Indian Chief
– The Rainmaker (1959) … Indian Chief
 
1959 The Millionaire (TV series)
Dr. Krishna
– Millionaire John Rackham (1959) … Dr. Krishna
 
1958 Behind Closed Doors (TV series)
Fadhil
– The Middle East Story (1958) … Fadhil
 
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Peyramale
– Song of Bernadette (1958) … Peyramale
 
1958 The Thin Man (TV series)
Professor Asbury
– The Carstadt Man (1958) … Professor Asbury
 
1957 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Chief Cah-la-te
– The Hanging Cross (1957) … Chief Cah-la-te
 
1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV series)
Paul
– The Alligator (1957) … Paul
 
1957 The Sad Sack
Hassim
 
1957 The Story of Mankind
Indian Chief
 
1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Felix / Professor
– The Last Act (1957) … Felix
– Paris Calling (1957) … Professor
 
1957 Omar Khayyam
Tutush
 
1956-1957 Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (TV series)
Chief Inspector
– The Glass Necklace (1957) … Chief Inspector
– The Steel Bracelet (1956)
 
1956 The First Texan
Don Carlos - magistrate
 
1956 Bhowani Junction
Surabhai
 
1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Jose Hernandez
– Yacht on the High Sea (1956) … Jose Hernandez
 
1955 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Indian Chief
– The Collar (1955) … Indian Chief
 
1955 Out of the Clouds
The Indian
 
1954 Elephant Walk
Appuhamy
 
1954 The Naked Jungle
Incacha
 
1954 His Majesty O'Keefe
Fatumak, Medicine Man
 
1952 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Jemadar Moti Ram Sahib
– Lines of Communication (1952) … Jemadar Moti Ram Sahib
 
1952 Music at Night (TV movie)
Nicholas Lengel
 
1952 Judgment Deferred
Chancellor
 
1951 Quo Vadis
Paul
 
1951 Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Judge
 
1950 Cairo Road
Commandant
 
1949 The Queen of Spades (TV movie)
Tchekalinsky
 
1949 Christopher Columbus
Luis de Santangel
 
1948 Calling Paul Temple
Dr. Kohima
 
1948 Dual Alibi
French Judge
 
1947 The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Benjamin Disraeli
 
1947 The Merchant of Venice (TV movie)
Shylock
 
1947 Dim'at Ha'Nehamah Ha'Gedolah
 
1946 Stairway to Heaven
The Judge
 
1946 The Man with the Cloak Full of Holes (TV movie)
 
1941 Crook's Tour
Ali
 
1941 The Prime Minister
Turkish ambassador (uncredited)
 
1941 A Voice in the Night
Heini
 
1939 The Great Adventure (TV movie)
Ebag
 
1939 The Deacon and the Jewess (TV movie)
Benedict the Pointer, Jew of Oxford
 
1939 Cæsar's Friend (TV movie)
Annas
 
1939 The Switchback (TV movie)
 
1936 The House of the Spaniard
Vidal
 
1936 Rembrandt
Dr. Menasseh
 
1936 Things to Come
The Jew (uncredited)
 
1934 Nell Gwyn (uncredited)
 
1934 The Private Life of Don Juan
Street Bookseller (uncredited)
 
1934 Oh No Doctor!
Skelton
 
1934 The Admiral's Secret
Don Pablo y Gonzales
 
1933 Trouble
Ali
 
1933/I The Wandering Jew
Zapportas
 
1933 Karma
Holy Man
 
1933 Long Live the King (short)
Alexis
 
1933 Ask Beccles
Baki
 
1933 Little Miss Nobody
Mr. Beal
 
1933 High Finance
Myers
 
1932 The Flag Lieutenant
Meheti Salos
 
1932 Insult
Ali Ben Achmed
 
1932 The Flying Squad
Li Yoseph
 
1931 The House Opposite
Fahmy
 
1931 The Dreyfus Case
Dubois
 
1931 Stamboul
Mahmed Pasha
 
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1998 The Colour Merchant (video documentary short)
Judge (uncredited)
 
1971 Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Governor
 
1939 A People Eternal
Zapportas
 

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(April 23, 1935) He acted in Shakespeare Birthday Festival at the Old Vic Theatre in London, England with Peggy Ashcroft, Sybil Thorndike, Donald Wolfit, Maurice Evans, Lewis Casson, Marius Goring, Alec Clunes, Adele Dixon, Dorothy Dixon, Wilfred Walter, Ben Greet, Ursula Jeans, Margaret Webster, Frank Napier... See more »

Height:

5' 9½" (1.77 m)
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Star Sign:

Libra