Cast & creator
Abraham Sofaer
Best known for Perry Mason, Perry Mason, Perry Mason
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, he was appearing in both British and American films. Among his more prominent performances were the dual role of the Judge and Surgeon in Powell and Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death (1946) and St. Paul in Quo Vadis (1951). He also appeared on television from its earliest days in the late 1930s and on radio. 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, including Star Trek ("Charlie X"), The Twilight Zone ("The Mighty Casey"), Lost in Space ("The Flaming Planet") and The Outer Limits ("Demon with a Glass Hand"), until retiring in the mid 1970s. He may be best-remembered for his recurring role as Hadji, the master of all genies, on I Dream of Jeannie. Sofaer married Psyche Angela Christian, with whom he had two sons and four daughters. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, as the result of congestive heart failure in 1988. The noted jurist of the same name is the son of one of the actor's cousins. Description above from the Wikipedia article Abraham Sofaer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Abraham Isaac Sofaer
51
film credits
67
television credits
118
1931–1974 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (118)
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Perry Mason
Dr. Daniel Maitland
1957Perry Mason
Sylvester Robey
1957Perry Mason
Elihu Laban
1957
Star Trek
Thasian (voice)
1966Star Trek
Melkotian (voice)
1966
Maverick
Papa Rambeau
1957
Ironside
1967
Mission: Impossible
Tomas de Cuarto
1966
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Four Star Playhouse
Indian Chief
1952
Dr. Kildare
Shahzi Saund
1961Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Juano
1963
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
MacFarlane
1962The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Abraham Sofaer
1962
The Twilight Zone
Dr. Stillman
1959
Naked City
Ling Twong
1958
I Dream of Jeannie
Haji
1965
Ben Casey
1961
Daniel Boone
Tamend
1964Daniel Boone
Grey Cloud
1964
Rawhide
Little Hawk
1959
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(Commanche Chief) Alou
1956
Gunsmoke
Jeremiah Leech
1955Gunsmoke
Harvey Easter
1955
Run for Your Life
Mr. Singh
1965
The High Chaparral
Comancho
1967
Thriller
Gus Kostopulos
1960Thriller
Nicolai
1960
Hawaiian Eye
1959
77 Sunset Strip
1958
The Outer Limits
Arch
1963
Peter Gunn
1958
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Lost in Space
Sobram
1965
The Real McCoys
1957
Adventures in Paradise
Timaui
1959Adventures in Paradise
Geoffrey Donne
1959
Family Affair
1966
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ulrich Klemm
1955
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Constantine
1957
The Millionaire
Dr. Krishna
1955
Sea Hunt
1958
The Time Tunnel
Father
1966The Time Tunnel
Epeios
1966
Felony Squad
1966
Laredo
1965
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Tarzan
1966
Riverboat
Mark Evans
1959
The Third Man
1959The Third Man
Prince Puma Diau
1959
The Thin Man
1957
The Magician
Hassid
1973
The Rat Patrol
Marabout
1966
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Omar
1966
Tales to Keep You Awake
Arch (archive footage) (uncredited)
1966
Behind Closed Doors
Fadhil
1958
Wichita Town
1959
The Investigators
Gregory Walden
1961
The Asphalt Jungle
1961
Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers
1956
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Joseph of Arimathaea
1965
General Electric Theater
Rabbi
1953General Electric Theater
Father Balaton
1953
Search
1972
A Matter of Life and Death
The Judge
1946
Quo Vadis
Paul of Tarsus
1951
Chisum
Chief White Buffalo
1970
On Trial
Lord Reading - Lord Chief Justice
1960
The Naked Jungle
Incacha
1954
4 for Texas
Pulaski
1963
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
Judge
1951
Things to Come
The Jew (uncredited)
1936
Taras Bulba
The Abbot
1962
His Majesty O'Keefe
Fatumak, Medicine Man
1954
Bhowani Junction
Surabhai
1956
Head
Swami
1968
Elephant Walk
Appuhamy
1954
Dreyfus
Dubois
1931
Not One Shall Die
David Lessing
1957
Out of the Clouds
The Indian
1955
Twice-Told Tales
Prof. Pietro Baglioni
1963
Che!
Pablo Rojas
1969
The First Texan
Don Carlos - magistrate
1956
The Sad Sack
Hassim
1957
Justine
Proprietor
1969
The House of the Spaniard
Vidal
1936
Journey to the Center of Time
Dr. (Doc) Gordon
1967
Captain Sindbad
Galgo
1963
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Governor
1971
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
Benjamin Disraeli
1947
Omar Khayyam
Tutush
1957
Rembrandt
Dr. Menasseh
1936Nell Gwyn
(uncredited)
1934
Cairo Road
Commandant
1950
The Prime Minister
Turkish ambassador (uncredited)
1941The Great Promise
1947
Karma
Holy Man
1933
Hitler
Morris Kaplan
1962
Freedom Radio
Heini
1941
Crook's Tour
Ali
1940Trilby
Svengali
1947
Christopher Columbus
Luis de Santangel
1949
The Admiral's Secret
Don Pablo y Gonzales
1934
The Wandering Jew
Zapportas (Phase IV)
1933
Dual Alibi
French Judge
1947
The Flying Squad
Li Yoseph
1932
Calling Paul Temple
Dr. Charles Kohima
1948
The House Opposite
Fahmy
1932
Judgment Deferred
Chancellor
1952
Insult
Ali Ben Achmed
1932
Stamboul
Mahmed Pasha
1931
High Finance
Myers
1933The Flag Lieutenant
Meheti Salos
1932Ask Beccles
Baki
1933Little Miss Nobody
Mr. Beal
1933