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Abraham Sofaer

Abraham Isaac Sofaer was seen in roles ranging from prime ministers to Popes in a career that spanned six decades. His British film debut came in 1931 in The Dreyfus Case. Settling in Hollywood in the mid 1950s, his better known works include Quo Vadis (1951), His Majesty O’Keefe (1954), Taras Bulba (1962) and Chisum (1970). On TV he may be best remembered for his recurring role of Haji, the master of all genies, on I Dream of Jeannie.

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  • Born In Rangoon, Burma
  • Born October 1, 1896
  • Died January 21, 1988
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Twice-Told Tales

1963
as Prof. Pietro Baglioni

Journey to the Center of Time

1967
as Dr. (Doc) Gordon

Head

1968
as Swami

The First Texan

1956
as Don Carlos - magistrate

The Sad Sack

1957
as Hassim

Taras Bulba

1962
as The Abbot

Quo Vadis

1951
as Paul

Freedom Radio

1941
as Heini

High Finance

1933
as Myers

Stamboul

1931
as Mahmed Pasha

Omar Khayyam

1957
as Tutush

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

1947
as Benjamin Disraeli

Cairo Road

1950
as Commandant

The Naked Jungle

1954
as Incacha

Che!

1969
as Pablo Rojas

Rembrandt

1936
as Dr. Menasseh

His Majesty O'Keefe

1954
as Fatumak, Medicine Man

Things to Come

1936
as The Jew

The Flag Lieutenant

1932
as Meheti Salos

4 for Texas

1963
as Pulaski

Hitler

1962
as Morris Kaplan

Calling Paul Temple

1948
as Dr. Charles Kohima

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965
as Joseph of Arimathaea

Elephant Walk

1954
as Appuhamy

The Flying Squad

1932
as Li Yoseph

Bhowani Junction

1956
as Surabhai

Ask Beccles

1933
as Baki

Guest Star

Episode Mission: Impossible
Elena
1966
Episode Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre
Terror Island
1965
Episode Maverick
The Deadly Image
1961
Episode Ironside
I, the People
1968
Episode Wagon Train
The Bije Wilcox Story
1958
Episode The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
The Prisoner of Zalamar Affair
1966
Episode The Felony Squad
Let Him Die!
1967
Episode Star Trek
Spectre of the Gun
1968
Episode Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Changing Heart
1961
Episode The Time Tunnel
The Walls of Jericho
1967
Episode The Outer Limits
Demon with a Glass Hand
1964
Episode Naked City
The Contract
1962
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Crying Cherub
1960
Episode Have Gun, Will Travel
The Hanging Cross
1957
Episode The Time Tunnel
Revenge of the Gods
1966
Episode The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Don't Look Behind You
1962
Episode Checkmate
The Gift
1961
Episode The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Alligator
1957
Episode Daniel Boone
The Thanksgiving Story
1965
Episode Lost in Space
The Flaming Planet
1968
Episode Thriller
The Prediction
1960
Episode Adventures in Paradise
The Black Pearl
1959
Episode Search
Operation Iceman
1972
Episode Gunsmoke
The Do-Badder
1962
Episode Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Crown of Silla
1959
Episode Ben Casey
My Good Friend Krikor
1961
Episode Zane Grey Theater
Mission
1959
Episode Thriller
The Weird Tailor
1961
Episode Tarzan (1966)
The Perils of Charity Jones (1)
1967
Episode Dr. Kildare
The Visitors
1962
Episode Sea Hunt
Counterfeit
1960
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Two-Faced Turn-A-Bout
1963
Episode Wagon Train
The Stagecoach Story
1959
Episode The Twilight Zone
The Mighty Casey
1960
Episode Peter Gunn
A Penny Saved
1961
Episode The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Beyond the Sea of Death
1964
Episode Tarzan (1966)
The Perils of Charity Jones (2)
1967
Episode Rawhide
The Lost Tribe
1961
Episode The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
The Brain-Killer Affair
1965
Episode 77 Sunset Strip
Six Superior Skirts
1959
Episode Daniel Boone
Not in Our Stars
1964
Episode Riverboat
The Long Trail
1960
Episode Gunsmoke
Kitty's Killing
1960
Episode Perry Mason
The Case of the Deadly Double
1958