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Abraham Sofaer

Abraham Sofaer
  • Name: Abraham Sofaer
  • Birthday: 1896-09-30
  • Also known as: Abraham Isaac Sofaer
  • Place of birth: Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]
  • Popularity: 0.153
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, 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... Read More

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Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones   as  Governor 1971-10-04
Chisum   as  Chief White Buffalo 1970-07-23
Justine   as  Proprietor 1969-08-06
Che!   as  Pablo Rojas 1969-06-27
Head   as  Swami 1968-11-06
Journey to the Center of Time   as  Dr. (Doc) Gordon 1967-05-31
The Greatest Story Ever Told   as  Joseph of Arimathaea 1965-04-09
4 for Texas   as  Pulaski 1963-12-21
Twice-Told Tales   as  Prof. Pietro Baglioni 1963-09-01
Captain Sindbad   as  Galgo 1963-04-12
Taras Bulba   as  The Abbot 1962-11-21
Hitler   as  Morris Kaplan 1962-03-21
The Sad Sack   as  Hassim 1957-11-27
Omar Khayyam   as  Tutush 1957-08-23
Not One Shall Die   as  David Lessing 1957-01-01
The First Texan   as  Don Carlos - magistrate 1956-06-29
Bhowani Junction   as  Surabhai 1956-05-01
Out of the Clouds   as  The Indian 1955-02-15
Elephant Walk   as  Appuhamy 1954-04-21
The Naked Jungle   as  Incacha 1954-03-03
His Majesty O'Keefe   as  Fatumak, Medicine Man 1954-01-16
Judgment Deferred   as  Chancellor 1952-02-01
Quo Vadis   as  Paul 1951-11-08
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman   as  Judge 1951-04-13
Cairo Road   as  Commandant 1950-06-21
Christopher Columbus   as  Luis de Santangel 1949-10-12
Calling Paul Temple   as  Dr. Charles Kohima 1948-04-29
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square   as  Benjamin Disraeli 1947-10-30
Trilby   as  Svengali 1947-10-23
Dual Alibi   as  French Judge 1947-06-03
The Great Promise 1947-01-02
A Matter of Life and Death   as  The Judge 1946-12-15
Freedom Radio   as  Heini 1941-02-04
Crook's Tour   as  Ali 1940-09-03
Rembrandt   as  Dr. Menasseh 1936-11-06
The House of the Spaniard   as  Vidal 1936-11-01
Things to Come   as  The Jew (uncredited) 1936-03-31
Nell Gwyn   as  (uncredited) 1934-08-01
The Admiral's Secret   as  Don Pablo y Gonzales 1934-01-01
The Wandering Jew   as  Zapportas (Phase IV) 1933-11-15
High Finance   as  Myers 1933-06-21
Karma   as  Holy Man 1933-05-14
Ask Beccles   as  Baki 1933-01-01
The Flag Lieutenant   as  Meheti Salos 1932-10-16
The Flying Squad   as  Li Yoseph 1932-07-20
The House Opposite   as  Fahmy 1932-03-22
Stamboul   as  Mahmed Pasha 1931-10-20
Dreyfus   as  Dubois 1931-04-18