Abraham Sofaer

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1896-09-30 (92 years old)

Deathday

1988-01-21

Place of Birth

Rangoon, Burma. [now Yangôn, Myanmar]

Abraham Sofaer

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 Pr...

Acting

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as Joseph of Arimathaea

1933

The Wandering Jew

as Zapportas (Phase IV)

1936

Things to Come

as The Jew (uncredited)

1969

Justine

as Proprietor

1951

Quo Vadis

as Paul

1963

1957

The Sad Sack

as Hassim

1962

Taras Bulba

as The Abbot

1954

Elephant Walk

as Appuhamy

1954

1967

1968

Head

as Swami

1936

Rembrandt

as Dr. Menasseh

1956

Bhowani Junction

as Surabhai

1940

1962

Hitler

as Morris Kaplan

1954

His Majesty O'Keefe

as Fatumak, Medicine Man

1956

The First Texan

as Don Carlos - magistrate

1947

The Ghosts of Berkeley Square

as Benjamin Disraeli

1950

Cairo Road

as Commandant

1955

Out of the Clouds

as The Indian

1957

Omar Khayyam

as Tutush

1947

Dual Alibi

as French Judge

1952

Judgment Deferred

as Chancellor

1970

Chisum

as Chief White Buffalo

1941

1933

Karma

as Holy Man

1948

Calling Paul Temple

as Dr. Charles Kohima

1963

Twice-Told Tales

as Prof. Pietro Baglioni

1933

1933

High Finance

as Myers

1934

The Admiral's Secret

as Don Pablo y Gonzales

1947

Trilby

as Svengali

1934

Nell Gwyn

as (uncredited)

1963

4 for Texas

as Pulaski

1969

Che!

as Pablo Rojas

1931

Dreyfus

as Dubois

1931

Stamboul

as Mahmed Pasha

1932

The Flag Lieutenant

as Meheti Salos

1932

The Flying Squad

as Li Yoseph

1932

1949

Christopher Columbus

as Luis de Santangel

1957

Not One Shall Die

as David Lessing

1932

Insult

as Ali Ben Achmed

1933

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