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Abraham Isaac Sofaer (1 October 1896 – 21 January 1988) was a Burmese-born British actor who began his career on stage and became a familiar supporting player in film and on television in his later years.
Abraham Sofaer. Actor: The Naked Jungle. Born on October 1, 1896, in Rangoon, Burma, to Burmese-Jewish parents, and the son of a well-to-do merchant, distinguished veteran character actor Abraham Isaac Sofaer was a one-time schoolteacher in both Rangoon and London.
- January 1, 1
- Rangoon, Burma
- January 1, 1
- Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Abraham Sofaer was a veteran character actor who played various ethnic roles in films and TV shows. He was born in Burma in 1896, married Angela Psyche Christian, and died in 1988.
- October 1, 1896
- January 21, 1988
Jan 22, 1988 · Abraham Sofaer, the dusky-skinned character actor who was seen in roles ranging from prime ministers to Popes in a career that ranged over six decades, died Thursday at the Motion Picture and...
Abraham Sofaer was a stage actor of Burmese-Jewish descent who appeared in films and TV shows from the 1930s to the 1970s. He played exotic characters in A Matter of Life and Death, Quo Vadis, I Dream of Jeannie and many more.
Abraham Sofaer. Highest Rated: 100% Bhowani Junction (1956) Lowest Rated: 56% Twice Told Tales (1963) Birthday: Oct 1, 1896. Birthplace: Rangoon, Burma.
Burmese actor Abraham Sofaer had the strong semitic features and cultured mannerisms to allow him to play a variety of ethnic types. In various films and TV shows, Sofaer portrayed Jews, Arabs, Armenians, Turks and plenty of East Indians (though he usual shied away from the latter because, in his words, "it is so ridiculously easy").
