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Abraham Sofaer is a Actor Birmanien born on 30 september 1896 at Yangon (Birmanie)
Abraham Sofaer (October 1, 1896 – January 21, 1988) was a Burmese stage actor who became a familiar supporting player in film and on television in his later years. He was born in Rangoon and originally worked as a school teacher. Sofaer's strong features and resonant voice (he modified his Burmese accent to sound more like English Received Pronunciation) 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. He made three appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of defendant Elihu Laban in the 1963 episode, "The Case of the Two-Faced Turn-a-Bout." He also featured in Star Trek ("Charlie X" and "Spectre of the Gun" - voice only), The Twilight Zone ("The Mighty Casey"), Daniel Boone ("Not in Our Stars"), Lost in Space ("The Flaming Planet"), The Asphalt Jungle ("The McMasters Story"), 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 and as The Swami who advises Peter Tork in the "Sauna" scene in The Monkees' 1968 film Head.
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 actor's first cousin, once removed.
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Nationality Birmanie
Birth 30 september 1896 at Yangon (Birmanie)
Death 21 january 1988 (at 91 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 30 september 1896 at Yangon (Birmanie)
Death 21 january 1988 (at 91 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
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. He made three appearances on Perry Mason, including the role of defendant Elihu Laban in the 1963 episode, "The Case of the Two-Faced Turn-a-Bout." He also featured in Star Trek ("Charlie X" and "Spectre of the Gun" - voice only), The Twilight Zone ("The Mighty Casey"), Daniel Boone ("Not in Our Stars"), Lost in Space ("The Flaming Planet"), The Asphalt Jungle ("The McMasters Story"), 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 and as The Swami who advises Peter Tork in the "Sauna" scene in The Monkees' 1968 film Head.
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 actor's first cousin, once removed.
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Chisum (1970)
, 1h51Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
Origin USA
Genres Action, Western
Actors John Wayne, Forrest Tucker, Ben Johnson, Geoffrey Deuel, Glenn Corbett, Bruce Cabot
Roles Chief White Buffalo
Rating67%
John Chisum (John Wayne), a virtuous, patriarchal land baron, locks horns with greedy Lawrence Murphy (Forrest Tucker), who will stop at nothing to get control of the trade and even the law in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
Che! (1969)
, 1h36Directed by Richard Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Omar Sharif, Jack Palance, BarBara Luna, Woody Strode, Cesare Danova, Robert Loggia
Roles Pablo Rojas
Rating48%
The film tells of Che Guevara (Omar Sharif), a young Argentine doctor who proves his mettle during the Cuban guerilla war in the late 1950s. He gains the respect of his men and becomes the leader of a patrol.
Justine (1969)
, 1h56Directed by George Cukor, Joseph Strick
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Anouk Aimée, Dirk Bogarde, Robert Forster, Michael York, Anna Karina, John Vernon
Roles Proprietor
Rating54%
Set in Alexandria in 1938, a young British schoolmaster named Darley meets Pursewarden, a British consular officer. Pursewarden introduces him to Justine, the wife of an Egyptian banker. Darley befriends her, and discovers she is involved in a plot against the British, the goal of which is to arm the Jewish underground movement in Palestine.
Head (1968)
, 1h26Directed by Bob Rafelson
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Seafaring films, Films about music and musicians, Politique, Transport films, Mermaids in film, Musical films, Political films
Actors Victor Mature, Peter Tork, Teri Garr, Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith
Roles Swami
Rating63%
Head begins at the dedication of a bridge. A politician is supposed to give a speech but there is a barrage of feedback from the microphone. Suddenly the Monkees (further) interrupt the ceremony by running through the assembled officials to sound of horns and sirens. The rest of the film has no overriding plot but consists of a series of vignettes highlighting the unpleasant aspects of being public figures. There is a conflict and a resolution, but the film is essentially plotless; as the opening song related: "We hope you like our story/Although there isn't one/That is to say, there's many/That way, there is more fun!" Rather, it is a seemingly stream of consciousness stringing-together of musical numbers, satires of various film genres, elements of psychedelia, and references to topical issues such as the Vietnam War. The distorted consciousness and psychedelia elements resemble an LSD trip.. Recurring images include a black box in which the group are trapped, a desert location, and a gigantic Victor Mature.
Guerilla Hellcats (1968)
, 1h25Directed by Byron Haskin, Jean Leduc
Origin USA
Genres Adventure
Actors Guy Williams, Elga Andersen, Heidi Brühl, Pedro Armendáriz, Robert Woods, Giorgia Moll
Roles Galgo (prononcé "Galco" en VF)
Rating54%
De retour au pays, Sinbad découvre que le trône royal est convoité par le terrible El Kerim. Il décide alors de l'affronter...
, 1h22Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Time travel films
Actors Scott Brady, Anthony Eisley, Abraham Sofaer, Gigi Perreau, Lyle Waggoner
Roles Dr. (Doc) Gordon
Rating37%
Stanton (Scott Brady) has taken charge of a research company following the death of his father. His employees are scientists Mark Manning (Anthony Eisley), "Doc" Gordon (Abraham Sofaer), and Karen White (Gigi Perreau). Unless they prove that their time travel experiments can produce some results, their funding will be cut off.
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
, 3h45Directed by George Stevens, David Lean, Jean Negulesco, William Hale, David S. Hall, Paul Baxley, Richard Talmadge
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Films about virginity
Actors Max von Sydow, Charlton Heston, Martin Landau, Dorothy McGuire, José Ferrer, Telly Savalas
Roles Joseph of Arimathaea
Rating64%
Ce film se veut une adaptation cinématographique de la vie de Jésus Christ telle que relatée selon le Nouveau Testament.
4 for Texas (1963)
, 1h50Directed by Robert Aldrich, Oscar Rudolph
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Western
Actors Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, Charles Bronson, Victor Buono
Roles Pulaski
Rating54%
In 1870, a shipment of $100,000 being transported by stagecoach to Galveston, Texas, is the object of a tug-of-war in the desert between Zack Thomas (Frank Sinatra) and Joe Jarrett (Dean Martin), who first must stave off an outlaw band led by Matson (Charles Bronson).
Captain Sindbad (1963)
, 1h25Directed by Byron Haskin
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films
Actors Guy Williams, Heidi Brühl, Pedro Armendáriz, Abraham Sofaer, Bernie Hamilton, Henry Brandon
Roles Galgo
Rating54%
The peaceful kingdom of Baristan has an evil ruler named El-Carim. He plans to capture his rival, Sindbad, who will soon return from sea in order to marry Princess Jana. The Princess convinces the magician Galgo to turn her into a small bird, so that she may fly off to warn Sinbad of the trap set against him. She flies off just as Galgo is discovered by the guards, who take him to El-Carim. As Sindbad and his crew sail towards Baristan, the Princess-Firebird descends and lands on the ship.
Twice-Told Tales (1963)
, 2hDirected by Sidney Salkow
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Actors Vincent Price, Sebastian Cabot, Brett Halsey, Edith Evanson, Beverly Garland, Richard Denning
Roles Prof. Pietro Baglioni
Rating65%
Each of the three sequences is introduced by Vincent Price (in a voice-over). Price also stars in all three narratives.
Hitler (1962)
, 1h47Directed by Stuart Heisler
Origin USA
Genres War, Biography, Historical
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Hitler, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Richard Basehart, John Banner, Cordula Trantow, Maria Emo, Martin Kosleck, Narda Onyx
Roles Morris Kaplan
Rating57%
Le film raconte la vie d'Hitler, qui commence avec le Putsch de la brasserie de novembre 1923, et qui se concentre principalement sur sa vie privée, particulièrement sur ses relations avec sa nièce Geli et sa compagne et épouse, Eva Braun.
Taras Bulba (1962)
, 2h2Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Actors Yul Brynner, Tony Curtis, Sam Wanamaker, Perry Lopez, Brad Dexter, George Macready
Roles The Abbot
Rating62%
The film opens in the 16th century, when Russia and Eastern Europe were divided into small sections and principalities that fought each other or against one enemy: in this case, Turkey. It starts with a battle raging between the Turks and the Poles. The Poles are losing until the Cossacks arrive to save the day. However, it turns out that the Poles were merely holding back so that they could treacherously attack the Cossacks after they won the battle for them. As a result, the Poles become masters of Ukraine and the Cossacks are subjugated. Taras Bulba, one of the Cossack officers, returns home to raise his family but now it is under Polish dominion.
Song Without End (1960)
, 2h21Directed by George Cukor, Charles Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about classical music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Dirk Bogarde, Capucine, Geneviève Page, Patricia Morison, Ivan Desny, Martita Hunt
Rating59%
Jeune pianiste de talent et salué par la critique, Franz Lizst n'en reste pas moins un personnage torturé par la solitude. À l'occasion d'une tournée européenne, le jeune artiste fait la rencontre de la princesse Caroline Sayn-Wittengenstei. Tous deux entament une idylle à double tranchant puisque cette nouvelle relation a une conséquence négative sur les performances de Franz.
Omar Khayyam (1957)
, 1h41Directed by William Dieterle, Joseph L. McEveety
Origin USA
Genres Biography, Adventure, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Poésie
Actors Cornel Wilde, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, John Derek, Edward Platt, Raymond Massey
Roles Tutush
Rating59%
A Nishapur, en Perse, au XIIe siècle. Omar Khayyam, jeune poète et brillant mathématicien, aime la belle Sharain. Hélas, le shah en personne a jeté son dévolu sur la jeune fille, qui ne peut pas le repousser. Grâce à Nizam, un ancien camarade devenu grand vizir, Omar obtient un travail dans le palais du shah. Il y retrouve un autre ami, Hasani. Le shah apprécie les services d'Omar et le récompense. Un jour, une secte mystérieuse, les «Assassins», élimine le frère du souverain. Celui-ci part combattre les Byzantins...
The Sad Sack (1957)
, 1h35Directed by George Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Jerry Lewis, David Wayne, Phyllis Kirk, Peter Lorre, George Dolenz, Gene Evans
Roles Hassim
Rating58%
Private Meredith Bixby (Lewis) simply cannot fall in line with army procedure, even though he has had 17 months of training. A psychologist (Phyllis Kirk), is assigned to turn him into a good soldier, so she enlists two fellow servicemen to help Bixby with his training. About the only thing that he can do right is remember things with his photographic memory.