Abraham Sofaer

Biography

Abraham Sofaer was a British actor of Burmese-Jewish descent born in Rangoon, Burma in 1896. He began his acting career on the London stage in 1921 and later appeared in both British and American films, including notable roles in Powell and Pressburger's A Matter of Life and Death and Quo Vadis. Sofaer also had a prolific television career, appearing in guest roles on dozens of major U.S. series, including Star Trek and The Twilight Zone, until his retirement in the mid-1970s.