Abraham Sofaer

Abraham Sofaer was a veteran character actor who played the Thasian in the first season episode and voiced the Melkot in the third season episode .
Sofaer was born in Rangoon, Burma. Originally a teacher, his first acting job came in 1931, and he worked steadily, if in small parts, until the early 1970s.
Sofaer filmed his scene for "Charlie X" on Tuesday at Desilu Stage 9.
Because of his nationality, he played many Native American roles and also frequently appeared in science fiction and fantasy projects. He costarred with Arlene Martel (who was billed as "Arline Martel") in the "Demon With a Glass Hand" episode of , which was written by Harlan Ellison and directed by Byron Haskin. He made many guest appearances on television, including such series as Mission: Impossible (with Barbara Luna, directed by Marc Daniels), two episodes of (starring James Darren, Lee Meriwether, and Whit Bissell, guest-starring Paul Carr, Joseph Ruskin, Arnold Moss, and Rhodes Reason), (starring Bill Mumy), The Twilight Zone, and (with Yvonne Craig, David Hurst, Nancy Kovack, Liam Sullivan, and Bill Quinn, and directed by James Goldstone). Sofaer was also noted for his recurring role as Haji, master of all genies in I Dream of Jeannie.
In films, he appeared in A Matter of Life and Death (1946), Quo Vadis (1951), the Byron Haskin-directed The Naked Jungle (1954), Taras Bulba (1962, with Perry Lopez), the Monkees' movie Head (1968, with Logan Ramsey, Terri Garr, Charles Macaulay, and Tania Lemani) and Chisum (1970, with Glenn Corbett and Ron Soble), among others.
Sofaer was grandfather to digital artist Daniel Kramer, who had worked as such on several Star Trek live-action productions in the Berman-era.
Sofaer died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, as the result of congestive heart failure in 1988. 
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