- Has filmed Scarface (1983) in Los Angeles at the same time as Amadeus (1984) in Prague, necessitating four round trip flights between the two.
- During a ceremony in Rome, he was awarded the "Premio per gli Italiani nel Mondo". This is a prize distributed by the Marzio Tremaglia foundation and the Italian government to Italian emigrants and their descendants who have distinguished themselves abroad. (July 2004)
- Attended the University of Texas at El Paso and the University of Texas at Austin.
- One of his first plays in Los Angeles was a dramatization of a work by Ray Bradbury: "The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit". He and Bradbury remained friends until Bradbury's death.
- He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and brought up in El Paso, Texas. His father, Fred Abraham, was a Syrian immigrant, of the Antiochian Orthodox faith. His mother, Josephine (Stello) Abraham, was also born in Pennsylvania, to Italian parents.
- Attended and graduated from El Paso High School in El Paso, Texas (1958).
- Early in his career, he made a long series of television commercials for Fruit of the Loom underwear, portraying the speaking "Bunch of Grapes" character.
- Studied drama under the tutelage of Uta Hagen at HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City for a year in the early 1960s.
- He was awarded the John H. Finley Award by the Alumni Association of the City College of New York (CCNY) for exemplary dedicated service to the City of New York (2009).
- He was the on-the-scene hero of a real-life crime scene at the Classic Stage Company in New York City, where he struggled with a young robber in the dressing room area during a public rehearsal. (January 2010)
- He was dismissed from the sitcom Mythic Quest (2020), after being accused of sexual misconduct while on set. In a response statement, Abraham apologized and stated that he never intended "to offend anyone, I told jokes, nothing more, that upset some of my colleagues and as a result lost a great job with wonderful people.".
- After his Academy Award for Amadeus (1984), he turned down roles in films such as the black comedy Clue (1985) and Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986).
- Has worked with Christopher Plummer in the drama film Money (1991). Both stars appeared in the very popular Star Trek series. Plummer appeared in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) and Abraham appeared in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998).
- Has worked with Ron Perlman in The Name of the Rose (1986). Both stars appeared in the very popular Star Trek series. Abraham appeared in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Perlman appeared in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002).
- Has worked with Peter Weller in Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995). Both stars appeared in the very popular Star Trek series. Abraham appeared in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) and Weller appeared in Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).
- Has appeared with Christian Slater in three films: The Name of the Rose (1986), Beyond the Stars (1989) and Mobsters (1991). Both stars appeared in the very popular Star Trek series. Slater made a cameo in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) and Abraham appeared in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998).
- As of 2017, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: All the President's Men (1976), Amadeus (1984) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). Of those, Amadeus (1984) is a winner in the category.
- He has appeared in two films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant": All the President's Men (1976) and Amadeus (1984).
- Two of his most recognized films feature him as the story frame, portraying an old man telling his story from the past: Amadeus (1984) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).
- Has appeared with Sir Sean Connery as his nemesis in two films: Bernardo Gui in The Name of the Rose (1986), and Professor Robert Crawford in Finding Forrester (2000).
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