Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 4, 1903
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Luther Adler
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He was an American actor best known for his work in theatre, but who also worked in film and television. He also directed plays on Broadway. Adler was born Lutha Adler on May 4, 1903 in New York City. He was one of six children born to Russian Jewish actors Sara and Jacob P. Adler. His father was considered to be one of the founders of the Yiddish theater in America. His siblings also worked in theatre; his sister Stella Adler achieved fame as an actress and drama teacher. His brother Jay also achieved some fame as an actor. Adler's father gave him his first acting job in the Yiddish play, Schmendrick, at the Thalia Theater in Manhattan in 1908; Adler was he 5 years old. His first Broadway plays were The Hand of the Potter in 1921; Humoresque in 1923; Monkey Talks in 1925; Money Business and We Americans in 1926; John in 1927; Red Rust (or Rust) and Street Scene in 1929
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Absence of Malice | Santos Malderone |
| 1976 | Voyage of the Damned | Professor Weiler |
| 1975 | Murph the Surf | Max 'The Eye' |
| 1975 | Mean Johnny Barrows | Don Racconi |
| 1975 | The Man in the Glass Booth | Presiding Judge |
| 1974 | Crazy Joe | Falco |
| 1971 | Paradise Lost | Self - Host |
| 1970 | The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children | Dr. Bernard Altman |
| 1968 | The Brotherhood | Dominick Bertolo |
| 1968 | The Sunshine Patriot | Imre Hyneck |
| 1966 | Cast a Giant Shadow | Jacob Zion |
| 1966 | The Three Sisters | Chebutykin |
| 1959 | The Last Angry Man | Max Vogel |
| 1958 | The Plot to Kill Stalin | Molotov |
| 1956 | Hot Blood | Marco Torino |
| 1955 | Crashout | Pete Mendoza |
| 1955 | The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing | Delphin Delmas |
| 1954 | The Miami Story | Tony Brill |
| 1953 | The Tall Texan | Joshua Tinnen |
| 1952 | Hoodlum Empire | Nicholas 'Nick' Mancani |
| 1951 | The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel | Adolf Hitler |
| 1951 | M | Dan Langley |
| 1951 | The Magic Face | Rudi Janus / Janus the Great / Adolf Hitler |
| 1950 | Under My Skin | Louis Bork |
| 1950 | Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon |
| 1950 | South Sea Sinner | Cognac |
| 1949 | House of Strangers | Joe Monetti |
| 1949 | D.O.A. | Majak |
| 1948 | Wake of the Red Witch | Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye |
| 1948 | The Loves of Carmen | Dancaire |
| 1947 | Saigon | Lieutenant Keon |
| 1945 | Cornered | Marcel Jarnac |
| 1937 | Lancer Spy | Schratt |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1972 | Hec Ramsey | |
| 1972 | Search | |
| 1971 | The Psychiatrist | Dr. Bernard Altman |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Dominick Vashon |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game | |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O | Charles Ogden |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible | Leo Vorka |
| 1961 | Straightaway | |
| 1961 | Target: The Corruptors! | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1960 | Route 66 | |
| 1960 | The Islanders | Frank Fellino |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Arthur Castle |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1958 | Naked City | Sean Wicklow |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | |
| 1958 | Naked City | Willard Manson |
| 1958 | Naked City | Henri Tourelle |
| 1958 | Naked City | Mr. Kovar |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 | Irving Werner |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Torvald Helmer |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater | Warner Johnson |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | |
| 1948 | Studio One | |
| 1948 | Studio One | Joe Rundle |