Luther Adler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 4, 1903
- Died
- December 8, 1984 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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
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Filmography
Absence of Malice
Movie · as Santos Malderone
Voyage of the Damned
Movie · as Professor Weiler
Murph the Surf
Movie · as Max 'The Eye'
Mean Johnny Barrows
Movie · as Don Racconi
The Man in the Glass Booth
Movie · as Presiding Judge
Crazy Joe
Movie · as Falco
The Streets of San Francisco
TV · 1 ep
Hec Ramsey
TV · 1 ep
Search
TV · as Herr Vollmer · 1 ep
Paradise Lost
Movie · as Self - Host
The Psychiatrist
TV · as Dr. Bernard Altman · 6 eps
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
Movie · as Dr. Bernard Altman
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Dominick Vashon, Charles Ogden · 3 eps
The Brotherhood
Movie · as Dominick Bertolo
The Sunshine Patriot
Movie · as Imre Hyneck
The Name of the Game
TV · 1 ep
Cast a Giant Shadow
Movie · as Jacob Zion
The Three Sisters
Movie · as Chebutykin
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Leo Vorka · 1 ep
Straightaway
TV · 1 ep
Target: The Corruptors!
TV · 2 eps
Ben Casey
TV · 2 eps
Route 66
TV · 1 ep
The Islanders
TV · as Frank Fellino · 1 ep
Festival
TV · as Rabbi Azrael · 1 ep
The Last Angry Man
Movie · as Max Vogel
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Arthur Castle · 1 ep
The Untouchables
TV · as Charlie Zenko · 1 ep
The Plot to Kill Stalin
Movie · as Molotov
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 2 eps
Naked City
TV · as Sean Wicklow, Henri Tourelle, Willard Manson, Mr. Kovar · 1 ep
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · as Sal Raimondi · 1 ep
Hot Blood
Movie · as Marco Torino
Playhouse 90
TV · as Irving Werner · 1 ep
Crashout
Movie · as Pete Mendoza
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Movie · as Delphin Delmas
Crossroads
TV · as Rabbi Rosenblum · 1 ep
The Miami Story
Movie · as Tony Brill
The Tall Texan
Movie · as Joshua Tinnen
General Electric Theater
TV · as Torvald Helmer, Warner Johnson · 1 ep
The Motorola Television Hour
TV · as General Fox · 1 ep
Hoodlum Empire
Movie · as Nicholas 'Nick' Mancani
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Movie · as Adolf Hitler
M
Movie · as Dan Langley
The Magic Face
Movie · as Rudi Janus / Janus the Great / Adolf Hitler
Under My Skin
Movie · as Louis Bork
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Movie · as Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon
South Sea Sinner
Movie · as Cognac
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV · 1 ep
House of Strangers
Movie · as Joe Monetti
D.O.A.
Movie · as Majak
Wake of the Red Witch
Movie · as Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye
The Loves of Carmen
Movie · as Dancaire
Studio One
TV · as Joe Rundle · 1 ep
Saigon
Movie · as Lieutenant Keon
Cornered
Movie · as Marcel Jarnac
Lancer Spy
Movie · as Schratt