Luther Adler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 4, 1903
- Died
- Dec 8, 1984 (aged 81)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Credits
- 57
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
Absence of Malice
1981Movie
Santos Malderone
Voyage of the Damned
1976Movie
Professor Weiler
Mean Johnny Barrows
1975Movie
Don Racconi
Murph the Surf
1975Movie
Max 'The Eye'
The Man in the Glass Booth
1975Movie
Presiding Judge
Crazy Joe
1974Movie
Falco
The Streets of San Francisco
1972TV
Hec Ramsey
1972TV
Search
1972TV
Herr Vollmer
Paradise Lost
1971Movie
Self - Host
The Psychiatrist
1971TV
Dr. Bernard Altman
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
1970Movie
Dr. Bernard Altman
Hawaii Five-O
1969TV
Dominick Vashon, Charles Ogden
The Sunshine Patriot
1968Movie
Imre Hyneck
The Brotherhood
1968Movie
Dominick Bertolo
The Name of the Game
1968TV
Mission: Impossible
1966TV
Leo Vorka
Cast a Giant Shadow
1966Movie
Jacob Zion
The Three Sisters
1966Movie
Chebutykin
Straightaway
1961TV
Ben Casey
1961TV
Target: The Corruptors!
1961TV
Festival
1960TV
Rabbi Azrael
Route 66
1960TV
The Islanders
1960TV
Frank Fellino
The Last Angry Man
1959Movie
Max Vogel
The Untouchables
1959TV
Charlie Zenko
The Twilight Zone
1959TV
Arthur Castle
77 Sunset Strip
1958TV
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958TV
Sal Raimondi
Naked City
1958TV
Sean Wicklow, Henri Tourelle, Willard Manson, Mr. Kovar
The Plot to Kill Stalin
1958Movie
Molotov
Playhouse 90
1956TV
Irving Werner
Hot Blood
1956Movie
Marco Torino
Crossroads
1955TV
Rabbi Rosenblum
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955Movie
Delphin Delmas
Crashout
1955Movie
Pete Mendoza
The Miami Story
1954Movie
Tony Brill
The Motorola Television Hour
1953TV
General Fox
The Tall Texan
1953Movie
Joshua Tinnen
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Torvald Helmer, Warner Johnson
Hoodlum Empire
1952Movie
Nicholas 'Nick' Mancani
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
1951Movie
Adolf Hitler
The Magic Face
1951Movie
Rudi Janus / Janus the Great / Adolf Hitler
M
1951Movie
Dan Langley
South Sea Sinner
1950Movie
Cognac
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
1950Movie
Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon
Under My Skin
1950Movie
Louis Bork
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950TV
D.O.A.
1949Movie
Majak
House of Strangers
1949Movie
Joe Monetti
Wake of the Red Witch
1948Movie
Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye
Studio One
1948TV
Joe Rundle
The Loves of Carmen
1948Movie
Dancaire
Saigon
1947Movie
Lieutenant Keon
Cornered
1945Movie
Marcel Jarnac
Lancer Spy
1937Movie
Schratt