Known For
Acting
Born
May 04, 1903
Died
Dec 08, 1984
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
55 titles
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
Absence of Malice
Santos Malderone
Voyage of the Damned
Professor Weiler
Mean Johnny Barrows
Don Racconi
Murph the Surf
Max 'The Eye'
The Man in the Glass Booth
Presiding Judge
Crazy Joe
Falco
The Streets of San Francisco
Search
Herr Vollmer
Hec Ramsey
Paradise Lost
Self - Host
The Psychiatrist
Dr. Bernard Altman
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
Dr. Bernard Altman
The Sunshine Patriot
Imre Hyneck
The Brotherhood
Dominick Bertolo
Hawaii Five-O
Dominick Vashon
The Name of the Game
Mission: Impossible
Leo Vorka
Cast a Giant Shadow
Jacob Zion
The Three Sisters
Chebutykin
Straightaway
Ben Casey
Target: The Corruptors!
Route 66
The Islanders
Frank Fellino
The Last Angry Man
Max Vogel
The Untouchables
Charlie Zenko
The Twilight Zone
Arthur Castle
77 Sunset Strip
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Sal Raimondi
Naked City
Sean Wicklow
The Plot to Kill Stalin
Molotov
Playhouse 90
Irving Werner
Hot Blood
Marco Torino
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
Delphin Delmas
Crashout
Pete Mendoza
The Miami Story
Tony Brill
The Motorola Television Hour
General Fox
The Tall Texan
Joshua Tinnen
General Electric Theater
Torvald Helmer
Hoodlum Empire
Nicholas 'Nick' Mancani
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
Adolf Hitler
The Magic Face
Rudi Janus / Janus the Great / Adolf Hitler
M
Dan Langley
South Sea Sinner
Cognac
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon
Under My Skin
Louis Bork
Robert Montgomery Presents
D.O.A.
Majak
House of Strangers
Joe Monetti
Wake of the Red Witch
Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye