Luther Adler

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: Acting

Born: New York City, New York, USA, 1903-05-04

Died: 1984-12-08

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1937	Lancer Spy	Schratt	60
2	1945	Cornered	Marcel Jarnac	60
3	1947	Saigon	Lieutenant Keon	53
4	1948	The Loves of Carmen	Dancaire	69
5	1948	Wake of the Red Witch	Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye	55
6	1949	House of Strangers	Joe Monetti	69
7	1949	D.O.A.	Majak	69
8	1950	Under My Skin	Louis Bork	59
9	1950	Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye	Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon	67
10	1950	South Sea Sinner	Cognac	50
11	1951	M	Dan Langley	63
12	1951	The Magic Face	Rudi Janus / Janus the Great / Adolf Hitler	68
13	1951	The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel	Adolf Hitler	67
14	1952	Hoodlum Empire	Nicholas 'Nick' Mancani	61
15	1953	The Tall Texan	Joshua Tinnen	54
16	1954	The Miami Story	Tony Brill	49
17	1955	Crashout	Pete Mendoza	65
18	1955	The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing	Delphin Delmas	62
19	1956	Hot Blood	Marco Torino	53
20	1958	The Plot to Kill Stalin	Molotov	0
21	1959	The Last Angry Man	Max Vogel	69
22	1966	The Three Sisters	Chebutykin	0
23	1966	Cast a Giant Shadow	Jacob Zion	63
24	1968	The Brotherhood	Dominick Bertolo	59
25	1968	The Sunshine Patriot	Imre Hyneck	60
26	1970	The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children	Dr. Bernard Altman	0
27	1971	Paradise Lost	Self - Host	100
28	1974	Crazy Joe	Falco	60
29	1975	The Man in the Glass Booth	Presiding Judge	60
30	1975	Murph the Surf	Max 'The Eye'	10
31	1975	Mean Johnny Barrows	Don Racconi	55
32	1976	Voyage of the Damned	Professor Weiler	59
33	1981	Absence of Malice	Santos Malderone	66

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	Studio One		47
2	1948	Studio One	Joe Rundle	47
3	1950	Robert Montgomery Presents		52
4	1953	General Electric Theater	Torvald Helmer	60
5	1953	General Electric Theater	Warner Johnson	60
6	1958	Naked City	Sean Wicklow	53
7	1958	Naked City	Henri Tourelle	53
8	1958	Naked City	Willard Manson	53
9	1958	Naked City	Mr. Kovar	53
10	1958	Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse		53
11	1958	77 Sunset Strip		67
12	1959	The Twilight Zone	Arthur Castle	84
13	1960	The Islanders	Frank Fellino	80
14	1960	Route 66		64
15	1961	Target: The Corruptors!		35
16	1961	Ben Casey		57
17	1961	Straightaway		0
18	1968	Mission: Impossible	Leo Vorka	76
19	1968	Hawaii Five-O	Dominick Vashon	71
20	1968	The Name of the Game		68
21	1968	Hawaii Five-O	Charles Ogden	71
22	1970	The Psychiatrist		60
23	1972	Hec Ramsey		68
24	1972	Search		69
25	1972	The Streets of San Francisco		70