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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-05-04

Day of Death

1984-12-08 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Lutha Adler

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

Acting

House of Strangers

1949

House of Strangers

as

Joe Monetti

Cast a Giant Shadow

1966

Cast a Giant Shadow

as

Jacob Zion

Hoodlum Empire

1952

Hoodlum Empire

as

Nicholas 'Nick' Mancani

Under My Skin

1950

Under My Skin

as

Louis Bork

Saigon

1947

Saigon

as

Lieutenant Keon

Crashout

1955

Crashout

as

Pete Mendoza

Wake of the Red Witch

1948

Wake of the Red Witch

as

Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye

M

1951

M

as

Dan Langley

The Loves of Carmen

1948

The Loves of Carmen

as

Dancaire

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

1950

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

as

Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon

D.O.A.

1949

D.O.A.

as

Majak

Absence of Malice

1981

Absence of Malice

as

Santos Malderone

The Brotherhood

1968

The Brotherhood

as

Dominick Bertolo

The Miami Story

1954

The Miami Story

as

Tony Brill

Hot Blood

1956

Hot Blood

as

Marco Torino

Crazy Joe

1974

Crazy Joe

as

Falco

Lancer Spy

1937

Lancer Spy

as

Schratt

The Sunshine Patriot

1968

The Sunshine Patriot

as

Imre Hyneck

The Magic Face

1951

The Magic Face

as

Rudi Janus / Janus the Great / Adolf Hitler

The Tall Texan

1953

The Tall Texan

as

Joshua Tinnen

Cornered

1945

Cornered

as

Marcel Jarnac

The Last Angry Man

1959

The Last Angry Man

as

Max Vogel

Murph the Surf

1975

Murph the Surf

as

Max 'The Eye'

Mean Johnny Barrows

1975

Mean Johnny Barrows

as

Don Racconi

Paradise Lost

1971

Paradise Lost

as

Self - Host

The Man in the Glass Booth

1975

The Man in the Glass Booth

as

Presiding Judge

The Three Sisters

1966

The Three Sisters

as

Chebutykin

Voyage of the Damned

1976

Voyage of the Damned

as

Professor Weiler

South Sea Sinner

1950

South Sea Sinner

as

Cognac

The Psychiatrist

The Psychiatrist

as

Dr. Bernard Altman

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Dominick Vashon

Naked City

Naked City

as

Sean Wicklow

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Torvald Helmer

The Islanders

The Islanders

as

Frank Fellino

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Arthur Castle

Naked City

Naked City

as

Willard Manson

Naked City

Naked City

as

Henri Tourelle

Naked City

Naked City

as

Mr. Kovar

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Warner Johnson

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Charles Ogden

Studio One

Studio One

as

Joe Rundle

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

as

Irving Werner

Production

Crew

Directing