Luther Adler
ActingAlso Known As
Lutha 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
Movies
(33 total)
Absence of Malice
as Santos Malderone
D.O.A.
as Majak
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
as Adolf Hitler
House of Strangers
as Joe Monetti
Voyage of the Damned
as Professor Weiler
M
as Dan Langley
Cast a Giant Shadow
as Jacob Zion
Wake of the Red Witch
as Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon
Cornered
as Marcel Jarnac
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Delphin Delmas
The Man in the Glass Booth
as Presiding Judge
The Brotherhood
as Dominick Bertolo
Crashout
as Pete Mendoza
The Loves of Carmen
as Dancaire
The Last Angry Man
as Max Vogel
Hoodlum Empire
as Nicholas 'Nick' Mancani
Mean Johnny Barrows
as Don Racconi
Saigon
as Lieutenant Keon
The Miami Story
as Tony Brill
TV Shows
(28 total)
The Twilight Zone
as Arthur Castle
Mission: Impossible
as Leo Vorka
Hawaii Five-O
as Dominick Vashon
Hawaii Five-O
as Charles Ogden
The Untouchables
as Charlie Zenko
Studio One
as Joe Rundle
Naked City
as Sean Wicklow
Naked City
as Henri Tourelle
Naked City
as Willard Manson
Naked City
as Mr. Kovar
Playhouse 90
as Irving Werner
General Electric Theater
as Torvald Helmer