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Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 4, 1903
Died
December 8, 1984
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Lutha Adler
Luther Adler
0.4 Popularity
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
6.6
Santos Malderone
Absence of Malice
1981
6.0
Professor Weiler
Voyage of the Damned
1976
5.5
Don Racconi
Mean Johnny Barrows
1975
1.0
Max 'The Eye'
Murph the Surf
1975
6.1
Presiding Judge
The Man in the Glass Booth
1975
6.3
Falco
Crazy Joe
1974
7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
6.9
Search
1972
6.8
Hec Ramsey
1972
10.0
Self - Host
Paradise Lost
1971
Credits
Absence of Malice
as Santos Malderone
1981
6.6
Voyage of the Damned
as Professor Weiler
1976
6.0
Mean Johnny Barrows
as Don Racconi
1975
5.5
Murph the Surf
as Max 'The Eye'
1975
1.0
The Man in the Glass Booth
as Presiding Judge
1975
6.1
Crazy Joe
as Falco
1974
6.3
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
7.0
Search
1972
6.9
Hec Ramsey
1972
6.8
Paradise Lost
as Self - Host
1971
10.0
The Psychiatrist
as Dr. Bernard Altman
1971
6.0
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as Dr. Bernard Altman
1970
0.0
The Sunshine Patriot
as Imre Hyneck
1968
6.0
The Brotherhood
as Dominick Bertolo
1968
5.9
Hawaii Five-O
as Dominick Vashon
1968
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
as Charles Ogden
1968
7.1
The Name of the Game
1968
6.8
Mission: Impossible
as Leo Vorka
1966
7.6
Cast a Giant Shadow
as Jacob Zion
1966
6.2
The Three Sisters
as Chebutykin
1966
0.0
Straightaway
1961
0.0
Ben Casey
1961
5.6
Target: The Corruptors!
1961
3.5
Route 66
1960
6.3
The Islanders
as Frank Fellino
1960
8.0
The Last Angry Man
as Max Vogel
1959
6.9
The Untouchables
as Charlie Zenko
1959
7.8
The Twilight Zone
as Arthur Castle
1959
8.5
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.7
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as Sal Raimondi
1958
5.8
Naked City
as Sean Wicklow
1958
5.5
Naked City
as Willard Manson
1958
5.5
Naked City
as Henri Tourelle
1958
5.5
Naked City
as Mr. Kovar
1958
5.5
The Plot to Kill Stalin
as Molotov
1958
0.0
Playhouse 90
as Irving Werner
1956
7.6
Hot Blood
as Marco Torino
1956
5.3
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
as Delphin Delmas
1955
6.0
Crashout
as Pete Mendoza
1955
6.6
The Miami Story
as Tony Brill
1954
4.7
The Motorola Television Hour
as General Fox
1953
0.0
The Tall Texan
as Joshua Tinnen
1953
4.5
General Electric Theater
as Torvald Helmer
1953
6.4
General Electric Theater
as Warner Johnson
1953
6.4
Hoodlum Empire
as Nicholas 'Nick' Mancani
1952
6.1
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
as Adolf Hitler
1951
6.7
The Magic Face
as Rudi Janus / Janus the Great / Adolf Hitler
1951
6.8
M
as Dan Langley
1951
6.4
South Sea Sinner
as Cognac
1950
5.0
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
as Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon
1950
6.8
Under My Skin
as Louis Bork
1950
5.9
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
5.6
D.O.A.
as Majak
1949
6.9
House of Strangers
as Joe Monetti
1949
7.0
Wake of the Red Witch
as Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye
1948
5.6
Studio One
1948
5.0
Studio One
as Joe Rundle
1948
5.0
The Loves of Carmen
as Dancaire
1948
6.5
Saigon
as Lieutenant Keon
1947
5.8
Cornered
as Marcel Jarnac
1945
6.1
Lancer Spy
as Schratt
1937
5.7