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Luther Adler

Luther Adler

Birthday: 1903-05-04 | Place of Birth: New York City - New York - USA

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

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1981
Absence of Malice

as    Santos Malderone

1976
Voyage of the Damned

as    Professor Weiler

1975
Mean Johnny Barrows

as    Don Racconi

1975
Murph the Surf

as    Max 'The Eye'

1975
The Man in the Glass Booth

as    Presiding Judge

1974
Crazy Joe

as    Falco

1968
The Brotherhood

as    Dominick Bertolo

1966
Cast a Giant Shadow

as    Jacob Zion

1959
The Last Angry Man

as    Max Vogel

1955
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

as    Delphin Delmas

1955
Crashout

as    Pete Mendoza

1954
The Miami Story

as    Tony Brill

1952
Hoodlum Empire

as    Nicholas 'Nick' Mancani

1951
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

as    Adolf Hitler

1951
M

as    Dan Langley

1951
The Magic Face

as    Rudi Janus / Janus the Great / Adolf Hitler

1950
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

as    Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon

1949
House of Strangers

as    Joe Monetti

1949
D.O.A.

as    Majak

1948
Saigon

as    Lieutenant Keon

1948
Wake of the Red Witch

as    Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye

1945
Cornered

as    Marcel Jarnac

1937
Lancer Spy

as    Schratt