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Luther Adler
Actor
Died December 8, 1984 (81 years)
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
Filmography
| 1981 | Absence of Malice · as Santos Malderone |
| 1976 | Voyage of the Damned · as Professor Weiler |
| 1975 | The Man in the Glass Booth · as Presiding Judge |
| 1975 | Mean Johnny Barrows · as Don Racconi |
| 1975 | Murph the Surf · as Max 'The Eye' |
| 1974 | Crazy Joe · as Falco |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | The Brotherhood · as Dominick Bertolo |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Dominick Vashon |
| 1966 | Cast a Giant Shadow · as Jacob Zion |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1960 | Route 66 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Arthur Castle |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Charlie Zenko |
| 1958 | Naked City (TV Series) · as Sean Wicklow |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1956 | Hot Blood · as Marco Torino |
| 1955 | The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing · as Delphin Delmas |
| 1953 | The Tall Texan · as Joshua Tinnen |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Torvald Helmer |
| 1951 | The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel · as Adolf Hitler |
| 1951 | The Magic Face · as Rudi Janus / Janus the Great / Adolf Hitler |
| 1950 | Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye · as Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon |
| 1949 | |
| 1948 | Wake of the Red Witch · as Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye |
| 1948 | The Loves of Carmen · as Dancaire |
| 1948 | Studio One (TV Series) · as Joe Rundle |
| 1945 | Cornered · as Marcel Jarnac |