Luther Adler

Luther Adler Headshot

Actor

Birth Date: May 4, 1903

Death Date: December 8, 1984 — 81 years old

Birth Place: New York, New York

Spouses: Sylvia Sidney

Siblings: Stella Adler

Younger brother of esteemed drama coach Stella Adler and a founding member of the influential Group Theatre. Adler began his career in the Yiddish theater and became a screen regular after World War II. He was memorable as the villainous object of Dick Powell's vengeful quest in the hair-trigger noir, "Cornered" (1945), and in an unforgettable cameo performance as a crazed Hitler in the screen bio of Rommel, "The Desert Fox" (1951). Adler only made occasional films after the late 1950s but did work on stage and television.

Credits

Playhouse 90: The Plot to Kill Stalin

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Molotov
Show
2016

Absence of MaliceStream

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Malderone
Movie
1981
81%

Voyage of the DamnedStream

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Professor Weiler
Movie
1976
77%

The Man in the Glass Booth

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Presiding Judge
Movie
1975

Mean Johnny Barrows

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Don Racconi
Movie
1975

Johnny Barrows

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Movie
1975

Paradise

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1974

Crazy Joe

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Falco
Movie
1974

Live a Little, Steal a Lot

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Max 'The Eye'
Movie
1974

The Streets of San FranciscoStream

Guest Star
Victor
Series
1972

Hawaii Five-0: V for Vashon

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Dominick Vashon
Movie
1972

Secrets of a Psychiatrist

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Dr. Bernard Altman
Movie
1971

Children of the Lotus Eater

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Dr. Bernard Altman
Movie
1970

The Name of the Game

Guest Star
Series
1968

The Brotherhood

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Dominick Bertolo
Movie
1968

The Sunshine Patriot

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Imre Hyneck
Movie
1968

Cast a Giant ShadowStream

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Jacob Zion
Movie
1966

Straightaway

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Manager
Show
1961

Ben Casey

Guest Star
Dr. Michael Waldman
Series
1961

Target: The Corruptors

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Show
1961

Route 66Stream

Guest Star
Harry Wender
Series
1960

Meeting at Apalachin

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Sal Raimondi
Show
1960

The Untouchables

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Series
1959

The Twilight ZoneStream

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Arthur Castle
Series
1959
92%

The Last Angry Man

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Dr. Max Vogel
Movie
1959

77 Sunset Strip

Guest Star
Thomas Allen
Series
1958

Hot Blood

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Marco Torino
Movie
1956

El Escándalo del Siglo

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Movie
1955

Djevojka na Crvenoj Baršunastoj ljuljačci

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Movie
1955

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

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Delphin Delmas
Movie
1955

Crashout

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Pete Mendoza
Movie
1955

The Miami Story

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Tony Brill
Movie
1954

The United States Steel Hour

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Judge Brock
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1953

The Tall Texan

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Joshue "Josh" Tinnen
Movie
1953

The Desert Fox

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Adolf Hitler
Movie
1951
83%

M

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Dan Langley
Movie
1951

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

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Keith "Cherokee" Mandon
Movie
1950

Under My Skin

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Louis Bork
Movie
1950

D.O.A.Stream

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Majak
Movie
1949
88%

House of Strangers

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Joe Monetti
Movie
1949
71%

Wake of the Red Witch

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Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye
Movie
1948

Saigon

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Lt. Keon
Movie
1948

The Loves of Carmen

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Dancaire
Movie
1948

CorneredStream

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Marcel Jarnac
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1945