Luther Adler
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Birth Place
New York City, New York, USA
Born
May 04, 1903
Died
December 08, 1984
Biography
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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 ...
Filmography
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Absence Of Malice
(1981)
Voyage Of The Damned
(1976)
Mean Johnny Barrows
(1976)
The Man in the Glass Booth
(1974)
Live a Little, Steal a Lot
(1974)
Max--
Crazy Joe
(1973)
Family & Companions
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Sylvia Sidney
Wife
Actor. Married August 13, 1938 divorced in 1947; film star of the 1930s in "City Streets" (1931), "Jenny Gerhardt" (1933), "Fury" (1936) and "You Only Live Once" (1937).
Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Absence Of Malice
(1981)
Voyage Of The Damned
(1976)
Mean Johnny Barrows
(1976)
The Man in the Glass Booth
(1974)
Live a Little, Steal a Lot
(1974)
Max--
Crazy Joe
(1973)
The Brotherhood
(1968)
Bertolo
Cast a Giant Shadow
(1966)
Jacob Zion
The Last Angry Man
(1959)
Dr. Max Vogel
Hot Blood
(1956)
Marco Torino
Crashout
(1955)
Pete Mendoza
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
(1955)
Delphin Delmas
The Miami Story
(1954)
Tony Brill
The Tall Texan
(1953)
Joshua Tinnen
Hoodlum Empire
(1952)
Nick Mancani
The Magic Face
(1951)
Janus the Great/[Karl] Vogel/Mussolini/Selaisse/Chamberlain/Hitler
The Desert Fox
(1951)
Adolf Hitler
M
(1951)
Daniel Langley
Under My Skin
(1950)
Louis Bork
D.O.A.
(1950)
Majak
South Sea Sinner
(1950)
Cognac
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
(1950)
Cherokee Mandon
House of Strangers
(1949)
Joe Monetti
Wake of the Red Witch
(1948)
Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye
Saigon
(1948)
Lieutenant Keon
The Loves of Carmen
(1948)
Dancaire
Cornered
(1945)
Lancer Spy
(1937)
Schratt
Cast (Special)
D.H.O.
(1973)
Meeting At Apalachin
(1960)
Sal Raimondi (Guest)
Life Events
1908
Stage acting debut in "Schmendrick"
1937
Feature film debut, "Lancer Spy"
1945
Began acting regularly through the late 1950s in films with his role in the Edward Dmytryk thriler, "Cornered"
1971
Played Dr. Bernard Altman on the TV drama series, "The Psychiatrist"
1974
First film in five years, a feature version of Chekhov's play, "The Three Sisters"
1981
Last film, "Absence of Malice"
1983
Played by actor Paul Perri in the TV version of actress Frances Farmer's autobiography, "Will There Really Be a Morning?"
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Family
Jacob Adler
Father
Actor. Noted figure in Yiddish theater.
Stella Adler
Sister
Acting coach, actor.
Bruce Adler
Son
Actor. Received Tony nominations for "Those Were the Days" (1991) and "Crazy for You" (1992).
Companions
Sylvia Sidney
Wife
Actor. Married August 13, 1938 divorced in 1947; film star of the 1930s in "City Streets" (1931), "Jenny Gerhardt" (1933), "Fury" (1936) and "You Only Live Once" (1937).
