The actor and Broadvway director Luther Adler was born into a Yiddish theatrical dynasty. One of the six children born to Jacob P. and Sara Adler, he made his debut in the world in New York City on May 4, 1903, originally billed as Lutha J. Adler. His full siblings Charles, Jay, Julia, and Stella (the famous acting teacher) as well as his ...
May 4, 1903, New York City, New York, United States
Died
December 8, 1984, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Height
5' 7" (1.7 m)
Profession
Actor
Spouse
Julia Roche (m. 1959–1984), Sylvia Sidney (m. 1938–1946)
Parents
Jacob Pavlovich Adler, Sara Adler
Siblings
Stella Adler, Jay Adler, Celia Adler, Charles Adler, Abram Adler, Rivkah Adler, Frances Adler, Florence Adler, Julia Adler
Star Sign
Taurus
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Fact
1
He has an entry in Jean Tulard's 'Dictionnaire du Cinéma/Les Acteurs' published in Paris in 2007 by Robert Laffont/Bouquins (pg. 12).
2
May be the only Jewish actor to have played Adolf Hitler three times - in The Desert Fox, The Magic Face and The Twilight Zone.
3
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume One, 1981-1985, pages 7-9. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1998.
4
When his older sister Stella Adler went to Hollywood and signed with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the studio changed her name to Stella Ardler. Luther, whose acting career was primarily on the stage, asked her why M.G.M. hadn't changed her name to Beverly Wilshire.
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