Portrait of Luther Adler

Acting

Luther Adler

Career

Active from 1947 to 1981, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for D.O.A.
D.O.A.
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 37 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Luther Adler Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    1.2, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.0, average 2.7
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.7, average 5.4
  • Physical Comedy
    0.9, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Film Noir 3
  • Political Intrigue 3
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 2
  • Psychological Tension 2
  • Crime 2
  • Bleak 2
  • Historical 2
  • Period Piece 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

56
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

1 title ยท average score 70
Absence of Malice
Absence of Malice (1981)
GoodWatch score 70

as Santos Malderone

1970s

10 titles ยท average score 60
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
GoodWatch score 51

as Professor Weiler

The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)
GoodWatch score 74

as Presiding Judge

Mean Johnny Barrows
Mean Johnny Barrows (1975)
GoodWatch score 44

as Don Racconi

Murph the Surf
Murph the Surf (1975)
GoodWatch score 49

as Max 'The Eye'

Crazy Joe
Crazy Joe (1974)
GoodWatch score 60

as Falco

The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show

Hec Ramsey
Hec Ramsey (1972)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show

Search
Search (1972)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Herr Vollmer

The Psychiatrist
The Psychiatrist (1971)

TV show ยท as Dr. Bernard Altman

The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970)

as Dr. Bernard Altman

1960s

13 titles ยท average score 62
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Charles Ogden / Dominick Vashon

The Brotherhood
The Brotherhood (1968)
GoodWatch score 61

as Dominick Bertolo

The Sunshine Patriot
The Sunshine Patriot (1968)

as Imre Hyneck

The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game (1968)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show

Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible (1966)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Leo Vorka

Cast a Giant Shadow
Cast a Giant Shadow (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jacob Zion

The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters (1966)

as Chebutykin

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Target: The Corruptors!
Target: The Corruptors! (1961)

TV show

Straightaway
Straightaway (1961)

TV show

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show

The Islanders
The Islanders (1960)

TV show ยท as Frank Fellino

1950s

24 titles ยท average score 66
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show ยท as Arthur Castle

The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Charlie Zenko

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Sean Wicklow / Mr. Kovar

Hot Blood
Hot Blood (1956)
GoodWatch score 70

as Marco Torino

Crashout
Crashout (1955)
GoodWatch score 63

as Pete Mendoza

The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955)
GoodWatch score 58

as Delphin Delmas

The Miami Story
The Miami Story (1954)
GoodWatch score 55

as Tony Brill

M
M (1951)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dan Langley

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel
The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
GoodWatch score 74

as Adolf Hitler

Under My Skin
Under My Skin (1950)
GoodWatch score 64

as Louis Bork

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
GoodWatch score 69

as Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon

South Sea Sinner
South Sea Sinner (1950)

as Cognac

1940s

7 titles ยท average score 66
D.O.A.
D.O.A. (1949)
GoodWatch score 80

as Majak

House of Strangers
House of Strangers (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

as Joe Monetti

Wake of the Red Witch
Wake of the Red Witch (1948)
GoodWatch score 61

as Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye

The Loves of Carmen
The Loves of Carmen (1948)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dancaire

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Joe Rundle

Saigon
Saigon (1947)
GoodWatch score 62

as Lieutenant Keon

Cornered
Cornered (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

as Marcel Jarnac

1930s

1 title ยท average score 67
Lancer Spy
Lancer Spy (1937)
GoodWatch score 67

as Schratt