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D.O.A. (1950) -- Frank Bigelow, told he's been poisoned and has only a few days to live, tries to find out who killed him and why.
Absence of Malice (1981) -- Open-ended Trailer from Columbia Tristar
D.O.A. (1950) -- Frank Bigelow, told he's been poisoned and has only a few days to live, tries to find out who killed him and why.
Crazy Joe (1974) -- Peter Boyle turns in a fascinating performance as one of Brooklyn's toughest hoodlums, Joey Gallo. Gallo bucks the Manhattan Mafia and attempts to take over organized crime in Brooklyn in this gritty crime drama. Co-starring are Paula Prentiss, Rip Torn, Luther Adler and Henry Winkler.
Absence of Malice (1981) -- Michael Colin Gallagher is the son of a long dead Mafia boss who is a simple liquor warehouse owner. Frustrated in his attempt to solve a murder of a union head, a prosecutor leaks a false story that Gallagher is a target of the investigation, hoping that he will tell them something for protection.

Overview

Date of Birth:

4 May 1903, New York City, New York, USA more

Date of Death:

8 December 1984, Kutztown, Pennsylvania, USA more

Mini Biography:

The actor and Broadvway director Luther Adler was born into a Yiddish... more

Trivia:

Brother of Jay Adler and Stella Adler. more

STARmeter: ?

Down 8% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

1 nomination more

NewsDesk:

Awake And Sing! Comes To Main Street Theater, Previews 5/2, 5/3, 5/6
 (From BroadwayWorld.com. 17 April 2009, 5:08 PM, PDT)

Filmography

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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Absence of Malice (1981) Malderone 1981 - 6.8 (4,306)
- 2. Voyage of the Damned (1976) Professor Weiler 1976 - 6.4 (997)
- 3. Mean Johnny Barrows (1976)   Don Racconi 1976 - 4.6 (119)
AKAs:
  • The Hit Man (UK: video title)
- 4. Murph the Surf (1975)   Max 'The Eye' 1975 - 5.9 (72)
AKAs:
  • Live a Little, Steal a Lot (USA: reissue title)
  • You Can't Steal Love (USA: reissue title)
- 5. The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)   Presiding Judge 1975 - 7.5 (344)
AKAs:
  • Robert Shaw's The Man in the Glass Booth (Australia: DVD box title)
- 6. "The Streets of San Francisco" (1972)   Victor (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 7.3 (616)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "Hawaii Five-O" (1968)   Dominick Vashon / Charles Ogden (4 episodes, 1972-1974) 1974 - 7.7 (867)
AKAs:
  • McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
4 TV episodes:
- 8. Crazy Joe (1974) Falco 1974 - 6.5 (114)
- 9. "Hec Ramsey" (1972)   Victor Bordon (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 7.9 (51)
1 TV episode:
- 10. Chelsea D.H.O. (1973) (TV) Dr. Levine, M.E. 1973 - 3.6 (8)
- 11. "Search" (1972)   Vollmar (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 8.1 (60)
1 TV episode:
- 12. "The Psychiatrist" (1971)   Dr. Bernard Altman (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 7.7 (17)
1 TV episode:
- 13. The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children (1970) (TV)   Dr. Bernard Altman 1970 - 7.5 (29)
AKAs:
  • Children of the Lotus Eater (USA: alternative title)
- 14. "The Name of the Game" (1968)   Marc Osborne (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 8.0 (113)
1 TV episode:
  • Tarot (1970) Marc Osborne
- 15. "Mission: Impossible" (1966)   Leo Vorka (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 8.3 (1,249)
1 TV episode:
- 16. The Brotherhood (1968) Dominick Bertolo 1968 - 6.1 (241)
- 17. The Sunshine Patriot (1968) (TV) Imre Hyneck 1968 - 6.1 (14)
- 18. Cast a Giant Shadow (1966) Jacob Zion 1966 - 6.3 (947)
- 19. The Three Sisters (1966) Chebutykin 1966 - 7.0 (25)
- 20. "77 Sunset Strip" (1958)   Thomas Allen (5 episodes, 1963) 1963 - 8.1 (210)
- 21. "Ben Casey" (1961)   Dr. Bowersox / Dr. Michael Waldman (2 episodes, 1961-1963) 1963 - 7.6 (107)
2 TV episodes:
- 22. "Naked City" (1958)   Henri Tourelle / 4 characters not shown (4 episodes, 1960-1962) 1962 - 8.6 (169)
4 TV episodes:
- 23. "Route 66" (1960)   Harry Wender (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.0 (233)
1 TV episode:
- 24. "Target: The Corruptors" (1961)   Jonathan / Victor Cobalt (2 episodes, 1961-1962) 1962 - 7.5 (15)
2 TV episodes:
- 25. "The Untouchables" (1959)   Charlie Zenko / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1960-1962) 1962 - 8.3 (351)
3 TV episodes:
- 26. "Straightaway" (1961)   (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 7.5 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 27. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (1957)   (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.3 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 28. "The Islanders" (1960)   Frank Fellino (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 6.4 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 29. "The Twilight Zone" (1959)   Arthur Castle (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 9.6 (5,889)
AKAs:
  • The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
  • Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 30. "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" (1958)   Sal Raimondi (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.4 (26)
AKAs:
  • Desilu Playhouse
1 TV episode:
- 31. "Play of the Week" (1959)   Ignaty Illyich Shpichelsky (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 5.3 (14)
1 TV episode:
- 32. The Last Angry Man (1959) Dr. Max Vogel 1959 - 7.0 (277)
- 33. "Playhouse 90" (1956)   Garvin / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1958-1959) 1959 - 8.5 (67)
3 TV episodes:
- 34. "Studio One" (1948)   Joe Rundle (2 episodes, 1954-1956) 1956 - 8.5 (51)
AKAs:
  • Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
  • Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
  • Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
  • Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
2 TV episodes:
- 35. "The United States Steel Hour" (1953)   Judge Brock / Sidney West (2 episodes, 1954-1956) 1956 - 8.4 (32)
AKAs:
  • The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
2 TV episodes:
- 36. Hot Blood (1956)   Marco Torino 1956 - 5.9 (102)
AKAs:
  • Bad Blood (USA: alternative title)
- 37. "Crossroads" (1955)   Rabbi Rosenblum (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 5.5 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 38. The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955) Delphin Delmas 1955 - 6.4 (252)
- 39. "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1950)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 7.9 (25)
AKAs:
  • Lucky Strike Theater
  • Montgomery's Summer Stock
  • The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
1 TV episode:
- 40. "General Electric Theater" (1953)   Warner Johnson (2 episodes, 1954-1955) 1955 - 8.1 (72)
AKAs:
  • G.E. Theater (USA: informal short title)
  • G.E. True Theater (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 41. Crashout (1955) Pete Mendoza 1955 - 7.0 (55)
- 42. "Kraft Television Theatre" (1953)   (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - -
AKAs:
  • Ponds Theater (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 43. "Center Stage" (1954)   Jubal Banks (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - -
1 TV episode:
- 44. The Miami Story (1954) Tony Brill 1954 - -
- 45. "The Motorola Television Hour" (1953)   General Fox (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 7.3 (6)
AKAs:
  • Motorola TV Hour (USA: alternative title)
  • Motorola TV Theatre (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 46. "The Mask" (1954)   (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - -
1 TV episode:
- 47. The Tall Texan (1953) Joshua 'Josh' Tinnen 1953 - 6.4 (46)
- 48. Hoodlum Empire (1952) Nicholas 'Nick' Mancani 1952 - 5.7 (48)
- 49. The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)   Adolf Hitler 1951 - 7.1 (1,482)
AKAs:
  • Rommel, Desert Fox (UK)
  • The Desert Fox (USA: short title)
- 50. The Magic Face (1951) Rudi Janus / 2 characters not shown 1951 - 6.0 (24)
- 51. M (1951) Dan Langley 1951 - 7.0 (181)
- 52. "Faith Baldwin Romance Theatre" (1951)   (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - -
AKAs:
  • Faith Baldwin Playhouse
  • Faith Baldwin Theatre
1 TV episode:
- 53. "Somerset Maugham TV Theatre" (1950)   (1 episode, 1951) 1951 - -
AKAs:
  • Teller of Tales (original title (first three episodes title))
1 TV episode:
- 54. South Sea Sinner (1950)   Cognac 1950 - 6.3 (21)
AKAs:
  • East of Java (UK)
- 55. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) Keith 'Cherokee' Mandon 1950 - 7.1 (470)
- 56. D.O.A. (1950) Majak 1950 - 7.5 (3,500)
- 57. Under My Skin (1950) Louis Bork 1950 - 6.6 (62)
- 58. House of Strangers (1949) Joe Monetti 1949 - 7.5 (586)
- 59. Wake of the Red Witch (1948) Mayrant Ruysdaal Sidneye 1948 - 6.5 (864)
- 60. The Loves of Carmen (1948) Dancaire 1948 - 6.2 (269)
- 61. Saigon (1948) Lt. Keon 1948 - 5.5 (48)
- 62. Cornered (1945) Marcel Jarnac 1945 - 6.8 (344)
- 63. Lancer Spy (1937) Schratt 1937 - 6.2 (34)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The Making of 'Absence of Malice' (1982) (TV) Himself 1982 - 6.8 (13)

Additional Details

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Active on Broadway in the following productions: more

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Genres:

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