Charles Adler (stage actor)
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Charles Adler was an American stage and motion picture actor of the 1920s to 1940s. He was the son of actors Jacob Pavlovitch Adler
and Jenny Kaiser and stepson of Sara Adler
, and the half-brother of Luther Adler
, Stella Adler
, and Jay Adler
, all also actors.
He was a member of the Yacht Club Boys
, a singing group, with which he appeared in several films in the 1920s and 1930s.
Jacob Pavlovitch Adler
Jacob Pavlovich Adler , born Yankev P. Adler, was a Jewish actor and star of Yiddish theater, first in Odessa, and later in London and New York City....
and Jenny Kaiser and stepson of Sara Adler
Sara Adler
Sara Adler was a Russian Jewish actress in Yiddish theater who made her career mainly in the United States. She was the wife of Jacob Adler and the mother of prominent actors Luther and Stella Adler, lesser-known actors Jay, Julia Adler, Frances, and Florence...
, and the half-brother of Luther Adler
Luther Adler
Luther Adler was an American actor best known for his work in theatre, but who also worked in film and television. He also directed plays on Broadway.-Life and career:...
, Stella Adler
Stella Adler
Stella Adler was an American actress and an acclaimed acting teacher, who founded the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City and the The Stella Adler Academy of Acting in Los Angeles with long-time protege Joanne Linville, who continues to teach and furthers Adler's legacy...
, and Jay Adler
Jay Adler
Jay Adler was an American actor in theater, television, and film.Born in New York City, New York, he was the eldest child of Yiddish theater stars Jacob and Sara Adler, and the brother of the more famous Luther and Stella.Jay Adler died at age 81 in Woodland Hills, California and was buried in the...
, all also actors.
He was a member of the Yacht Club Boys
Yacht Club Boys
The Yacht Club Boys was a quartet of American comic singers, popular in the 1920s and 1930s: Charles Adler, George Kelly, Billy Mann, and Jimmie Kern . They made recordings from the 1920s and appeared as a specialty act in several feature films of the 1930s...
, a singing group, with which he appeared in several films in the 1920s and 1930s.
Filmography
- Looped for Life (1924)
- Victims of Persecution (1933)
- Thanks a MillionThanks A MillionThanks a Million is a 1935 musical film produced and released by 20th Century Fox and directed by Roy Del Ruth. It stars Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak and Fred Allen, and features Patsy Kelly, David Rubinoff and Paul Whiteman and his band with singer/pianist Ramona. The script by Nunnally Johnson was...
(1935) - Dough-Nuts (short 1936)
- The Singing Kid (1936)
- Stage StruckStage StruckStage Struck may refer to:*Stage Struck , a live album by Rory Gallagher released in 1980*Stage Struck , a 1925 film produced by Paramount Pictures, starring Gloria Swanson, restored by George Eastman House...
(1936) - Pigskin Parade (1936)
- Artists & Models (1937)
- Thrill of a LifetimeThrill of a LifetimeThrill of a Lifetime was a television reality series created by Sidney M. Cohen and Willie Stein. It was telecast from 1981 to 1988 in Canada on the CTV network. Thrill of a Lifetime gave viewers the chance to live their dreams, with thrills ranging from daredevil adventures to the romantic...
(1937) - Artists and Models Abroad (1938)