Stanley Adams
Age: 62 | From: New York City - New York - USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1915-04-07 21:47:41
Death: 1977-04-27 21:47:41
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City - New York - USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 39
TV Involvements: 27
Most Famous Work
Biography
Stocky character actor Stanley Adams had a relatively minor career in motion pictures, with the possible exception of his baby-faced millionaire Rusty Trawler of Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) fame. Otherwise, he played innumerable minor ethnic villains, bartenders and avuncular, fast-talking characters, known in the credits only by their first names. In other words, most of his roles were rather small. On television, conversely, he proved himself quite a scene-stealer, particularly in the 1960's and early 70's, when his face appeared on just about every major show. He was at his best as pool hustler Sure-shot Wilson in an episode of The Odd Couple (1970), Rollo, a quirky time-traveling scientist on Twilight Zone (1959), and - famously - as 'asteroid detecting', tribble dealing galactic entrepreneur Cyrano Jones on Star Trek (1966). Alas, he was also a space carrot named Tybo on Lost in Space (1965).... His suicide in April 1977 has been attributed to severe depression as a result of a back injury, sustained earlier in the decade. Apart from the obvious pain, it would almost certainly have limited his employment opportunities. Date of Death 27 April 1977, Santa Monica, California (suicide)
Most Famous Work
Star Trek
(1966) Cyrano Jones
Perry Mason
(1957) Pancho Morado
Mannix
(1967) Chip
The Twilight Zone
(1959) Rollo
Lost in Space
(1965) Tybo
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Detective Berger
Gunsmoke
(1955) Charlie Rath
North by Northwest
(1959) Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Himself | |
| (archive footage) | ||
| 1976 | Dade McCrutchen | |
| 1975 | Freddy | |
| 1974 | Bartender | |
| N/A | ||
| Bernie / Foul Mouth | ||
| 1973 | Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Carl Swafford | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Truck Driver | ||
| 1972 | Bus Driver | |
| President of Persia | ||
| Stomach Operator | ||
| N/A | ||
| Fred Hurley | ||
| 1971 | Irwin Blair | |
| Granger | ||
| Wally | ||
| 1970 | Ed | |
| Sure-Shot Wilson | ||
| Buddy Miller | ||
| 1969 | N/A | |
| 1968 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mr. Stephens | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1967 | Chip | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Jed Timmons | ||
| Captain Roach | ||
| Mac | ||
| 1966 | N/A | |
| El Gamil | ||
| Cyrano Jones | ||
| N/A | ||
| Storekeeper | ||
| Stanley | ||
| Captain Courageous | ||
| 1965 | Lank | |
| Tobias Quinn | ||
| N/A | ||
| Tybo | ||
| N/A | ||
| Blake | ||
| Hutten | ||
| 1964 | Bernie (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
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| N/A | ||
| Harry | ||
| Employment Service Official (uncredited) | ||
| Mayor of Man La Loquet | ||
| 1963 | Pinky Ferguson | |
| Vito Conte | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Lou Manzini | ||
| Juan Acolito | ||
| Bartender | ||
| 1962 | Perelli (as Stan Adams) | |
| N/A | ||
| Union Leader / Harry Norton / Louie | ||
| Finney | ||
| 1961 | Noomie | |
| Grumpy | ||
| Rusty Trawler | ||
| Larry Gruber | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Alexander Shoates | ||
| N/A | ||
| Montbars | ||
| Warden Kvetch | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1960 | Breezy | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Cholly Luke | ||
| Mr. Schwenk | ||
| Pete (uncredited) | ||
| Cab Driver (uncredited) | ||
| 1959 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Harry March | ||
| N/A | ||
| Rollo | ||
| Jensen | ||
| N/A | ||
| Morris | ||
| Captain Morgan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Lieutenant Harding (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
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| 1958 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Joe (uncredited) | ||
| Cabbie (uncredited) | ||
| 1957 | Roxy | |
| Second Counselor (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Herbert Fay Jr. | ||
| N/A | ||
| Pancho Morado | ||
| Ed - Bartender | ||
| N/A | ||
| Drummer | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Jackson | ||
| Heathcliff | ||
| 1956 | Pirelli | |
| Pirelli | ||
| Garreaux | ||
| Peter von Elda (uncredited) | ||
| Mike | ||
| Romolo's Attorney (uncredited) | ||
| Honor Farm Guard (uncredited) | ||
| Master Sergeant | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1955 | Dixie | |
| Hammy | ||
| N/A | ||
| Detective Berger | ||
| Bartender | ||
| Charlie Rath | ||
| Ross | ||
| 1954 | Wildcat Hooper | |
| N/A | ||
| 1953 | Felix | |
| 1951 | N/A | |
| N/A | ||
| 1948 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
