Stanley Adams
Known for Acting · 148 credits
- Born
- 1915-04-07
- Died
- 1977-04-27
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Stanley Abramowitz
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)
Known For
TV Shows (85)
Star Trek
1966
as Cyrano Jones
Perry Mason
1957
as Pancho Morado
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Cyrano Jones
Mannix
1967
as Chip
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Ralph Campbell
Wagon Train
1957
as Monte West
Love, American Style
1969
Adam-12
1968
as Fred Ludden
Batman
1966
as Captain Courageous
The Rifleman
1958
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Jack Crandall
Maverick
1957
Matinee Theater
1955
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Rollo / Jensen
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Alexander Shoates
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Vito Conte
Emergency!
1972
Ben Casey
1961
Rawhide
1959
The Donna Reed Show
1958
The Lucy Show
1962
as Louie / Harry Norton / Union Leader
The Red Skelton Show
1951
as A.C. the Movie Director /Dept. Store Manager
Burke's Law
1963
as Lou Manzini
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Medical Center
1969
Lost in Space
1965
as Tybo
Peter Gunn
1958
The Odd Couple
1970
as Sure-Shot Wilson / Ed
The Name of the Game
1968
as Mr. Stephens
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ross / Bartender / Charlie Rath
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Dennis the Menace
1959
as Jerry Richman
Thriller
1960
as Mr. Schwenk
The Addams Family
1964
as Ila Klarpe
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Detective Berger
Playhouse 90
1956
as Pirelli
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Morelli
M Squad
1957
as Ed - Bartender
Laredo
1965
The Detectives
1959
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Pinky Ferguson
Lancer
1968
The Mod Squad
1968
Gilligan's Island
1964
Checkmate
1960
as Cholly Luke
McHale's Navy
1962
as The Chief
Honey West
1965
as Tobias Quinn
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Bartender
Riverboat
1959
as Captain Morgan
Startime
1959
as Dale
December Bride
1954
as Henry Clark
87th Precinct
1961
Tightrope
1959
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Rat Patrol
1966
as El Gamil
Mr. Lucky
1959
Pete and Gladys
1960
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Morris
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
Movies (63)
North by Northwest
1959
as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961
as Rusty Trawler
Nevada Smith
1966
as Storekeeper
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972
as Stomach Operator
North to Alaska
1960
as Breezy
The Night Stalker
1972
as Fred Hurley
The Outsider
1961
as Noomie
The Gazebo
1959
as Dan Shelby (voice) (uncredited)
Ship of Fools
1965
as Hutten
Double Trouble
1967
as Captain Roach
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
as Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
as Bernie (uncredited)
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962
as Perelli (as Stan Adams)
Lilies of the Field
1963
as Juan Acolito
The Seven Minutes
1971
as Irwin Blair
Trooper Hook
1957
as Heathcliff
The Killer Is Loose
1956
as Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
The Errand Boy
1961
as Grumpy
Move
1970
as New Tenant
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
1974
as (voice)
13 West Street
1962
as Finney
A House Is Not a Home
1964
as Harry
The Rat Race
1960
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Thunder Alley
1967
as Mac
Saddle the Wind
1958
as Joe (uncredited)
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
as Hammy
Act of Vengeance
1974
as Bernie / Foul Mouth
Critic's Choice
1963
as Bartender
The Grasshopper
1970
as Buddy Miller
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1967
as Jed Timmons
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
as (archive footage)
Hell Bound
1957
as Herbert Fay Jr.
Death of a Salesman
1966
as Stanley
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1956
as Pirelli
The Clones
1973
as Carl Swafford
Love Hate Love
1971
as Wally
Valerie
1957
as Dr. Jackson
Looking for Love
1964
as Employment Service Official (uncredited)
The Atomic Kid
1954
as Wildcat Hooper
Pirates of Tortuga
1961
as Montbars
Another Nice Mess
1972
as President of Persia
Black Patch
1957
as Drummer
Banyon
1971
as Eddie Dolan
High School Big Shot
1959
as Harry March
Calling Homicide
1956
as Peter von Elda (uncredited)
The Alphabet Conspiracy
1959
as Theatrical Agent
Cop on the Beat
1975
as Freddy
One Foot in Hell
1960
as Pete (uncredited)
The Norliss Tapes
1973
as Truck Driver
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957
as Second Counselor (uncredited)
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
1971
as Granger
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965
as Lank
The Wizard of Baghdad
1961
as Warden Kvetch
Hell Ship Mutiny
1957
as Roxy
Every Man Needs One
1972
as Bus Driver
Dixie Dynamite
1976
as Dade McCrutchen
The Bold and the Brave
1956
as Master Sergeant
Inside Detroit
1955
Woman in the Rain
1976
as Noodles
Hell's Horizon
1955
as Dixie
Wild and Wonderful
1964
as Mayor of Man La Loquet
I Married a Woman
1958
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Operation Moonshot
1963
About Stanley Adams
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 a… With 148 credits spanning from 1948 to 2016, Stanley Adams has appeared in 63 films and 85 TV shows.
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Most Popular Stanley Adams Movies
- North by Northwest (1959) — as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) — as Rusty Trawler
- Nevada Smith (1966) — as Storekeeper
- Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972) — as Stomach Operator
- North to Alaska (1960) — as Breezy
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