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Jay Adler
Actor
Died September 23, 1978 (81 years)
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Jay Adler (September 26, 1896 – September 23, 1978) was an American actor in theater, television, and film.
Born in New York City, he was the eldest son of actors Jacob and Sara Adler, and the brother of five actor siblings, including stage actor Luther and drama coach Stella. The Adlers were a Jewish-American acting dynasty in New York City's Yiddish Theater District and they played a significant role in theater from the late 19th century to the 1950s. Stella Adler became the most influential member of their family. During a long acting career of minor character roles, Jay Adler appeared in more than 40 films and 37 television series between 1938 and 1976. He appeared in The Big Combo (1955), Stanley Kubrick's The Killing (1956) and Jerry Lewis' The Family Jewels (1965). In 1961, Adler appeared both in the episode "The Lady and the Lawyer" of the television series The Asphalt Jungle and in The Lawbreakers, a theatrical film version of the episode. Jay Adler died at age 81 in Woodland Hills, California and was buried in the Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, New York.
Filmography
| 1975 | Baretta (TV Series) · as Mottl |
| 1974 | Macon County Line · as Impound Yard Man |
| 1973 | Bummer · as Sid Rosen |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Ari Franco |
| 1972 | Grave of the Vampire · as Zach |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as Bags |
| 1970 | The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go · as Dr. Yul |
| 1970 | Brother, Cry for Me · as actor |
| 1969 | The Bill Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Mr. Abrams |
| 1965 | The Family Jewels · as Attorney |
| 1964 | Where Love Has Gone · as Bartender |
| 1963 | Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? · as Patient |
| 1963 | The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Arthur Tibbetts |
| 1962 | Who's Got the Action? · as Motorist |
| 1961 | The Lawbreakers · as Abe Hirsch |
| 1960 | All the Fine Young Cannibals · as Sammy Trist (uncredited) |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series) · as Waxman |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Baines |
| 1959 | Curse of the Undead · as Bartender |
| 1959 | The Detectives (TV Series) · as Benjy |
| 1959 | Lock-Up (TV Series) · as Lou |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky (TV Series) · as J.B. |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Tramp |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Georgie Kaufman |
| 1958 | The Brothers Karamazov · as Pawnbroker |
| 1958 | Saddle the Wind · as Hank |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Abel Gomates |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV Series) · as Ferris |
| 1957 | Sweet Smell of Success · as Manny Davis |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) · as Bottellini |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Herman |
| 1956 | The Killing · as Leo the Loanshark |
| 1956 | Crime of Passion · as Mr. Nalence |
| 1956 | The Catered Affair · as Sam Leiter |
| 1956 | Runaway Daughters · as Mr. Rubeck |
| 1956 | Lust for Life · as Waiter |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as Prisoner Herb Ellis |
| 1955 | The Big Combo · as Detective Sam Hill |
| 1955 | Man with the Gun · as Cal |
| 1955 | Murder Is My Beat · as Bartender Louie |
| 1955 | Love Me or Leave Me · as Orry |
| 1955 | Illegal · as Joseph Carter |
| 1954 | The Long Wait · as Joe the Bellhop |
| 1954 | Down Three Dark Streets · as Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell |
| 1953 | 99 River Street · as Christopher |
| 1953 | The Juggler · as Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Scandal Sheet · as Bailey (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Prisoner of Zenda · as Customs Officer |
| 1952 | The Bad and the Beautiful · as Mr. Z - Party Guest |
| 1952 | The Turning Point · as Sammy Lester |
| 1952 | My Man and I · as Bartender |
| 1952 | The Unexpected (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1951 | The Mob · as Russell - Hotel Clerk |
| 1950 | The Underworld Story · as Munsey's Assistant (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Three Secrets · as Editor (uncredited) |
| 1950 | Treasury Men in Action (TV Series) · as Jed Winters |
| 1939 | Murder in the Night · as Drunk with two girls |
| 1938 | The Saint in New York · as Eddie (Uncredited) |