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Stanley Adams
Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born April 7, 1915Died April 27, 1977 (62 years)
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)
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)
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
| 2016 | Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault · as (archive Footage) |
| 1977 | The Great Gundown · as Buck |
| 1976 | Dixie Dynamite · as Dade Mccrutchen |
| 1976 | Delvecchio (TV Series) · as Secola, Pawn Broker |
| 1975 | One Day at a Time (TV Series) · as Arnie |
| 1975 | The Ghost Busters (TV Series) · as Cap'n Aloysius Beane |
| 1975 | Cop on the Beat · as Freddy |
| 1974 | |
| 1974 | Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV Series) · as Bartender |
| 1974 | Act of Vengeance · as Bernie / Foul Mouth |
| 1973 | Star Trek: The Animated Series (TV Series) · as Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1973 | The Clones · as Carl Swafford |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) |
| 1973 | The Norliss Tapes · as Truck Driver |
| 1972 | Every Man Needs One · as Bus Driver |
| 1972 | Another Nice Mess · as President Of Persia |
| 1972 | Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask · as Stomach Operator |
| 1972 | Emergency! (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Night Stalker · as Fred Hurley |
| 1971 | The Seven Minutes · as Irwin Blair |
| 1971 | Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns · as Granger |
| 1971 | O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV Series) · as Eli Brown |
| 1971 | Banyon (TV Series) · as Eddie Dolan |
| 1971 | Love Hate Love · as Wally |
| 1970 | The Grasshopper · as Buddy Miller |
| 1970 | Move · as New Tenant |
| 1970 | Barefoot In The Park (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple (TV Series) · as Sure-Shot Wilson |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Medical Center (TV Series) |
| 1968 | The Mod Squad (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Lancer (TV Series) |
| 1968 | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Fred Ludden |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Mr. Stephens |
| 1968 | The Outsider (TV Series) |
| 1968 | Massacre Harbor · as El Gamil |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Chip |
| 1967 | Ironside (TV Series) · as Joe Menlo |
| 1967 | Garrison's Gorillas (TV Series) |
| 1967 | Double Trouble · as Captain Roach |
| 1967 | Thunder Alley · as Mac |
| 1967 | Dragnet (TV Series) · as Paul Bakeman |
| 1967 | The Far Out West · as Jed Timmons |
| 1966 | Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV Series) |
| 1966 | T.H.E. Cat (TV Series) · as M.c. |
| 1966 | The Rat Patrol (TV Series) · as El Gamil |
| 1966 | The Monroes (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Star Trek (TV Series) · as Cyrano Jones |
| 1966 | Nevada Smith · as Storekeeper |
| 1966 | Death of a Salesman · as Stanley |
| 1966 | Batman (TV Series) · as Captain Courageous |
| 1965 | When the Boys Meet the Girls · as Lank |
| 1965 | Honey West (TV Series) · as Tobias Quinn |
| 1965 | Laredo (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Lost in Space (TV Series) · as Tybo |
| 1965 | My Mother the Car (TV Series) |
| 1965 | Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV Series) · as Desk Sergeant |
| 1965 | The Legend of Jesse James (TV Series) · as Blake |
| 1965 | Ship of Fools · as Hutten |
| 1964 | Looking for Love · as Employment Service Official (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Fate Is the Hunter · as Bernie (uncredited) |
| 1964 | Gilligan's Island (TV Series) |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV Series) |
| 1964 | The Addams Family (TV Series) · as Ila Klarpe |
| 1964 | Wendy and Me (TV Series) |
| 1964 | The Bing Crosby Show (TV Series) |
| 1964 | A House Is Not a Home · as Harry |
| 1964 | Wild and Wonderful · as Mayor Of Man La Loquet |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Pinky Ferguson |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre (TV Series) · as Vito Conte |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction (TV Series) · as Jack Crandall |
| 1963 | The Bill Dana Show (TV Series) |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Lou Manzini |
| 1963 | Lilies of the Field · as Juan Acolito |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice · as Bartender |
| 1962 | Requiem for a Heavyweight · as Perelli (as Stan Adams) |
| 1962 | McHale's Navy (TV Series) · as The Chief |
| 1962 | The Gallant Men (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Lucy Show (TV Series) · as Union Leader |
| 1962 | Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV Series) · as Mayor Bass |
| 1962 | The Wide Country (TV Series) · as George Root |
| 1962 | Sam Benedict (TV Series) · as Square John Mcwayde |
| 1962 | 13 West Street · as Finney |
| 1961 | The Outsider · as Noomie |
| 1961 | The Errand Boy · as Grumpy |
| 1961 | The Bob Newhart Show (1961) (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Alcoa Premiere (TV Series) · as Rosen |
| 1961 | Breakfast at Tiffany's · as Rusty Trawler |
| 1961 | The New Breed (TV Series) · as Larry Gruber |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Jack Parkly |
| 1961 | Ben Casey (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare (TV Series) · as Dr. Alexander Shoates |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Pirates of Tortuga · as Montbars |
| 1961 | The Young Savages · as Police Lt. Hardy |
| 1961 | Tallahassee 7000 (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Mister Ed (TV Series) · as Stubby |
| 1960 | The Wizard of Baghdad · as Warden Kvetch |
| 1960 | North to Alaska · as Breezy |
| 1960 | The Law and Mr. Jones (TV Series) · as Eddie Romano The Butcher |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Ralph Campbell |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys (TV Series) |
| 1960 | The Tab Hunter Show (TV Series) · as Grattoir |
| 1960 | Checkmate (TV Series) · as Cholly Luke |
| 1960 | Thriller (TV Series) · as Mr. Schwenk |
| 1960 | Studs Lonigan · as Gangster |
| 1960 | The Rat Race · as Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1960 | One Foot in Hell · as Pete (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Gazebo · as Dan Shelby |
| 1959 | The Gene Krupa Story · as Bar Owner |
| 1959 | Mr. Lucky (TV Series) |
| 1959 | High School Big Shot · as Harry March |
| 1959 | The Detectives (1959) (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Ford Startime (TV Series) · as Dale |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) · as Police Chief |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace (TV Series) |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Jensen |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Lock-Up (TV Series) · as Riley Sherman |
| 1959 | The June Allyson Show (TV Series) · as Morris |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) · as Captain Morgan |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Deputy (TV Series) · as Dixie Miller |
| 1959 | North by Northwest · as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Tightrope (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Markham (TV Series) · as Rolland |
| 1959 | The Lawless Years (TV Series) |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | The Third Man (TV Series) · as Ben Easterday |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as Max Posen |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Creston |
| 1958 | The Ann Sothern Show (TV Series) · as Customer In Bar |
| 1958 | The Rifleman (TV Series) |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) |
| 1958 | Saddle the Wind · as Joe (uncredited) |
| 1958 | I Married a Woman · as Cabbie (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Hell Ship Mutiny · as Roxy |
| 1957 | The Pied Piper of Hamelin · as Second Counselor (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Casey Jones (TV Series) · as Fowler |
| 1957 | The Court of Last Resort (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Hell Bound · as Herbert Fay Jr. |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre (TV Series) · as Anthony Jacobi |
| 1957 | Maverick (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Pancho Morado |
| 1957 | The Thin Man (TV Series) |
| 1957 | M Squad (TV Series) · as Ed - Bartender |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Monte West |
| 1957 | Black Patch · as Drummer |
| 1957 | Bachelor Father (TV Series) · as Sam Humber |
| 1957 | Sally (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Valerie · as Dr. Jackson |
| 1957 | Trooper Hook · as Heathcliff |
| 1957 | The Silent Service (TV Series) · as Chief Paul G. Saunders |
| 1957 | Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) · as Sam Tustin |
| 1956 | Requiem for a Heavyweight · as Pirelli |
| 1956 | Playhouse 90 (TV Series) · as Pirelli |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (TV Series) · as Garreaux |
| 1956 | Calling Homicide · as Peter Von Elda (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series) · as August |
| 1956 | Hey Jeannie! (TV Series) · as Mike |
| 1956 | Somebody Up There Likes Me · as Romolo's Attorney (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Bold and the Brave · as Master Sergeant |
| 1956 | The Killer Is Loose · as Honor Farm Guard (uncredited) |
| 1956 | |
| 1955 | Hell on Frisco Bay · as Hammy |
| 1955 | Hell's Horizon · as Dixie |
| 1955 | Matinee Theater (TV Series) |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series) · as Detective Berger |
| 1955 | My Friend Flicka (TV Series) · as Clay Sorrenson |
| 1955 | Brave Eagle (TV Series) · as Gusty |
| 1955 | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Charlie Rath |
| 1955 | The Jane Wyman Show (TV Series) · as Joey |
| 1955 | Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV Series) · as Sally |
| 1955 | The Millionaire (TV Series) · as Charlie |
| 1955 | TV Reader's Digest (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1955 | Soldiers of Fortune (TV Series) · as Rico |
| 1954 | The Atomic Kid · as Wildcat Hooper |
| 1954 | December Bride (TV Series) · as Henry Clark |
| 1954 | Father Knows Best (TV Series) · as Mack |
| 1954 | Studio 57 (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1954 | Medic (TV Series) · as Ike |
| 1954 | Captain Midnight (TV Series) · as Duroc |
| 1954 | The Mickey Rooney Show (TV Series) · as Alec Damos |
| 1954 | The Lone Wolf (TV Series) · as Tom |
| 1953 | Make Room for Daddy (TV Series) · as Fake Electrical Inspector |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Felix |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Shockley |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Henry Pardee |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show (TV Series) · as A.c. The Movie Director /dept. Store Manager |
| 1951 | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) |
| 1950 | Ashley Banjo’s Big Town Dance (TV Series) · as Caesar |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Cuneo |