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