Stanley Adams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1915
- Died
- April 27, 1977 (aged 62)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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)
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Filmography
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Movie · as (archive footage)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
TV · as Himself · 3 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV · as Cyrano Jones · 1 ep
Dixie Dynamite
Movie · as Dade McCrutchen
Woman in the Rain
Movie · as Noodles
Cop on the Beat
Movie · as Freddy
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Movie · as (voice)
Act of Vengeance
Movie · as Bernie / Foul Mouth
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV · as Bartender
The Clones
Movie · as Carl Swafford
The Norliss Tapes
Movie · as Truck Driver
Star Trek
TV · as Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited) · 1 ep
Thicker than Water
TV · as Dr. Hale · 1 ep
The Night Stalker
Movie · as Fred Hurley
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Movie · as Stomach Operator
Another Nice Mess
Movie · as President of Persia
Every Man Needs One
Movie · as Bus Driver
Emergency!
TV · as Man with Heart Attack · 1 ep
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
Movie · as Granger
The Seven Minutes
Movie · as Irwin Blair
Love Hate Love
Movie · as Wally
Banyon
Movie · as Eddie Dolan
The Grasshopper
Movie · as Buddy Miller
Move
Movie · as New Tenant
The Odd Couple
TV · as Sure-Shot Wilson, Ed · 1 ep
Medical Center
TV · as Arlo McNally
Love, American Style
TV · 1 ep
The Mod Squad
TV · as Braden · 1 ep
Lancer
TV · 1 ep
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
TV · 1 ep
The Outsider
TV · 1 ep
Adam-12
TV · as Fred Ludden · 1 ep
The Name of the Game
TV · as Mr. Stephens · 1 ep
Thunder Alley
Movie · as Mac
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Movie · as Jed Timmons
Double Trouble
Movie · as Captain Roach
Garrison's Gorillas
TV · 1 ep
Mannix
TV · as Chip, Alby · 3 eps
Nevada Smith
Movie · as Storekeeper
Death of a Salesman
Movie · as Stanley
Star Trek
TV · as Cyrano Jones · 1 ep
Batman
TV · as Captain Courageous · 2 eps
The Monroes
TV · 1 ep
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
TV · 2 eps
The Rat Patrol
TV · as El Gamil · 2 eps
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Movie · as Lank
Ship of Fools
Movie · as Hutten
Lost in Space
TV · as Tybo · 1 ep
Laredo
TV · 1 ep
My Mother the Car
TV · 1 ep
Honey West
TV · as Tobias Quinn · 1 ep
The Legend of Jesse James
TV · as Blake · 1 ep
Looking for Love
Movie · as Employment Service Official (uncredited)
A House Is Not a Home
Movie · as Harry
Wild and Wonderful
Movie · as Mayor of Man La Loquet
Fate Is the Hunter
Movie · as Bernie (uncredited)
Gilligan's Island
TV · 1 ep
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TV · 1 ep
Wendy and Me
TV · 1 ep
The Addams Family
TV · as Ila Klarpe · 1 ep
The Bing Crosby Show
TV · 1 ep
Critic's Choice
Movie · as Bartender
Lilies of the Field
Movie · as Juan Acolito
Operation Moonshot
Movie
Burke's Law
TV · as Lou Manzini · 1 ep
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV · as Pinky Ferguson · 1 ep
Petticoat Junction
TV · as Jack Crandall · 1 ep
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Vito Conte · 2 eps
The Bill Dana Show
TV · 1 ep
13 West Street
Movie · as Finney
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Movie · as Perelli (as Stan Adams)
The Gallant Men
TV · 1 ep
The Lucy Show
TV · as Louie, Harry Norton, Union Leader · 1 ep
McHale's Navy
TV · as The Chief · 1 ep
Sam Benedict
TV · as Square John McWayde · 1 ep
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Movie · as Rusty Trawler
The Outsider
Movie · as Noomie
Pirates of Tortuga
Movie · as Montbars
The Wizard of Baghdad
Movie · as Warden Kvetch
The Errand Boy
Movie · as Grumpy
87th Precinct
TV · 1 ep
Ben Casey
TV · 1 ep
The New Breed
TV · as Larry Gruber · 1 ep
Dr. Kildare
TV · as Dr. Alexander Shoates · 1 ep
Tallahassee 7000
TV · 1 ep
North to Alaska
Movie · as Breezy
The Rat Race
Movie · as Cab Driver (uncredited)
One Foot in Hell
Movie · as Pete (uncredited)
The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Ralph Campbell · 1 ep
Thriller
TV · as Mr. Schwenk · 1 ep
Pete and Gladys
TV · 2 eps
Checkmate
TV · as Cholly Luke · 1 ep
High School Big Shot
Movie · as Harry March
North by Northwest
Movie · as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
The Alphabet Conspiracy
Movie · as Theatrical Agent
The Gazebo
Movie · as Dan Shelby (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
TV · 2 eps
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Rollo, Jensen · 1 ep
The Lawless Years
TV · 3 eps
Rawhide
TV
Riverboat
TV · as Captain Morgan · 1 ep
The Detectives
TV · 1 ep
Tightrope
TV · 1 ep
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV · as Morris · 1 ep
Not for Hire
TV · 5 eps
Dennis the Menace
TV · as Jerry Richman · 1 ep
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV · as Morelli · 1 ep
Startime
TV · as Dale · 1 ep
I Married a Woman
Movie · as Cabbie (uncredited)
Saddle the Wind
Movie · as Joe (uncredited)
Peter Gunn
TV · 3 eps
The Donna Reed Show
TV · 1 ep
The Rifleman
TV · 1 ep
Hell Bound
Movie · as Herbert Fay Jr.
Valerie
Movie · as Dr. Jackson
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Movie · as Second Counselor (uncredited)
Trooper Hook
Movie · as Heathcliff
Hell Ship Mutiny
Movie · as Roxy
Black Patch
Movie · as Drummer
Perry Mason
TV · as Pancho Morado · 1 ep
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · 1 ep
The Thin Man
TV · 3 eps
M Squad
TV · as Ed - Bartender · 1 ep
The Court of Last Resort
TV · 1 ep
Maverick
TV · 1 ep
Wagon Train
TV · as Monte West · 1 ep
Calling Homicide
Movie · as Peter von Elda (uncredited)
The Killer Is Loose
Movie · as Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
The Bold and the Brave
Movie · as Master Sergeant
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Movie · as Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Movie · as Pirelli
Playhouse 90
TV · as Pirelli · 1 ep
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
TV · as Garreaux · 23 eps
Hey, Jeannie!
TV · as Mike · 1 ep
Hell on Frisco Bay
Movie · as Hammy
Inside Detroit
Movie
Hell's Horizon
Movie · as Dixie
Gunsmoke
TV · as Ross, Bartender, Charlie Rath · 1 ep
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Detective Berger · 1 ep
Matinee Theater
TV · 1 ep
The Atomic Kid
Movie · as Wildcat Hooper
Hey Mulligan
TV · as Alec Damos · 1 ep
December Bride
TV · as Henry Clark · 1 ep
General Electric Theater
TV · as Felix · 1 ep
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · 1 ep
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV · 1 ep
The Red Skelton Show
TV · as AC / Store Manager · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep