Jay Adler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 25, 1896
- Died
- September 23, 1978 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
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Filmography
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Movie · as Dr. Yul
Macon County Line
Movie · as Impound Yard Man
Bummer
Movie · as Sid Rosen
Grave of the Vampire
Movie · as Zach
The Bill Cosby Show
TV · as Mr. Abrams · 1 ep
The Family Jewels
Movie · as Attorney
He's Alive
Movie · as Gibbons
The Fugitive
TV · as Arthur Tibbetts · 1 ep
Who's Got the Action?
Movie · as Motorist
Belle Sommers
Movie
The Lawbreakers
Movie · as Abe Hirsch
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Movie · as Sammy Trist (uncredited)
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV · as Waxman · 1 ep
Checkmate
TV · as Baines · 1 ep
Curse of the Undead
Movie · as Bartender
The Story on Page One
Movie · as Lauber (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
TV · as Tramp, Gibbons · 1 ep
The Detectives
TV · as Chickie Meyers · 1 ep
The Untouchables
TV · as Sammy Archer · 1 ep
The Brothers Karamazov
Movie · as Pawnbroker
Saddle the Wind
Movie · as Hank (uncredited)
Seven Guns to Mesa
Movie · as Ben Avery
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Ferris · 1 ep
77 Sunset Strip
TV · as Dave Levenson, Abel Gomates, Bennie · 1 ep
Sweet Smell of Success
Movie · as Manny Davis (uncredited)
Hell on Devil's Island
Movie · as Toto
Perry Mason
TV · as Herman · 1 ep
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · as Bottellini · 1 ep
The Killing
Movie · as Leo the Loanshark
Crime of Passion
Movie · as Mr. Nalence
The Catered Affair
Movie · as Sam Leiter
Runaway Daughters
Movie · as Mr. Rubeck
Lust for Life
Movie · as Waiter
On Trial
TV · as Mora · 1 ep
The Big Combo
Movie · as Detective Sam Hill
Murder Is My Beat
Movie · as Bartender Louie
Illegal
Movie · as Joseph Carter
Man with the Gun
Movie · as Cal (uncredited)
Love Me or Leave Me
Movie · as Orry
The Long Wait
Movie · as Joe the Bellhop
Down Three Dark Streets
Movie · as Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
The Lone Wolf
TV · as Anton Morgay · 1 ep
99 River Street
Movie · as Christopher
Vice Squad
Movie · as Frankie Pierce
The Juggler
Movie · as Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)
The Turning Point
Movie · as Sammy Lester (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
Movie · as Bailey (uncredited)
Dreamboat
Movie · as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
Movie · as Mr. Z (uncredited)
My Six Convicts
Movie · as Steve Kopac
Assignment: Paris
Movie · as Henry (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Zenda
Movie
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as Pawnbroker · 1 ep
Cry Danger
Movie · as Williams
The Underworld Story
Movie · as Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)
Three Secrets
Movie · as Editor (uncredited)
Murder in Soho
Movie · as Drunk with two girls
No Time to Marry
Movie · as Hess
Penrod and His Twin Brother
Movie · as Johnson
The Saint in New York
Movie · as Eddie (Uncredited)