Name
Stanley Adams
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1915-04-07
Deathday
1977-04-27 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
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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- 1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's as Rusty Trawler
- 1965 When the Boys Meet the Girls as Lank
- 1963 Critic's Choice as Bartender
- 1966 Nevada Smith as Storekeeper
- 1960 North to Alaska as Breezy
- 1961 The Outsider as Noomie
- 1972 The Night Stalker as Fred Hurley
- 1956 Calling Homicide as Peter von Elda (uncredited)
- 1957 Hell Bound as Herbert Fay Jr.
- 1964 Looking for Love as Employment Service Official (uncredited)
- 1976 Dixie Dynamite as Dade McCrutchen
- 1955 Hell on Frisco Bay as Hammy
- 1957 Valerie as Dr. Jackson
- 1967 Thunder Alley as Mac
- 1970 The Grasshopper as Buddy Miller
- 1961 Pirates of Tortuga as Montbars
- 1967 Pistols 'n' Petticoats as Jed Timmons
- 1957 The Pied Piper of Hamelin as Second Counselor (uncredited)
- 1957 Trooper Hook as Heathcliff
- 1965 Ship of Fools as Hutten
- 1973 The Clones as Carl Swafford
- 1962 13 West Street as Finney
- 1956 The Killer Is Loose as Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
- 1959 High School Big Shot as Harry March
- 1956 The Bold and the Brave as Master Sergeant
- 1971 Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns as Granger
- 1964 A House Is Not a Home as Harry
- 1957 Hell Ship Mutiny as Roxy
- 1960 The Rat Race as Cab Driver (uncredited)
- 1958 I Married a Woman as Cabbie (uncredited)
- 1973 The Norliss Tapes as Truck Driver
- 1958 Saddle the Wind as Joe (uncredited)
- 1962 Requiem for a Heavyweight as Perelli (as Stan Adams)
- 1975 Cop on the Beat as Freddy
- 1966 Death of a Salesman as Stanley
- 1955 Inside Detroit
- 1959 North by Northwest as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
- 1954 The Atomic Kid as Wildcat Hooper
- 1959 The Alphabet Conspiracy as Theatrical Agent
- 1956 Somebody Up There Likes Me as Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
- 1974 The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat as (voice)
- 1961 The Wizard of Baghdad as Warden Kvetch
- 1972 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask as Stomach Operator
- 1967 Double Trouble as Captain Roach
- 1963 Lilies of the Field as Juan Acolito
- 1974 Act of Vengeance as Bernie / Foul Mouth
- 1971 The Seven Minutes as Irwin Blair
- 1960 One Foot in Hell as Pete (uncredited)
- 1957 Black Patch as Drummer
- 1961 The Errand Boy as Grumpy
- 1964 Wild and Wonderful as Mayor of Man La Loquet
- 1955 Hell's Horizon as Dixie
- 1972 Another Nice Mess as President of Persia
- 2016 Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault as (archive footage)
- 1971 Love Hate Love as Wally
- 1956 Requiem for a Heavyweight as Pirelli
- 1964 Fate Is the Hunter as Bernie (uncredited)
- 1972 Every Man Needs One as Bus Driver
- 1976 Woman in the Rain as Noodles
- 1971 Banyon as Eddie Dolan
- 1963 Operation Moonshot
- 1959 The Gazebo as Dan Shelby (voice) (uncredited)
- 1970 Move as New Tenant
- 1960 The Andy Griffith Show ( 1 episode ) as Ralph Campbell
- 1967 Garrison's Gorillas ( 1 episode )
- 1962 The Gallant Men ( 1 episode )
- 1966 Star Trek ( 1 episode ) as Cyrano Jones
- 1963 Burke's Law ( 1 episode ) as Lou Manzini
- 1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Pinky Ferguson
- 1970 The Odd Couple ( 1 episode ) as Sure-Shot Wilson
- 1959 Mr. Lucky ( 2 episodes )
- 1966 Batman ( 2 episodes ) as Captain Courageous
- 1964 Gilligan's Island ( 1 episode )
- 1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. ( 1 episode )
- 1973 Star Trek ( 1 episode ) as Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited)
- 1956 Playhouse 90 ( 1 episode ) as Pirelli
- 1963 Petticoat Junction ( 1 episode ) as Jack Crandall
- 1967 Mannix ( 3 episodes )
- 1959 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Rollo
- 1968 The Mod Squad ( 1 episode )
- 1965 Lost in Space ( 1 episode ) as Tybo
- 1969 Medical Center ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Ross
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Pancho Morado
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Felix
- 1972 Emergency! ( 1 episode )
- 1959 The Twilight Zone ( 1 episode ) as Jensen
- 1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker ( 0 episode )
- 1965 Laredo ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( 1 episode ) as Detective Berger
- 1966 Pistols 'n' Petticoats ( 2 episodes )
- 1966 The Monroes ( 1 episode )
- 1961 87th Precinct ( 1 episode )
- 1959 The Lawless Years ( 3 episodes )
- 1959 Rawhide ( 0 episode )
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode )
- 1965 My Mother the Car ( 1 episode )
- 1968 Lancer ( 1 episode )
- 1960 Thriller ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Schwenk
- 1958 Peter Gunn ( 3 episodes )
- 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars ( 1 episode )
- 1957 The Thin Man ( 3 episodes )
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre ( 2 episodes ) as Vito Conte
- 1957 M Squad ( 1 episode ) as Ed - Bartender
- 1960 Pete and Gladys ( 2 episodes )
- 1968 The Ghost & Mrs. Muir ( 1 episode )
- 1958 The Donna Reed Show ( 1 episode )
- 1955 Matinee Theater ( 1 episode )
- 1964 Wendy and Me ( 1 episode )
- 1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ( 1 episode )
- 1956 The Adventures of Hiram Holliday ( 23 episodes ) as Garreaux
- 1958 The Rifleman ( 1 episode )
- 1961 Ben Casey ( 1 episode )
- 1966 The Rat Patrol ( 2 episodes ) as El Gamil
- 1964 The Addams Family ( 1 episode ) as Ila Klarpe
- 1959 Riverboat ( 1 episode ) as Captain Morgan
- 1961 The New Breed ( 1 episode ) as Larry Gruber
- 1959 The Detectives ( 1 episode )
- 1963 The Bill Dana Show ( 1 episode )
- 1965 Honey West ( 1 episode ) as Tobias Quinn
- 1965 The Legend of Jesse James ( 1 episode ) as Blake
- 1964 The Bing Crosby Show ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Tightrope ( 1 episode )
- 1961 Dr. Kildare ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Alexander Shoates
- 1957 The Court of Last Resort ( 1 episode )
- 2016 Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault ( 3 episodes ) as Himself
- 1959 The DuPont Show with June Allyson ( 1 episode ) as Morris
- 1961 Tallahassee 7000 ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Not for Hire ( 5 episodes )
- 1968 The Outsider ( 1 episode )
- 1957 Maverick ( 1 episode )
- 1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker ( 1 episode ) as Bartender
- 1956 Hey, Jeannie! ( 1 episode ) as Mike
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Bartender
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Charlie Rath
- 1968 Adam-12 ( 1 episode ) as Fred Ludden
- 1962 The Lucy Show ( 1 episode ) as Louie
- 1962 The Lucy Show ( 1 episode ) as Union Leader
- 1962 The Lucy Show ( 1 episode ) as Harry Norton
- 1948 The Ed Sullivan Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1960 Checkmate ( 1 episode ) as Cholly Luke
- 1968 The Name of the Game ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Stephens
- 1970 The Odd Couple ( 1 episode ) as Ed
- 1967 Mannix ( 1 episode ) as Chip
- 1969 Love, American Style ( 1 episode )
- 1962 McHale's Navy ( 1 episode ) as The Chief
- 1951 The Red Skelton Show ( 1 episode ) as AC / Store Manager
- 1954 Hey Mulligan ( 1 episode ) as Alec Damos
- 1957 Wagon Train ( 1 episode ) as Monte West
- 1959 Dennis the Menace ( 1 episode ) as Jerry Richman
- 1962 Sam Benedict ( 1 episode ) as Square John McWayde
- 1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ( 1 episode ) as Morelli
- 1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ( 1 episode ) as Cyrano Jones
- 1973 Thicker than Water ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Hale
- 1959 Startime ( 1 episode ) as Dale
- 1954 December Bride ( 1 episode ) as Henry Clark
- 1968 The Mod Squad ( 1 episode ) as Braden
- 1967 Mannix ( 1 episode ) as Alby
