Stanley Adams
Acting
- Born:
- 1915-04-07
- Died:
- 1977-04-27
- 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)
Known For
Filmography
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Woman in the Rain
Dixie Dynamite
Cop on the Beat
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Act of Vengeance
Star Trek
The Clones
Thicker than Water
The Norliss Tapes
Every Man Needs One
Another Nice Mess
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Emergency!
The Night Stalker
The Seven Minutes
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
Banyon
Love Hate Love
The Odd Couple
Move
The Grasshopper
Love, American Style
Medical Center
The Mod Squad
Lancer
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
Adam-12
The Name of the Game
The Outsider
Mannix
Garrison's Gorillas
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Double Trouble
Thunder Alley
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
The Rat Patrol
Star Trek
The Monroes
Nevada Smith
Death of a Salesman
Batman
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Honey West
Laredo
Lost in Space
My Mother the Car
The Legend of Jesse James
Ship of Fools
Fate Is the Hunter
Gilligan's Island
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Addams Family
Wendy and Me
The Bing Crosby Show
A House Is Not a Home
Looking for Love
Wild and Wonderful
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Petticoat Junction
The Bill Dana Show
Burke's Law
Lilies of the Field
Critic's Choice
Operation Moonshot
Requiem for a Heavyweight
McHale's Navy
The Gallant Men
The Lucy Show
Sam Benedict
13 West Street
The Outsider
The Errand Boy
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The New Breed
Ben Casey
Dr. Kildare
87th Precinct
Pirates of Tortuga
The Wizard of Baghdad
Tallahassee 7000
North to Alaska
The Andy Griffith Show
Pete and Gladys
Checkmate
Thriller
One Foot in Hell
The Rat Race
The Gazebo
Mr. Lucky
Not for Hire
High School Big Shot
The Detectives
Startime
Dennis the Menace
The Twilight Zone
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Riverboat
Tightrope
North by Northwest
The Lawless Years
The Alphabet Conspiracy
Rawhide
The Rifleman
The Donna Reed Show
Peter Gunn
Saddle the Wind
I Married a Woman
Hell Ship Mutiny
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Court of Last Resort
Hell Bound
Maverick
Perry Mason
The Thin Man
M Squad
Wagon Train
Black Patch
Have Gun, Will Travel
Valerie
Trooper Hook
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Playhouse 90
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
Calling Homicide
Hey, Jeannie!
Somebody Up There Likes Me
The Killer Is Loose
The Bold and the Brave
Hell on Frisco Bay
Hell's Horizon
Inside Detroit
Matinee Theater
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Gunsmoke
The Atomic Kid
December Bride
Hey Mulligan
General Electric Theater
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Red Skelton Show
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Ed Sullivan Show