Stanley Adams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 7, 1915
- Died
- April 27, 1977
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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)
Filmography
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault 2016
as (archive footage)
- Woman in the Rain
Woman in the Rain 1976
as Noodles
Dixie Dynamite 1976
as Dade McCrutchen
Cop on the Beat 1975
as Freddy
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat 1974
as (voice)
Act of Vengeance 1974
as Bernie / Foul Mouth
The Clones 1973
as Carl Swafford
The Norliss Tapes 1973
as Truck Driver
Every Man Needs One 1972
as Bus Driver
Another Nice Mess 1972
as President of Persia
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask 1972
as Stomach Operator
The Night Stalker 1972
as Fred Hurley
The Seven Minutes 1971
as Irwin Blair
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns 1971
as Granger
Banyon 1971
as Eddie Dolan
Love Hate Love 1971
as Wally
Move 1970
as New Tenant
The Grasshopper 1970
as Buddy Miller
Pistols 'n' Petticoats 1967
as Jed Timmons
Double Trouble 1967
as Captain Roach
Thunder Alley 1967
as Mac
Nevada Smith 1966
as Storekeeper
Death of a Salesman 1966
as Stanley
When the Boys Meet the Girls 1965
as Lank
Ship of Fools 1965
as Hutten
Fate Is the Hunter 1964
as Bernie (uncredited)
A House Is Not a Home 1964
as Harry
Looking for Love 1964
as Employment Service Official (uncredited)
Wild and Wonderful 1964
as Mayor of Man La Loquet
Lilies of the Field 1963
as Juan Acolito
Critic's Choice 1963
as Bartender
- Operation Moonshot
Operation Moonshot 1963
Actor
Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962
as Perelli (as Stan Adams)
13 West Street 1962
as Finney
The Outsider 1961
as Noomie
The Errand Boy 1961
as Grumpy
Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961
as Rusty Trawler
Pirates of Tortuga 1961
as Montbars
The Wizard of Baghdad 1961
as Warden Kvetch
North to Alaska 1960
as Breezy
One Foot in Hell 1960
as Pete (uncredited)
The Rat Race 1960
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Gazebo 1959
as Dan Shelby (voice) (uncredited)
High School Big Shot 1959
as Harry March
North by Northwest 1959
as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
The Alphabet Conspiracy 1959
as Theatrical Agent
Saddle the Wind 1958
as Joe (uncredited)
I Married a Woman 1958
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Hell Ship Mutiny 1957
as Roxy
The Pied Piper of Hamelin 1957
as Second Counselor (uncredited)
Hell Bound 1957
as Herbert Fay Jr.
Black Patch 1957
as Drummer
Valerie 1957
as Dr. Jackson
Trooper Hook 1957
as Heathcliff
Requiem for a Heavyweight 1956
as Pirelli
Calling Homicide 1956
as Peter von Elda (uncredited)
Somebody Up There Likes Me 1956
as Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
The Killer Is Loose 1956
as Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
The Bold and the Brave 1956
as Master Sergeant
Hell's Horizon 1955
as Dixie
Hell on Frisco Bay 1955
as Hammy
Inside Detroit 1955
Actor
The Atomic Kid 1954
as Wildcat Hooper
Credits from TMDB.