Jay Adler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 25, 1896
- Died
- September 23, 1978
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go 1974
as Dr. Yul
Macon County Line 1974
as Impound Yard Man
Bummer 1973
as Sid Rosen
Grave of the Vampire 1972
as Zach
The Family Jewels 1965
as Attorney
He's Alive 1963
as Gibbons
Who's Got the Action? 1962
as Motorist
Belle Sommers 1962
Actor
The Lawbreakers 1961
as Abe Hirsch
All the Fine Young Cannibals 1960
as Sammy Trist (uncredited)
The Story on Page One 1959
as Lauber (uncredited)
Curse of the Undead 1959
as Bartender
Saddle the Wind 1958
as Hank (uncredited)
Seven Guns to Mesa 1958
as Ben Avery
The Brothers Karamazov 1958
as Pawnbroker
Hell on Devil's Island 1957
as Toto
Sweet Smell of Success 1957
as Manny Davis (uncredited)
Crime of Passion 1956
as Mr. Nalence
Lust for Life 1956
as Waiter
The Catered Affair 1956
as Sam Leiter
The Killing 1956
as Leo the Loanshark
Runaway Daughters 1956
as Mr. Rubeck
Illegal 1955
as Joseph Carter
Man with the Gun 1955
as Cal (uncredited)
Love Me or Leave Me 1955
as Orry
Murder Is My Beat 1955
as Bartender Louie
The Big Combo 1955
as Detective Sam Hill
Down Three Dark Streets 1954
as Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
The Long Wait 1954
as Joe the Bellhop
99 River Street 1953
as Christopher
Vice Squad 1953
as Frankie Pierce
The Juggler 1953
as Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful 1952
as Mr. Z (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Zenda 1952
Actor
Assignment: Paris 1952
as Henry (uncredited)
Dreamboat 1952
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Turning Point 1952
as Sammy Lester (uncredited)
My Six Convicts 1952
as Steve Kopac
Scandal Sheet 1952
as Bailey (uncredited)
Cry Danger 1951
as Williams
Three Secrets 1950
as Editor (uncredited)
The Underworld Story 1950
as Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)
Murder in Soho 1939
as Drunk with two girls
The Saint in New York 1938
as Eddie (Uncredited)
Penrod and His Twin Brother 1938
as Johnson
No Time to Marry 1938
as Hess
Credits from TMDB.