Cast
Stanley Adams
Acting
Cast
Stanley Adams
Known for
Acting
Born
1915-04-07
From
New York City, New York, USA
Died
1977-04-27
Also known as Stanley Abramowitz
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)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
as Rusty Trawler
North by Northwest
as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
Nevada Smith
as Storekeeper
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
as Stomach Operator
The Outsider
as Noomie
The Night Stalker
as Fred Hurley
North to Alaska
as Breezy
The Gazebo
as Dan Shelby (voice) (uncredited)
Ship of Fools
as Hutten
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
Trooper Hook
as Heathcliff
Double Trouble
as Captain Roach
Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Perelli (as Stan Adams)
The Seven Minutes
as Irwin Blair
The Killer Is Loose
as Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
Lilies of the Field
as Juan Acolito
Move
as New Tenant
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
as (voice)
Fate Is the Hunter
as Bernie (uncredited)
The Rat Race
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Pirates of Tortuga
as Montbars
Saddle the Wind
as Joe (uncredited)
13 West Street
as Finney
Inside Detroit
Critic's Choice
as Bartender
A House Is Not a Home
as Harry
The Errand Boy
as Grumpy
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
as Jed Timmons
The Grasshopper
as Buddy Miller
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
as (archive footage)
Thunder Alley
as Mac
Hell Ship Mutiny
as Roxy
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Second Counselor (uncredited)
The Atomic Kid
as Wildcat Hooper
One Foot in Hell
as Pete (uncredited)
Valerie
as Dr. Jackson
Love Hate Love
as Wally
Act of Vengeance
as Bernie / Foul Mouth
Banyon
as Eddie Dolan
The Clones
as Carl Swafford
Hell Bound
as Herbert Fay Jr.
Hell on Frisco Bay
as Hammy
Looking for Love
as Employment Service Official (uncredited)
Death of a Salesman
as Stanley
Black Patch
as Drummer
Dixie Dynamite
as Dade McCrutchen
The Alphabet Conspiracy
as Theatrical Agent
The Wizard of Baghdad
as Warden Kvetch
Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Pirelli
The Bold and the Brave
as Master Sergeant
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
as Granger
Another Nice Mess
as President of Persia
The Norliss Tapes
as Truck Driver
High School Big Shot
as Harry March
Cop on the Beat
as Freddy
Calling Homicide
as Peter von Elda (uncredited)
Every Man Needs One
as Bus Driver
Woman in the Rain
as Noodles
Hell's Horizon
as Dixie
I Married a Woman
as Cabbie (uncredited)
When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Lank
Wild and Wonderful
as Mayor of Man La Loquet