Cast
Jay Adler
Acting
Cast
Jay Adler
Known for
Acting
Born
1896-09-25
From
New York City, New York, USA
Died
1978-09-23
Biography
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.
★7.6
MOVIE1956
The Killing
as Leo the Loanshark
★7.2
MOVIE1956
Lust for Life
as Waiter
★6.1
MOVIE1952
Dreamboat
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
★6.6
MOVIE1958
The Brothers Karamazov
as Pawnbroker
★6.4
MOVIE1955
Illegal
as Joseph Carter
★7.6
MOVIE1957
Sweet Smell of Success
as Manny Davis (uncredited)
★5.9
MOVIE1952
Assignment: Paris
as Henry (uncredited)
★7.3
MOVIE1952
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Mr. Z (uncredited)
★7.0
MOVIE1955
The Big Combo
as Detective Sam Hill
★6.1
MOVIE1956
Crime of Passion
as Mr. Nalence
★5.2
MOVIE1962
Who's Got the Action?
as Motorist
★3.6
MOVIE1973
Bummer
as Sid Rosen
★6.5
MOVIE1965
The Family Jewels
as Attorney
★6.1
MOVIE1953
Vice Squad
as Frankie Pierce
★5.8
MOVIE1974
Macon County Line
as Impound Yard Man
★6.3
MOVIE1952
The Turning Point
as Sammy Lester (uncredited)
★6.4
MOVIE1961
The Lawbreakers
as Abe Hirsch
★6.5
MOVIE1950
Three Secrets
as Editor (uncredited)
★4.3
MOVIE1956
Runaway Daughters
as Mr. Rubeck
★7.0
MOVIE1952
Scandal Sheet
as Bailey (uncredited)
★6.7
MOVIE1958
Saddle the Wind
as Hank (uncredited)
★6.9
MOVIE1952
The Prisoner of Zenda
★6.2
MOVIE1955
Man with the Gun
as Cal (uncredited)
★7.2
MOVIE1956
The Catered Affair
as Sam Leiter
★6.5
MOVIE1938
The Saint in New York
as Eddie (Uncredited)
★6.8
MOVIE1953
99 River Street
as Christopher
★6.9
MOVIE1955
Love Me or Leave Me
as Orry
★6.0
MOVIE1955
Murder Is My Beat
as Bartender Louie
★6.8
MOVIE1953
The Juggler
as Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1952
My Six Convicts
as Steve Kopac
★6.7
MOVIE1951
Cry Danger
as Williams
★5.9
MOVIE1960
All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Sammy Trist (uncredited)
★4.9
MOVIE1974
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Dr. Yul
★5.5
MOVIE1959
Curse of the Undead
as Bartender
★5.6
MOVIE1972
Grave of the Vampire
as Zach
★5.1
MOVIE1959
The Story on Page One
as Lauber (uncredited)
★6.3
MOVIE1950
The Underworld Story
as Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)
★5.9
MOVIE1954
The Long Wait
as Joe the Bellhop
★5.8
MOVIE1954
Down Three Dark Streets
as Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
★9.0
MOVIE1962
Belle Sommers
★6.0
MOVIE1939
Murder in Soho
as Drunk with two girls
★7.5
MOVIE1957
Hell on Devil's Island
as Toto
★6.7
MOVIE1958
Seven Guns to Mesa
as Ben Avery
★7.0
MOVIE1938
No Time to Marry
as Hess
★6.0
MOVIE1938
Penrod and His Twin Brother
as Johnson