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Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams

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)

Personal information

Birthday

1915-04-07

Birth Place

New York City, New York, USA

Movies and TV shows :

13 West Street

13 West Street

1962

5.4

Movie
poster

87th Precinct

1961

7.5

TV
A House Is Not a Home

A House Is Not a Home

1964

4.5

Movie
Act of Vengeance

Act of Vengeance

1974

5.7

Movie
poster

Adam-12

1968

7.1

TV
poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

7.7

TV
Another Nice Mess

Another Nice Mess

1972

0.0

Movie
Banyon

Banyon

1971

0.0

Movie
poster

Batman

1966

7.3

TV
poster

Ben Casey

1961

5.7

TV
Black Patch

Black Patch

1957

5.5

Movie
poster

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

5.5

TV
Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961

7.7

Movie
poster

Burke's Law

1963

6.0

TV
Calling Homicide

Calling Homicide

1956

5.6

Movie
poster

Checkmate

1960

4.1

TV
Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat

1975

4.1

Movie
Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963

5.5

Movie
Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

1966

5.9

Movie
poster

Dennis the Menace

1959

6.7

TV
Dixie Dynamite

Dixie Dynamite

1976

5.3

Movie
Double Trouble

Double Trouble

1967

5.0

Movie
poster

Dr. Kildare

1961

5.4

TV
poster

Emergency!

1972

7.8

TV
Every Man Needs One

Every Man Needs One

1972

1.0

Movie
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask

1972

6.5

Movie
Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter

1964

6.4

Movie
poster

Garrison's Gorillas

1967

7.5

TV
poster

General Electric Theater

1953

6.0

TV
poster

Gilligan's Island

1964

7.4

TV
poster

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964

7.1

TV
poster

Gunsmoke

1955

6.5

TV
poster

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957

7.4

TV
Hell Bound

Hell Bound

1957

5.9

Movie
Hell on Frisco Bay

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955

5.0

Movie
Hell Ship Mutiny

Hell Ship Mutiny

1957

4.0

Movie
Hell's Horizon

Hell's Horizon

1955

5.0

Movie
poster

Hey, Jeannie!

1956

5.5

TV
High School Big Shot

High School Big Shot

1959

3.2

Movie
poster

Honey West

1965

7.0

TV
I Married a Woman

I Married a Woman

1958

5.8

Movie
Inside Detroit

Inside Detroit

1956

6.0

Movie
poster

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

7.6

TV
poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

5.3

TV
poster

Lancer

1968

4.7

TV
poster

Laredo

1965

6.3

TV
Lilies of the Field

Lilies of the Field

1963

7.3

Movie
Looking for Love

Looking for Love

1964

5.0

Movie
poster

Lost in Space

1965

7.1

TV
Love Hate Love

Love Hate Love

1971

5.8

Movie
poster

Love, American Style

1969

5.8

TV
poster

M Squad

1957

5.2

TV
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns

Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns

1971

6.0

Movie
poster

Mannix

1967

6.7

TV
poster

Matinee Theater

1955

4.6

TV
poster

Maverick

1957

6.8

TV
poster

Medical Center

1969

6.1

TV
poster

Mr. Lucky

1959

7.0

TV
poster

My Mother the Car

1965

3.6

TV
Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966

6.8

Movie
North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959

8.0

Movie
North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960

6.5

Movie
poster

Not for Hire

1959

0.0

TV
One Foot in Hell

One Foot in Hell

1960

5.3

Movie
poster

Perry Mason

1957

7.7

TV
poster

Pete and Gladys

1960

6.5

TV
poster

Peter Gunn

1958

6.5

TV
poster

Petticoat Junction

1963

5.9

TV
Pirates of Tortuga

Pirates of Tortuga

1961

6.6

Movie
Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1967

0.0

Movie
poster

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1966

7.5

TV
poster

Playhouse 90

1956

7.5

TV
poster

Police Story

1973

7.1

TV
poster

Rawhide

1959

7.1

TV
Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1962

7.2

Movie
Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1956

7.0

Movie
poster

Riverboat

1959

6.2

TV
Saddle the Wind

Saddle the Wind

1958

6.5

Movie
poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

7.0

TV
Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools

1965

6.5

Movie
Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me

1956

7.2

Movie
poster

Star Trek

1966

8.0

TV
poster

Star Trek

1973

6.8

TV
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

2016

5.7

Movie
poster

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

2016

1.0

TV
poster

Tallahassee 7000

1961

0.0

TV
poster

The Addams Family

1964

8.1

TV
poster

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday

1956

5.0

TV
poster

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

4.5

TV
The Alphabet Conspiracy

The Alphabet Conspiracy

1959

6.8

Movie
poster

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

7.6

TV
The Atomic Kid

The Atomic Kid

1954

4.2

Movie
poster

The Bill Dana Show

1963

6.0

TV
poster

The Bing Crosby Show

1964

5.0

TV
The Bold and the Brave

The Bold and the Brave

1956

5.6

Movie
The Clones

The Clones

1973

3.8

Movie
poster

The Court of Last Resort

1957

0.0

TV
poster

The Detectives

1959

5.6

TV
poster

The Donna Reed Show

1958

6.3

TV
poster

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959

6.3

TV
poster

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

6.6

TV
The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy

1961

6.1

Movie
poster

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

1968

6.4

TV
The Grasshopper

The Grasshopper

1970

5.1

Movie
The Killer Is Loose

The Killer Is Loose

1956

6.6

Movie
poster

The Lawless Years

1959

7.0

TV
poster

The Legend of Jesse James

1965

4.8

TV
poster

The Lucy Show

1962

7.1

TV
poster

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959

5.9

TV
poster

The Mod Squad

1968

6.5

TV
poster

The Monroes

1966

5.7

TV
poster

The Name of the Game

1968

6.8

TV
poster

The New Breed

1961

7.0

TV
The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

1972

6.8

Movie
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

1974

4.9

Movie
The Norliss Tapes

The Norliss Tapes

1973

6.0

Movie
poster

The Odd Couple

1970

7.8

TV
The Outsider

The Outsider

1961

6.2

Movie
poster

The Outsider

1968

5.2

TV
The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957

5.6

Movie
poster

The Rat Patrol

1966

7.2

TV
The Rat Race

The Rat Race

1960

6.6

Movie
poster

The Rifleman

1958

7.0

TV
The Seven Minutes

The Seven Minutes

1971

5.6

Movie
poster

The Thin Man

1957

7.6

TV
poster

The Twilight Zone

1959

8.4

TV
The Wizard of Baghdad

The Wizard of Baghdad

1961

6.0

Movie
poster

Thicker than Water

1973

0.0

TV
poster

Thriller

1960

6.4

TV
Thunder Alley

Thunder Alley

1967

5.0

Movie
poster

Tightrope

1959

5.5

TV
Trooper Hook

Trooper Hook

1957

6.6

Movie
Valerie

Valerie

1957

4.1

Movie
poster

Wendy and Me

1964

0.0

TV
When the Boys Meet the Girls

When the Boys Meet the Girls

1965

3.0

Movie
Wild and Wonderful

Wild and Wonderful

1964

6.3

Movie
Woman in the Rain

Woman in the Rain

0.0

Movie