Stanley Adams
Acting
Born: April 7, 1915 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: April 27, 1977 (aged 62)
Highest Rated
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)
Known for
North by Northwest
1959
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961
Star Trek
1966
The Twilight Zone
1959
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
Batman
1966
The Addams Family
1964
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Gilligan's Island
1964
Lilies of the Field
1963
Nevada Smith
1966
Photos (2)
Movies (61)
North by Northwest
Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Rusty Trawler
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Stomach Operator
Nevada Smith
Storekeeper
North to Alaska
Breezy
Fate Is the Hunter
Bernie (uncredited)
The Night Stalker
Fred Hurley
Ship of Fools
Hutten
The Killer Is Loose
Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
The Rat Race
Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Gazebo
Dan Shelby (voice) (uncredited)
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Perelli (as Stan Adams)
The Errand Boy
Grumpy
Saddle the Wind
Joe (uncredited)
Lilies of the Field
Juan Acolito
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
The Outsider
Noomie
13 West Street
Finney
Looking for Love
Employment Service Official (uncredited)
Act of Vengeance
Bernie / Foul Mouth
One Foot in Hell
Pete (uncredited)
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
(voice)
Double Trouble
Captain Roach
Hell on Frisco Bay
Hammy
Pirates of Tortuga
Montbars
High School Big Shot
Harry March
I Married a Woman
Cabbie (uncredited)
The Bold and the Brave
Master Sergeant
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Pirelli
Every Man Needs One
Bus Driver
Trooper Hook
Heathcliff
Dixie Dynamite
Dade McCrutchen
The Atomic Kid
Wildcat Hooper
The Clones
Carl Swafford
Death of a Salesman
Stanley
Cop on the Beat
Freddy
Valerie
Dr. Jackson
A House Is Not a Home
Harry
The Norliss Tapes
Truck Driver
The Seven Minutes
Irwin Blair
Black Patch
Drummer
Thunder Alley
Mac
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Lank
Another Nice Mess
President of Persia
Critic's Choice
Bartender
Hell Bound
Herbert Fay Jr.
The Wizard of Baghdad
Warden Kvetch
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Jed Timmons
Wild and Wonderful
Mayor of Man La Loquet
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Second Counselor (uncredited)
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
Granger
Love Hate Love
Wally
Banyon
Eddie Dolan
The Alphabet Conspiracy
Theatrical Agent
The Grasshopper
Buddy Miller
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
(archive footage)
Hell's Horizon
Dixie
Calling Homicide
Peter von Elda (uncredited)
Move
New Tenant
Inside Detroit
1955
Hell Ship Mutiny
Roxy
TV Shows (88)
Perry Mason
Pancho Morado · 1 eps
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Cyrano Jones · 1 eps
Mannix
3 eps
Mannix
Chip · 1 eps
Mannix
Alby · 1 eps
Star Trek
Cyrano Jones · 1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
Ralph Campbell · 1 eps
Wagon Train
Monte West · 1 eps
Love, American Style
1 eps
Adam-12
Fred Ludden · 1 eps
Maverick
1 eps
Matinee Theater
1 eps
Petticoat Junction
Jack Crandall · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Rollo · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Jensen · 1 eps
The Rifleman
1 eps
Batman
Captain Courageous · 2 eps
Have Gun, Will Travel
1 eps
The Red Skelton Show
AC / Store Manager · 1 eps
Emergency!
1 eps
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Alexander Shoates · 1 eps
The Donna Reed Show
1 eps
The Lucy Show
Louie · 1 eps
The Lucy Show
Harry Norton · 1 eps
The Lucy Show
Union Leader · 1 eps
Medical Center
1 eps
Rawhide
1959
Ben Casey
1 eps
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1 eps
Lost in Space
Tybo · 1 eps
Burke's Law
Lou Manzini · 1 eps
The Odd Couple
Sure-Shot Wilson · 1 eps
The Odd Couple
Ed · 1 eps
The Addams Family
Ila Klarpe · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Mr. Stephens · 1 eps
Thriller
Mr. Schwenk · 1 eps
Gilligan's Island
1 eps
Gunsmoke
Ross · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Bartender · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Charlie Rath · 1 eps
Peter Gunn
3 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Morelli · 1 eps
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Detective Berger · 1 eps
Dennis the Menace
Jerry Richman · 1 eps
McHale's Navy
The Chief · 1 eps
M Squad
Ed - Bartender · 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Pinky Ferguson · 1 eps
The Detectives
1 eps
December Bride
Henry Clark · 1 eps
Checkmate
Cholly Luke · 1 eps
The Mod Squad
1 eps
The Mod Squad
Braden · 1 eps
Lancer
1 eps
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Bartender · 1 eps
Laredo
1 eps
Playhouse 90
Pirelli · 1 eps
Startime
Dale · 1 eps
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1 eps
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Morris · 1 eps
Honey West
Tobias Quinn · 1 eps
The Thin Man
3 eps
Sam Benedict
Square John McWayde · 1 eps
The New Breed
Larry Gruber · 1 eps
87th Precinct
1 eps
Riverboat
Captain Morgan · 1 eps
Tightrope
1 eps
Pete and Gladys
2 eps
The Rat Patrol
El Gamil · 2 eps
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1 eps
Star Trek
Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Lawless Years
3 eps
Mr. Lucky
2 eps
The Outsider
1 eps
Garrison's Gorillas
1 eps
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
2 eps
The Monroes
1 eps
The Legend of Jesse James
Blake · 1 eps
Hey, Jeannie!
Mike · 1 eps
My Mother the Car
1 eps
The Gallant Men
1 eps
Wendy and Me
1 eps
The Bill Dana Show
1 eps
Tallahassee 7000
1 eps
The Bing Crosby Show
1 eps
General Electric Theater
Felix · 1 eps
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
Garreaux · 23 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1 eps
