Stanley Adams
Acting
1915-04-07 · New York City, New York, USA
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)
Filmography
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016 · Series
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016 · Movie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Series
Woman in the Rain
1976 · Movie
Dixie Dynamite
1976 · Movie
Cop on the Beat
1975 · Movie
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
1974 · Movie
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · Series
Act of Vengeance
1974 · Movie
Star Trek
1973 · Series
The Clones
1973 · Movie
Thicker than Water
1973 · Series
The Norliss Tapes
1973 · Movie
Every Man Needs One
1972 · Movie
Another Nice Mess
1972 · Movie
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972 · Movie
Emergency!
1972 · Series
The Night Stalker
1972 · Movie
The Seven Minutes
1971 · Movie
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
1971 · Movie
Banyon
1971 · Movie
Love Hate Love
1971 · Movie
The Odd Couple
1970 · Series
Move
1970 · Movie
The Grasshopper
1970 · Movie
Love, American Style
1969 · Series
Medical Center
1969 · Series
Lancer
1968 · Series
The Mod Squad
1968 · Series
Adam-12
1968 · Series
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1968 · Series
The Name of the Game
1968 · Series
The Outsider
1968 · Series
Mannix
1967 · Series
Hondo
1967 · Series
Garrison's Gorillas
1967 · Series
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1967 · Movie
Double Trouble
1967 · Movie
Thunder Alley
1967 · Movie
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966 · Series
T.H.E. Cat
1966 · Series
The Rat Patrol
1966 · Series
Star Trek
1966 · Series
The Monroes
1966 · Series
Nevada Smith
1966 · Movie
Death of a Salesman
1966 · Movie
Batman
1966 · Series
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965 · Movie
Honey West
1965 · Series
Laredo
1965 · Series
Lost in Space
1965 · Series
My Mother the Car
1965 · Series
The Legend of Jesse James
1965 · Series
Ship of Fools
1965 · Movie
Fate Is the Hunter
1964 · Movie
Gilligan's Island
1964 · Series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 · Series
The Addams Family
1964 · Series
The Bing Crosby Show
1964 · Series
Wendy and Me
1964 · Series
A House Is Not a Home
1964 · Movie
Looking for Love
1964 · Movie
Wild and Wonderful
1964 · Movie
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Series
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Series
Petticoat Junction
1963 · Series
The Bill Dana Show
1963 · Series
Burke's Law
1963 · Series
Lilies of the Field
1963 · Movie
Critic's Choice
1963 · Movie
Operation Moonshot
1963 · Movie
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962 · Movie
McHale's Navy
1962 · Series
The Gallant Men
1962 · Series
The Lucy Show
1962 · Series
Sam Benedict
1962 · Series
13 West Street
1962 · Movie
The Outsider
1961 · Movie
The Errand Boy
1961 · Movie
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961 · Movie
The New Breed
1961 · Series
Ben Casey
1961 · Series
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Series
87th Precinct
1961 · Series
Pirates of Tortuga
1961 · Movie
The Wizard of Baghdad
1961 · Movie
Tallahassee 7000
1961 · Series
North to Alaska
1960 · Movie
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Series
Pete and Gladys
1960 · Series
Checkmate
1960 · Series
Thriller
1960 · Series
One Foot in Hell
1960 · Movie
The Rat Race
1960 · Movie
The Gazebo
1959 · Movie
Mr. Lucky
1959 · Series
Not for Hire
1959 · Series
The Detectives
1959 · Series
High School Big Shot
1959 · Movie
Startime
1959 · Series
Dennis the Menace
1959 · Series
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Series
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · Series
Riverboat
1959 · Series
Tightrope
1959 · Series
North by Northwest
1959 · Movie
The Lawless Years
1959 · Series
The Alphabet Conspiracy
1959 · Movie
Rawhide
1959 · Series
The Rifleman
1958 · Series
The Donna Reed Show
1958 · Series
Peter Gunn
1958 · Series
Saddle the Wind
1958 · Movie
I Married a Woman
1958 · Movie
Hell Ship Mutiny
1957 · Movie
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957 · Movie
The Court of Last Resort
1957 · Series
Hell Bound
1957 · Movie
Maverick
1957 · Series
Perry Mason
1957 · Series
M Squad
1957 · Series
The Thin Man
1957 · Series
Wagon Train
1957 · Series
Black Patch
1957 · Movie
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Series
Valerie
1957 · Movie
Trooper Hook
1957 · Movie
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1956 · Movie
Playhouse 90
1956 · Series
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
1956 · Series
Calling Homicide
1956 · Movie
Hey, Jeannie!
1956 · Series
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956 · Movie
The Killer Is Loose
1956 · Movie
The Bold and the Brave
1956 · Movie
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955 · Movie
Hell's Horizon
1955 · Movie
Inside Detroit
1955 · Movie
Matinee Theater
1955 · Series
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Series
Gunsmoke
1955 · Series
The Atomic Kid
1954 · Movie
December Bride
1954 · Series
Hey Mulligan
1954 · Series
General Electric Theater
1953 · Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · Series
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · Series
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951 · Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series