Jay Adler
Acting
1896-09-25 · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974 · Movie
Macon County Line
1974 · Movie
Bummer
1973 · Movie
Grave of the Vampire
1972 · Movie
The Bill Cosby Show
1969 · Series
The Family Jewels
1965 · Movie
The Fugitive
1963 · Series
Who's Got the Action?
1962 · Movie
Belle Sommers
1962 · Movie
The Lawbreakers
1961 · Movie
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960 · Series
Checkmate
1960 · Series
All the Fine Young Cannibals
1960 · Movie
Curse of the Undead
1959 · Movie
The Story on Page One
1959 · Movie
The Detectives
1959 · Series
The Untouchables
1959 · Series
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Series
Saddle the Wind
1958 · Movie
Seven Guns to Mesa
1958 · Movie
The Brothers Karamazov
1958 · Movie
Perry Mason
1957 · Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Series
Hell on Devil's Island
1957 · Movie
Sweet Smell of Success
1957 · Movie
Crime of Passion
1956 · Movie
Lust for Life
1956 · Movie
On Trial
1956 · Series
The Catered Affair
1956 · Movie
The Killing
1956 · Movie
Runaway Daughters
1956 · Movie
Man with the Gun
1955 · Movie
Illegal
1955 · Movie
Love Me or Leave Me
1955 · Movie
Murder Is My Beat
1955 · Movie
The Big Combo
1955 · Movie
Down Three Dark Streets
1954 · Movie
The Long Wait
1954 · Movie
The Lone Wolf
1954 · Series
99 River Street
1953 · Movie
Vice Squad
1953 · Movie
The Juggler
1953 · Movie
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952 · Movie
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952 · Movie
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · Series
Assignment: Paris
1952 · Movie
Dreamboat
1952 · Movie
The Turning Point
1952 · Movie
My Six Convicts
1952 · Movie
Scandal Sheet
1952 · Movie
Cry Danger
1951 · Movie
Three Secrets
1950 · Movie
The Underworld Story
1950 · Movie
Murder in Soho
1939 · Movie
The Saint in New York
1938 · Movie
Penrod and His Twin Brother
1938 · Movie
No Time to Marry
1938 · Movie