Stanley Adams

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

152

Gender

Male

Birthday

1915-04-07

Day of death

1977-04-27 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Stanley Adams

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

  • The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

  • Star Trek

    Star Trek

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Adam-12

    Adam-12

  • Have Gun, Will Travel

    Have Gun, Will Travel

  • The Red Skelton Show

    The Red Skelton Show

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Batman

    Batman

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • Peter Gunn

    Peter Gunn

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • Wagon Train

    Wagon Train

  • Matinee Theater

    Matinee Theater

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Rawhide

    Rawhide

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • The Lucy Show

    The Lucy Show

  • Dr. Kildare

    Dr. Kildare

  • Emergency!

    Emergency!

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Petticoat Junction

    Petticoat Junction

  • The Addams Family

    The Addams Family

  • Ben Casey

    Ben Casey

  • McHale's Navy

    McHale's Navy

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Lost in Space

    Lost in Space

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Medical Center

    Medical Center

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • The Odd Couple

    The Odd Couple

  • Thriller

    Thriller

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

    Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • M Squad

    M Squad

  • Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

  • Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

  • Gilligan's Island

    Gilligan's Island

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Detectives

    The Detectives

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Checkmate

    Checkmate

  • Laredo

    Laredo

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • Playhouse 90

    Playhouse 90

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

  • Kolchak: The Night Stalker

    Kolchak: The Night Stalker

  • The Mod Squad

    The Mod Squad

  • Police Story

    Police Story

  • Honey West

    Honey West

  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

    The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

  • Riverboat

    Riverboat

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • The Rat Patrol

    The Rat Patrol

  • Lancer

    Lancer

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Star Trek

    Star Trek

  • Sam Benedict

    Sam Benedict

  • The New Breed

    The New Breed

  • Garrison's Gorillas

    Garrison's Gorillas

  • Mr. Lucky

    Mr. Lucky

  • Breakfast at Tiffany's

    Breakfast at Tiffany's

  • Tightrope

    Tightrope

  • The Errand Boy

    The Errand Boy

  • North by Northwest

    North by Northwest

  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • The Legend of Jesse James

    The Legend of Jesse James

  • The Lawless Years

    The Lawless Years

  • Hey, Jeannie!

    Hey, Jeannie!

  • The Monroes

    The Monroes

  • One Foot in Hell

    One Foot in Hell

  • The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

    The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

  • The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

    The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

  • Calling Homicide

    Calling Homicide

  • My Mother the Car

    My Mother the Car

  • Requiem for a Heavyweight

    Requiem for a Heavyweight

  • The Gallant Men

    The Gallant Men

  • A House Is Not a Home

    A House Is Not a Home

  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    The Pied Piper of Hamelin

  • Hell on Frisco Bay

    Hell on Frisco Bay

  • High School Big Shot

    High School Big Shot

  • Somebody Up There Likes Me

    Somebody Up There Likes Me

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats

    Pistols 'n' Petticoats

  • Requiem for a Heavyweight

    Requiem for a Heavyweight

  • Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns

    Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns

  • Saddle the Wind

    Saddle the Wind

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • Hell's Horizon

    Hell's Horizon

  • Fate Is the Hunter

    Fate Is the Hunter

  • Wendy and Me

    Wendy and Me

  • Pirates of Tortuga

    Pirates of Tortuga

  • Trooper Hook

    Trooper Hook

  • Hey Mulligan

    Hey Mulligan

  • Hell Ship Mutiny

    Hell Ship Mutiny

  • Lilies of the Field

    Lilies of the Field

  • The Clones

    The Clones

  • Not for Hire

    Not for Hire

  • The Bill Dana Show

    The Bill Dana Show

  • The Night Stalker

    The Night Stalker

  • Ship of Fools

    Ship of Fools

  • The Bold and the Brave

    The Bold and the Brave

  • Operation Moonshot

    Operation Moonshot

  • 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

  • The Court of Last Resort

    The Court of Last Resort

  • Dixie Dynamite

    Dixie Dynamite

  • 13 West Street

    13 West Street

  • Every Man Needs One

    Every Man Needs One

  • I Married a Woman

    I Married a Woman

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Woman in the Rain

    Woman in the Rain

  • The Bing Crosby Show

    The Bing Crosby Show

  • Banyon

    Banyon

  • The Seven Minutes

    The Seven Minutes

  • The Rat Race

    The Rat Race

  • Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

  • Death of a Salesman

    Death of a Salesman

  • Tallahassee 7000

    Tallahassee 7000

  • Black Patch

    Black Patch

  • The Wizard of Baghdad

    The Wizard of Baghdad

  • General Electric Theater

    General Electric Theater

  • The Killer Is Loose

    The Killer Is Loose

  • The Atomic Kid

    The Atomic Kid

  • Valerie

    Valerie

  • Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

    Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

  • Thunder Alley

    Thunder Alley

  • Love Hate Love

    Love Hate Love

  • Double Trouble

    Double Trouble

  • The Adventures of Hiram Holliday

    The Adventures of Hiram Holliday

  • Thicker than Water

    Thicker than Water

  • Pistols 'n' Petticoats

    Pistols 'n' Petticoats

  • Wild and Wonderful

    Wild and Wonderful

  • Act of Vengeance

    Act of Vengeance

  • The Norliss Tapes

    The Norliss Tapes

  • Cop on the Beat

    Cop on the Beat

  • Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

    Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

  • Inside Detroit

    Inside Detroit

  • The Grasshopper

    The Grasshopper

  • When the Boys Meet the Girls

    When the Boys Meet the Girls

  • Critic's Choice

    Critic's Choice

  • Another Nice Mess

    Another Nice Mess

  • Looking for Love

    Looking for Love

  • Hell Bound

    Hell Bound

  • The Alphabet Conspiracy

    The Alphabet Conspiracy