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)
Filmography
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
as (archive footage)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
as (archive footage)
Woman in the Rain
as Noodles
Woman in the Rain
as Noodles
Dixie Dynamite
as Dade McCrutchen
Dixie Dynamite
as Dade McCrutchen
Cop on the Beat
as Freddy
Cop on the Beat
as Freddy
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
as (voice)
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
as (voice)
Act of Vengeance
as Bernie / Foul Mouth
Act of Vengeance
as Bernie / Foul Mouth
The Clones
as Carl Swafford
The Clones
as Carl Swafford
The Norliss Tapes
as Truck Driver
The Norliss Tapes
as Truck Driver
Every Man Needs One
as Bus Driver
Every Man Needs One
as Bus Driver
Another Nice Mess
as President of Persia
Another Nice Mess
as President of Persia
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
as Stomach Operator
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
as Stomach Operator
The Night Stalker
as Fred Hurley
The Night Stalker
as Fred Hurley
The Seven Minutes
as Irwin Blair
The Seven Minutes
as Irwin Blair
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
as Granger
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
as Granger
Banyon
as Eddie Dolan
Banyon
as Eddie Dolan
Love Hate Love
as Wally
Love Hate Love
as Wally
Move
as New Tenant
Move
as New Tenant
The Grasshopper
as Buddy Miller
The Grasshopper
as Buddy Miller
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
as Jed Timmons
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
as Jed Timmons
Double Trouble
as Captain Roach
Double Trouble
as Captain Roach
Thunder Alley
as Mac
Thunder Alley
as Mac
Nevada Smith
as Storekeeper
Nevada Smith
as Storekeeper
Death of a Salesman
as Stanley
Death of a Salesman
as Stanley
When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Lank
When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Lank
Ship of Fools
as Hutten
Ship of Fools
as Hutten
Fate Is the Hunter
as Bernie (uncredited)
Fate Is the Hunter
as Bernie (uncredited)
A House Is Not a Home
as Harry
A House Is Not a Home
as Harry
Looking for Love
as Employment Service Official (uncredited)
Looking for Love
as Employment Service Official (uncredited)
Wild and Wonderful
as Mayor of Man La Loquet
Wild and Wonderful
as Mayor of Man La Loquet
Lilies of the Field
as Juan Acolito
Lilies of the Field
as Juan Acolito
Critic's Choice
as Bartender
Critic's Choice
as Bartender
Operation Moonshot
Operation Moonshot
Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Perelli (as Stan Adams)
Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Perelli (as Stan Adams)
13 West Street
as Finney
13 West Street
as Finney
The Outsider
as Noomie
The Outsider
as Noomie
The Errand Boy
as Grumpy
The Errand Boy
as Grumpy
Pirates of Tortuga
as Montbars
Pirates of Tortuga
as Montbars
The Wizard of Baghdad
as Warden Kvetch
The Wizard of Baghdad
as Warden Kvetch
North to Alaska
as Breezy
North to Alaska
as Breezy
One Foot in Hell
as Pete (uncredited)
One Foot in Hell
as Pete (uncredited)
The Rat Race
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Rat Race
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
High School Big Shot
as Harry March
High School Big Shot
as Harry March
Hell Ship Mutiny
as Roxy
Hell Ship Mutiny
as Roxy
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Second Counselor (uncredited)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Second Counselor (uncredited)
Hell Bound
as Herbert Fay Jr.
Hell Bound
as Herbert Fay Jr.
Black Patch
as Drummer
Black Patch
as Drummer
Trooper Hook
as Heathcliff
Trooper Hook
as Heathcliff
Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Pirelli
Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Pirelli
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
The Bold and the Brave
as Master Sergeant
The Bold and the Brave
as Master Sergeant
Hell's Horizon
as Dixie
Hell's Horizon
as Dixie