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
Rusty Trawler
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Lank
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Bartender
Critic's Choice
Storekeeper
Nevada Smith
Breezy
North to Alaska
Noomie
The Outsider
Fred Hurley
The Night Stalker
Peter von Elda (uncredited)
Calling Homicide
Herbert Fay Jr.
Hell Bound
Employment Service Official (uncredited)
Looking for Love
Dade McCrutchen
Dixie Dynamite
Hammy
Hell on Frisco Bay
Dr. Jackson
Valerie
Mac
Thunder Alley
Buddy Miller
The Grasshopper
Montbars
Pirates of Tortuga
Jed Timmons
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Second Counselor (uncredited)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Heathcliff
Trooper Hook
Hutten
Ship of Fools
Carl Swafford
The Clones
Finney
13 West Street
Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
The Killer Is Loose
Harry March
High School Big Shot
Master Sergeant
The Bold and the Brave
Granger
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
Harry
A House Is Not a Home
Roxy
Hell Ship Mutiny
Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Rat Race
Cabbie (uncredited)
I Married a Woman
Truck Driver
The Norliss Tapes
Joe (uncredited)
Saddle the Wind
Perelli (as Stan Adams)
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Freddy
Cop on the Beat
Stanley
Death of a Salesman
Inside Detroit
Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
North by Northwest
Wildcat Hooper
The Atomic Kid
The Alphabet Conspiracy
Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Warden Kvetch
The Wizard of Baghdad
Stomach Operator
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Captain Roach
Double Trouble
Juan Acolito
Lilies of the Field
Bernie / Foul Mouth
Act of Vengeance
Irwin Blair
The Seven Minutes
Pete (uncredited)
One Foot in Hell
Drummer
Black Patch
Grumpy
The Errand Boy
Mayor of Man La Loquet
Wild and Wonderful
Dixie
Hell's Horizon
President of Persia
Another Nice Mess
(archive footage)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Wally
Love Hate Love
Pirelli
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Bernie (uncredited)
Fate Is the Hunter
Bus Driver
Every Man Needs One
Noodles
Woman in the Rain
Eddie Dolan
Banyon
Operation Moonshot
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
61
Gender
Male
Birthday
1915-04-07
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
Stanley Abramowitz