Jay Adler

Actor Sep 25 (died age 81) New York City, New York, USA 1938–1974 (36 year career)

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Biography

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. St…

Known For

Film

The Killing

Leo the Loanshark

Film

Sweet Smell of Success

Manny Davis (uncredited)

Film

The Bad and the Beautiful

Mr. Z (uncredited)

Film

Lust for Life

Waiter

Film

The Big Combo

Detective Sam Hill

Film

99 River Street

Christopher

Film

Scandal Sheet

Bailey (uncredited)

Film

The Family Jewels

Attorney

Filmography

Acting (58)

Movies (45)

Macon County Line

as Impound Yard Man

Bummer

as Sid Rosen

Grave of the Vampire

as Zach

The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

as Dr. Yul

The Family Jewels

as Attorney

Belle Sommers

Who's Got the Action?

as Motorist

The Lawbreakers

as Abe Hirsch

All the Fine Young Cannibals

1960

as Sammy Trist (uncredited)

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Curse of the Undead

1959

as Bartender

5.4

The Story on Page One

1959

as Lauber (uncredited)

Seven Guns to Mesa

as Ben Avery

Saddle the Wind

as Hank (uncredited)

The Brothers Karamazov

1958

as Pawnbroker

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Sweet Smell of Success

1957

as Manny Davis (uncredited)

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Hell on Devil's Island

as Toto

The Killing

as Leo the Loanshark

Crime of Passion

as Mr. Nalence

Lust for Life

as Waiter

The Catered Affair

as Sam Leiter

Runaway Daughters

as Mr. Rubeck

Man with the Gun

as Cal (uncredited)

Illegal

as Joseph Carter

The Big Combo

as Detective Sam Hill

Love Me or Leave Me

as Orry

Murder Is My Beat

as Bartender Louie

The Long Wait

as Joe the Bellhop

Down Three Dark Streets

1954

as Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell

Vice Squad

as Frankie Pierce

99 River Street

as Christopher

The Juggler

as Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)

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Assignment: Paris

1952

as Henry (uncredited)

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The Turning Point

1952

as Sammy Lester (uncredited)

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The Bad and the Beautiful

1952

as Mr. Z (uncredited)

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The Prisoner of Zenda

1952

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Dreamboat

1952

as Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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Scandal Sheet

1952

as Bailey (uncredited)

My Six Convicts

as Steve Kopac

Cry Danger

as Williams

The Underworld Story

as Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)

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Three Secrets

1950

as Editor (uncredited)

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Murder in Soho

1939

as Drunk with two girls

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The Saint in New York

1938

as Eddie (Uncredited)

6.4

No Time to Marry

1938

as Hess

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Penrod and His Twin Brother

1938

as Johnson

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Television (13)

The Bill Cosby Show

as Mr. Abrams

The Fugitive

as Arthur Tibbetts

Checkmate

as Baines

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Waxman

The Twilight Zone

as Tramp

The Untouchables

as Sammy Archer

The Detectives

as Chickie Meyers

77 Sunset Strip

as Abel Gomates

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Ferris

Perry Mason

as Herman

Have Gun, Will Travel

as Bottellini

The Lone Wolf

as Anton Morgay

The Ford Television Theatre

1952

as Pawnbroker

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