Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams

ActorWriter Apr 7 (died age 62) New York City, New York, USA 1948–2016 (68 year career)
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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…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (144)

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Movies (62)

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

2016

as (archive footage)

6.8
Woman in the Rain

Woman in the Rain

1976

as Noodles

Dixie Dynamite

Dixie Dynamite

1976

as Dade McCrutchen

5.0
Cop on the Beat

Cop on the Beat

1975

as Freddy

4.1
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat

1974
5.1
Act of Vengeance

Act of Vengeance

1974

as Bernie / Foul Mouth

5.7
The Norliss Tapes

The Norliss Tapes

1973

as Truck Driver

6.0
The Clones

The Clones

1973

as Carl Swafford

3.8
The Night Stalker

The Night Stalker

1972

as Fred Hurley

6.8
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

1972

as Stomach Operator

6.5
Another Nice Mess

Another Nice Mess

1972

as President of Persia

1.0
Every Man Needs One

Every Man Needs One

1972

as Bus Driver

1.0
Banyon

Banyon

1971

as Eddie Dolan

Love Hate Love

Love Hate Love

1971

as Wally

5.2
The Seven Minutes

The Seven Minutes

1971

as Irwin Blair

5.5
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns

Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns

1971

as Granger

5.5
The Grasshopper

The Grasshopper

1970

as Buddy Miller

4.8
Double Trouble

Double Trouble

1967

as Captain Roach

4.9
Thunder Alley

Thunder Alley

1967

as Mac

5.3
Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1967

as Jed Timmons

Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith

1966

as Storekeeper

6.7
Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

1966

as Stanley

6.0
Ship of Fools

Ship of Fools

1965

as Hutten

6.6
When the Boys Meet the Girls

When the Boys Meet the Girls

1965

as Lank

3.0
Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter

1964

as Bernie (uncredited)

6.6
Wild and Wonderful

Wild and Wonderful

1964

as Mayor of Man La Loquet

6.3
Looking for Love

Looking for Love

1964

as Employment Service Official (uncredited)

5.0
A House Is Not a Home

A House Is Not a Home

1964

as Harry

4.1
Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963

as Bartender

5.6
Lilies of the Field

Lilies of the Field

1963

as Juan Acolito

7.2
Operation Moonshot

Operation Moonshot

1963
13 West Street

13 West Street

1962

as Finney

5.5
Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1962

as Perelli (as Stan Adams)

7.2
Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961

as Rusty Trawler

7.6
The Wizard of Baghdad

The Wizard of Baghdad

1961

as Warden Kvetch

6.0
The Errand Boy

The Errand Boy

1961

as Grumpy

6.1
The Outsider

The Outsider

1961

as Noomie

6.5
Pirates of Tortuga

Pirates of Tortuga

1961

as Montbars

6.4
One Foot in Hell

One Foot in Hell

1960

as Pete (uncredited)

5.1
The Gazebo

The Gazebo

1960

as Dan Shelby (voice) (uncredited)

6.9
North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960

as Breezy

6.5
The Rat Race

The Rat Race

1960

as Cab Driver (uncredited)

6.6
North by Northwest

North by Northwest

1959

as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)

8.0
The Alphabet Conspiracy

The Alphabet Conspiracy

1959
6.8
High School Big Shot

High School Big Shot

1959

as Harry March

3.3
Saddle the Wind

Saddle the Wind

1958

as Joe (uncredited)

6.5
I Married a Woman

I Married a Woman

1958

as Cabbie (uncredited)

5.8
The Pied Piper of Hamelin

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

1957

as Second Counselor (uncredited)

5.4
Valerie

Valerie

1957

as Dr. Jackson

4.1
Hell Ship Mutiny

Hell Ship Mutiny

1957

as Roxy

4.0
Trooper Hook

Trooper Hook

1957

as Heathcliff

6.8
Hell Bound

Hell Bound

1957

as Herbert Fay Jr.

5.5
Black Patch

Black Patch

1957

as Drummer

5.4
Requiem for a Heavyweight

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1956

as Pirelli

8.0
Somebody Up There Likes Me

Somebody Up There Likes Me

1956

as Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)

7.2
The Killer Is Loose

The Killer Is Loose

1956

as Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)

6.6
Inside Detroit

Inside Detroit

1956
6.0
The Bold and the Brave

The Bold and the Brave

1956

as Master Sergeant

5.6
Calling Homicide

Calling Homicide

1956

as Peter von Elda (uncredited)

5.9
Hell on Frisco Bay

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955

as Hammy

4.8
Hell's Horizon

Hell's Horizon

1955

as Dixie

5.0
The Atomic Kid

The Atomic Kid

1954

as Wildcat Hooper

4.5

Television (82)

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

2016

as Himself

1.0
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

1993

as Cyrano Jones

7.9
Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974

as Bartender

7.6
Star Trek

Star Trek

1973

as Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited)

6.8
Thicker than Water

Thicker than Water

1973
Emergency!

Emergency!

1972
7.9
The Odd Couple

The Odd Couple

1970

as Sure-Shot Wilson

7.8
Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969
6.1
Medical Center

Medical Center

1969
6.1
Adam-12

Adam-12

1968

as Fred Ludden

7.0
The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

1968

as Mr. Stephens

6.8
Lancer

Lancer

1968
4.7
The Outsider

The Outsider

1968
5.2
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968
6.2
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

The Ghost & Mrs. Muir

1968
6.4
Mannix

Mannix

1967
6.7
Garrison's Gorillas

Garrison's Gorillas

1967
7.8
Star Trek

Star Trek

1966

as Cyrano Jones

8.0
Batman

Batman

1966

as Captain Courageous

7.3
The Rat Patrol

The Rat Patrol

1966

as El Gamil

7.2
The Monroes

The Monroes

1966
5.7
Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

1966
7.5
Lost in Space

Lost in Space

1965

as Tybo

7.1
The Legend of Jesse James

The Legend of Jesse James

1965

as Blake

4.8
Laredo

Laredo

1965
6.3
Honey West

Honey West

1965

as Tobias Quinn

7.0
My Mother the Car

My Mother the Car

1965
4.3
The Addams Family

The Addams Family

1964

as Ila Klarpe

8.0
Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

1964
7.4
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964
7.0
The Bing Crosby Show

The Bing Crosby Show

1964
5.0
Wendy and Me

Wendy and Me

1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

as Vito Conte

5.7
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963

as Jack Crandall

5.7
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963

as Lou Manzini

6.0
Kraft Suspense Theatre

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

as Pinky Ferguson

5.3
The Bill Dana Show

The Bill Dana Show

1963
6.0
The Lucy Show

The Lucy Show

1962

as Louie

7.0
McHale's Navy

McHale's Navy

1962

as The Chief

6.6
Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

1962

as Square John McWayde

6.0
The Gallant Men

The Gallant Men

1962
6.0
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

as Dr. Alexander Shoates

5.5
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961
5.6
The New Breed

The New Breed

1961

as Larry Gruber

7.0
87th Precinct

87th Precinct

1961
7.5
Tallahassee 7000

Tallahassee 7000

1961
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

as Ralph Campbell

7.6
Thriller

Thriller

1960

as Mr. Schwenk

6.6
Checkmate

Checkmate

1960

as Cholly Luke

4.1
Pete and Gladys

Pete and Gladys

1960
6.0
The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

as Rollo

8.5
Dennis the Menace

Dennis the Menace

1959

as Jerry Richman

6.5
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959

as Morelli

6.0
The Detectives

The Detectives

1959
6.1
Mr. Lucky

Mr. Lucky

1959
6.4
Riverboat

Riverboat

1959

as Captain Morgan

6.2
The DuPont Show with June Allyson

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

1959

as Morris

6.3
Not for Hire

Not for Hire

1959
The Lawless Years

The Lawless Years

1959
7.0
Tightrope

Tightrope

1959
5.5
The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958
7.1
The Donna Reed Show

The Donna Reed Show

1958
6.2
Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

1958
6.4
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

as Pancho Morado

7.7
Maverick

Maverick

1957
6.9
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957
7.3
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957

as Monte West

6.6
The Thin Man

The Thin Man

1957
7.5
M Squad

M Squad

1957

as Ed - Bartender

5.2
The Court of Last Resort

The Court of Last Resort

1957
Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

1956

as Pirelli

7.6
Hey, Jeannie!

Hey, Jeannie!

1956

as Mike

6.0
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday

1956

as Garreaux

6.5
Matinee Theater

Matinee Theater

1955
5.0
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Detective Berger

7.8
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Ross

6.6
Hey Mulligan

Hey Mulligan

1954

as Alec Damos

6.7
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

as Felix

6.4
The Red Skelton Show

The Red Skelton Show

1951

as A.C. the Movie Director /Dept. Store Manager

7.4
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951
5.0
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
7.2
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

as Self

6.8