Stanley Adams
Acting
Born 1915-04-07
Died 1977-04-27
New York City, New York, USA
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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)
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Acting
42 credits
Perry Mason
Star Trek
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
The Andy Griffith Show
Batman
Wagon Train
Mannix
Adam-12
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
The Twilight Zone
The Red Skelton Show
The Lucy Show
Petticoat Junction
Dr. Kildare
Burke's Law
Lost in Space
Thriller
Gunsmoke
The Addams Family
The Name of the Game
The Odd Couple
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Dennis the Menace
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
McHale's Navy
Honey West
Playhouse 90
December Bride
The Mod Squad
Checkmate
M Squad
Startime
The Rat Patrol
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Star Trek
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Riverboat
The New Breed
Sam Benedict
Other credits
18 credits
The Rifleman
The Donna Reed Show
Maverick
Love, American Style
Matinee Theater
Emergency!
Have Gun, Will Travel
Rawhide
Peter Gunn
Medical Center
Ben Casey
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Gilligan's Island
The Detectives
Laredo
Lancer
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Pete and Gladys
Writing
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