Stanley Adams

Known for ActingBorn 1915-04-07Died 1977-04-27New York City, New York, USA

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)Read more

Movies & web series

Banyon

The Court of Last Resort

Tallahassee 7000

The Twilight Zone

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Woman in the Rain

Garrison's Gorillas

Star Trek

Wendy and Me

The Addams Family

Emergency!

The Gallant Men

Requiem for a Heavyweight

North by Northwest

The Odd Couple

87th Precinct

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Breed

Perry Mason

Pistols 'n' Petticoats

Breakfast at Tiffany's

The Andy Griffith Show

Playhouse 90

The Thin Man

Gilligan's Island

Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault

Batman

The Red Skelton Show

The Adventures of Hiram Holliday

Honey West

Have Gun, Will Travel

Lilies of the Field

Rawhide

The Rat Patrol

Lost in Space

Somebody Up There Likes Me

Adam-12

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

The Lucy Show

Requiem for a Heavyweight

The Alphabet Conspiracy

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Rifleman

The Name of the Game

Wild and Wonderful

The Night Stalker

The Wizard of Baghdad