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

Perry Mason

The Rifleman

The Andy Griffith Show

Petticoat Junction

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek

The Donna Reed Show

Adam-12

All Movies (63)

• Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault2016 · as (archive footage)
• Woman in the Rain1976 · as Noodles
• Dixie Dynamite1976 · as Dade McCrutchen
• Cop on the Beat1975 · as Freddy
• The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat1974 · as (voice)
• Act of Vengeance1974 · as Bernie / Foul Mouth
• The Clones1973 · as Carl Swafford
• The Norliss Tapes1973 · as Truck Driver
• Every Man Needs One1972 · as Bus Driver
• Another Nice Mess1972 · as President of Persia
• Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask1972 · as Stomach Operator
• The Night Stalker1972 · as Fred Hurley
• The Seven Minutes1971 · as Irwin Blair
• Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns1971 · as Granger
• Banyon1971 · as Eddie Dolan
• Love Hate Love1971 · as Wally
• Move1970 · as New Tenant
• The Grasshopper1970 · as Buddy Miller
• Pistols 'n' Petticoats1967 · as Jed Timmons
• Double Trouble1967 · as Captain Roach
• Thunder Alley1967 · as Mac
• Nevada Smith1966 · as Storekeeper
• Death of a Salesman1966 · as Stanley
• When the Boys Meet the Girls1965 · as Lank
• Ship of Fools1965 · as Hutten
• Fate Is the Hunter1964 · as Bernie (uncredited)
• A House Is Not a Home1964 · as Harry
• Looking for Love1964 · as Employment Service Official (uncredited)
• Wild and Wonderful1964 · as Mayor of Man La Loquet
• Lilies of the Field1963 · as Juan Acolito
• Critic's Choice1963 · as Bartender
• Operation Moonshot1963
• Requiem for a Heavyweight1962 · as Perelli (as Stan Adams)
• 13 West Street1962 · as Finney
• The Outsider1961 · as Noomie
• The Errand Boy1961 · as Grumpy
• Breakfast at Tiffany's1961 · as Rusty Trawler
• Pirates of Tortuga1961 · as Montbars
• The Wizard of Baghdad1961 · as Warden Kvetch
• North to Alaska1960 · as Breezy
• One Foot in Hell1960 · as Pete (uncredited)
• The Rat Race1960 · as Cab Driver (uncredited)
• The Gazebo1959 · as Dan Shelby (voice) (uncredited)
• High School Big Shot1959 · as Harry March
• North by Northwest1959 · as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
• The Alphabet Conspiracy1959 · as Theatrical Agent
• Saddle the Wind1958 · as Joe (uncredited)
• I Married a Woman1958 · as Cabbie (uncredited)
• Hell Ship Mutiny1957 · as Roxy
• The Pied Piper of Hamelin1957 · as Second Counselor (uncredited)
• Hell Bound1957 · as Herbert Fay Jr.
• Black Patch1957 · as Drummer
• Valerie1957 · as Dr. Jackson
• Trooper Hook1957 · as Heathcliff
• Requiem for a Heavyweight1956 · as Pirelli
• Calling Homicide1956 · as Peter von Elda (uncredited)
• Somebody Up There Likes Me1956 · as Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
• The Killer Is Loose1956 · as Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
• The Bold and the Brave1956 · as Master Sergeant
• Hell on Frisco Bay1955 · as Hammy
• Hell's Horizon1955 · as Dixie
• Inside Detroit1955
• The Atomic Kid1954 · as Wildcat Hooper

All TV Shows (93)

• Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault2016 · as Himself
• Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1993 · as Cyrano Jones
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker1974
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker1974 · as Bartender
• Star Trek1973 · as Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited)
• Thicker than Water1973 · as Dr. Hale
• Emergency!1972
• The Odd Couple1970 · as Sure-Shot Wilson
• The Odd Couple1970 · as Ed
• Love, American Style1969
• Medical Center1969
• The Mod Squad1968
• Lancer1968
• The Ghost & Mrs. Muir1968
• Adam-121968 · as Fred Ludden
• The Name of the Game1968 · as Mr. Stephens
• The Outsider1968
• Mannix1967
• Mannix1967 · as Chip
• Garrison's Gorillas1967
• Pistols 'n' Petticoats1966
• The Rat Patrol1966 · as El Gamil
• Star Trek1966 · as Cyrano Jones
• The Monroes1966
• Batman1966 · as Captain Courageous
• Honey West1965 · as Tobias Quinn
• Laredo1965
• Lost in Space1965 · as Tybo
• My Mother the Car1965
• The Legend of Jesse James1965 · as Blake
• Gilligan's Island1964
• Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.1964
• The Addams Family1964 · as Ila Klarpe
• Wendy and Me1964
• The Bing Crosby Show1964
• Kraft Suspense Theatre1963 · as Pinky Ferguson
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Vito Conte
• Petticoat Junction1963 · as Jack Crandall
• The Bill Dana Show1963
• Burke's Law1963 · as Lou Manzini
• McHale's Navy1962 · as The Chief
• The Gallant Men1962
• The Lucy Show1962 · as Louie
• The Lucy Show1962 · as Union Leader
• The Lucy Show1962 · as Harry Norton
• Sam Benedict1962 · as Square John McWayde
• The New Breed1961 · as Larry Gruber
• Ben Casey1961
• Dr. Kildare1961 · as Dr. Alexander Shoates
• 87th Precinct1961
• Tallahassee 70001961
• The Andy Griffith Show1960 · as Ralph Campbell
• Pete and Gladys1960
• Checkmate1960 · as Cholly Luke
• Thriller1960 · as Mr. Schwenk
• Mr. Lucky1959
• Not for Hire1959
• The Detectives1959
• Startime1959 · as Dale
• Dennis the Menace1959 · as Jerry Richman
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Rollo
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Jensen
• The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis1959 · as Morelli
• The DuPont Show with June Allyson1959 · as Morris
• Riverboat1959 · as Captain Morgan
• Tightrope1959
• The Lawless Years1959
• Rawhide1959
• The Rifleman1958
• The Donna Reed Show1958
• Peter Gunn1958
• The Court of Last Resort1957
• Maverick1957
• Perry Mason1957 · as Pancho Morado
• The Thin Man1957
• M Squad1957 · as Ed - Bartender
• Wagon Train1957 · as Monte West
• Have Gun, Will Travel1957
• Playhouse 901956 · as Pirelli
• The Adventures of Hiram Holliday1956 · as Garreaux
• Hey, Jeannie!1956 · as Mike
• Matinee Theater1955
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Detective Berger
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Ross
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Bartender
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Charlie Rath
• December Bride1954 · as Henry Clark
• Hey Mulligan1954 · as Alec Damos
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Felix
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951
• The Red Skelton Show1951 · as AC / Store Manager
• The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1951
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self