Jay Adler

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. Stella Adler became the most influential member of their family. During a long acting career of minor character roles, Jay Adler appeared in more than 40 films and 37 television series between 1938 and 1976. He appeared in The Big Combo (1955), Stanley Kubrick's The Killing (1956) and Jerry Lewis' The Family Jewels (1965). In 1961, Adler appeared both in the episode "The Lady and the Lawyer" of the television series The Asphalt Jungle and in The Lawbreakers, a theatrical film version of the episode. Jay Adler died at age 81 in Woodland Hills, California and was buried in the Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, New York.

Known For

The Fugitive

Perry Mason

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Untouchables

Wanted: Dead or Alive

77 Sunset Strip

All Movies (45)

• The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go1974 · as Dr. Yul
• Macon County Line1974 · as Impound Yard Man
• Bummer1973 · as Sid Rosen
• Grave of the Vampire1972 · as Zach
• The Family Jewels1965 · as Attorney
• Who's Got the Action?1962 · as Motorist
• Belle Sommers1962
• The Lawbreakers1961 · as Abe Hirsch
• All the Fine Young Cannibals1960 · as Sammy Trist (uncredited)
• Curse of the Undead1959 · as Bartender
• The Story on Page One1959 · as Lauber (uncredited)
• Saddle the Wind1958 · as Hank (uncredited)
• Seven Guns to Mesa1958 · as Ben Avery
• The Brothers Karamazov1958 · as Pawnbroker
• Hell on Devil's Island1957 · as Toto
• Sweet Smell of Success1957 · as Manny Davis (uncredited)
• Crime of Passion1956 · as Mr. Nalence
• Lust for Life1956 · as Waiter
• The Catered Affair1956 · as Sam Leiter
• The Killing1956 · as Leo the Loanshark
• Runaway Daughters1956 · as Mr. Rubeck
• Man with the Gun1955 · as Cal (uncredited)
• Illegal1955 · as Joseph Carter
• Love Me or Leave Me1955 · as Orry
• Murder Is My Beat1955 · as Bartender Louie
• The Big Combo1955 · as Detective Sam Hill
• Down Three Dark Streets1954 · as Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
• The Long Wait1954 · as Joe the Bellhop
• 99 River Street1953 · as Christopher
• Vice Squad1953 · as Frankie Pierce
• The Juggler1953 · as Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)
• The Bad and the Beautiful1952 · as Mr. Z (uncredited)
• The Prisoner of Zenda1952
• Assignment: Paris1952 · as Henry (uncredited)
• Dreamboat1952 · as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
• The Turning Point1952 · as Sammy Lester (uncredited)
• My Six Convicts1952 · as Steve Kopac
• Scandal Sheet1952 · as Bailey (uncredited)
• Cry Danger1951 · as Williams
• Three Secrets1950 · as Editor (uncredited)
• The Underworld Story1950 · as Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)
• Murder in Soho1939 · as Drunk with two girls
• The Saint in New York1938 · as Eddie (Uncredited)
• Penrod and His Twin Brother1938 · as Johnson
• No Time to Marry1938 · as Hess

All TV Shows (17)

• The Bill Cosby Show1969 · as Mr. Abrams
• The Fugitive1963 · as Arthur Tibbetts
• The Barbara Stanwyck Show1960 · as Waxman
• Checkmate1960 · as Baines
• The Detectives1959 · as Chickie Meyers
• The Untouchables1959 · as Sammy Archer
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Tramp
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Gibbons
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Dave Levenson
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Abel Gomates
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Bennie
• Wanted: Dead or Alive1958 · as Ferris
• Perry Mason1957 · as Herman
• Have Gun, Will Travel1957 · as Bottellini
• On Trial1956 · as Mora
• The Lone Wolf1954 · as Anton Morgay
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Pawnbroker