Stanley Adams
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 | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.734 |
| Birthday | 1915-04-07 |
| Place of Birth | New York City, New York, USA |
| Also Known As | Stanley Abramowitz, |
1961
Breakfast at Tiffany's
7.624/4461
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1965
When the Boys Meet the Girls
4.75/4
A playboy helps a young woman turn her father's Nevada ranch into a haven for divorcees.
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Critic's Choice
5.667/15
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1966
Nevada Smith
6.711/187
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1960
North to Alaska
6.527/132
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1961
The Outsider
6.55/10
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1972
The Night Stalker
6.9/131
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1956
Calling Homicide
6.25/12
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1957
Hell Bound
5.786/14
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1964
Looking for Love
5.75/4
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1976
Dixie Dynamite
5.231/13
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1955
Hell on Frisco Bay
5.25/18
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Valerie
4.469/16
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Thunder Alley
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1970
The Grasshopper
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Trooper Hook
6.778/18
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Ship of Fools
6.601/99
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The Clones
4.563/8
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13 West Street
6/13
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1956
The Killer Is Loose
6.702/62
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1959
High School Big Shot
3.476/21
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The Bold and the Brave
6.167/6
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Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
6.667/3
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1964
A House Is Not a Home
4.75/8
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1957
Hell Ship Mutiny
5.5/4
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1960
The Rat Race
6.75/18
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I Married a Woman
6.429/7
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Saddle the Wind
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1975
Cop on the Beat
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1966
Death of a Salesman
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1955
Inside Detroit
6.5/2
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1959
North by Northwest
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1954
The Atomic Kid
5/12
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The Alphabet Conspiracy
7.125/8
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Somebody Up There Likes Me
7.24/183
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The Wizard of Baghdad
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1972
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
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Double Trouble
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Lilies of the Field
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1974
Act of Vengeance
5.724/38
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1971
The Seven Minutes
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1960
One Foot in Hell
5.31/21
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1957
Black Patch
5.9/10
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1961
The Errand Boy
6.149/57
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1964
Wild and Wonderful
7/4
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1955
Hell's Horizon
5.667/3
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Another Nice Mess
4/2
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Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
6.8/4
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1971
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5.857/7
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1956
Requiem for a Heavyweight
8/4
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1964
Fate Is the Hunter
6.641/39
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1972
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4/3
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1976
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8/1
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1971
Banyon
9/1
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1963
Operation Moonshot
0/0
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1960
The Gazebo
6.934/38
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1970
Move
5.5/6
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