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)
Filmography
all 134
TV Shows 77
Movies 57
Voice 1
Writer 1
self 1
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Dixie Dynamite (1976)
Cop on the Beat (1975)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
Act of Vengeance (1974)
Star Trek (1973)
The Clones (1973)
Thicker than Water (1973)
Police Story (1973)
The Norliss Tapes (1973)
Every Man Needs One (1972)
Another Nice Mess (1972)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
Emergency! (1972)
The Night Stalker (1972)
The Seven Minutes (1971)
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns (1971)
Love Hate Love (1971)
The Odd Couple (1970)
The Grasshopper (1970)
Medical Center (1969)
The Mod Squad (1968)
Lancer (1968)
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968)
Adam-12 (1968)
The Name of the Game (1968)
The Outsider (1968)
Mannix (1967)
Garrison's Gorillas (1967)
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1967)
Double Trouble (1967)
Thunder Alley (1967)
Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966)
The Rat Patrol (1966)
Star Trek (1966)
The Monroes (1966)
Nevada Smith (1966)
Death of a Salesman (1966)
Batman (1966)
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965)
Honey West (1965)
Laredo (1965)
Lost in Space (1965)
My Mother the Car (1965)
The Legend of Jesse James (1965)
Ship of Fools (1965)
Fate Is the Hunter (1964)
Gilligan's Island (1964)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
The Addams Family (1964)
The Bing Crosby Show (1964)
Wendy and Me (1964)
A House Is Not a Home (1964)
Looking for Love (1964)
Wild and Wonderful (1964)
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Petticoat Junction (1963)
The Bill Dana Show (1963)
Burke's Law (1963)
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Critic's Choice (1963)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1962)
The Gallant Men (1962)
The Lucy Show (1962)
13 West Street (1962)
The Outsider (1961)
The Errand Boy (1961)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
The New Breed (1961)
Ben Casey (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
87th Precinct (1961)
Pirates of Tortuga (1961)
The Wizard of Baghdad (1961)
Tallahassee 7000 (1961)
North to Alaska (1960)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Pete and Gladys (1960)
Checkmate (1960)
Thriller (1960)
One Foot in Hell (1960)
The Rat Race (1960)
Mr. Lucky (1959)
Not for Hire (1959)
High School Big Shot (1959)
The Detectives (1959)
Dennis the Menace (1959)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
Riverboat (1959)
Tightrope (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
The Lawless Years (1959)
The Alphabet Conspiracy (1959)
The Rifleman (1958)
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
Peter Gunn (1958)
Saddle the Wind (1958)
I Married a Woman (1958)
Hell Ship Mutiny (1957)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957)
The Court of Last Resort (1957)
Hell Bound (1957)
Maverick (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
The Thin Man (1957)
M Squad (1957)
Black Patch (1957)
Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
Valerie (1957)
Trooper Hook (1957)
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956)
Playhouse 90 (1956)
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (1956)
Calling Homicide (1956)
Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
The Killer is Loose (1956)
The Bold and the Brave (1956)
Inside Detroit (1956)
Hell on Frisco Bay (1955)
Hell's Horizon (1955)
Matinee Theater (1955)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
The Atomic Kid (1954)
The Lone Wolf (1954)
General Electric Theater (1953)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1915-04-07
Deathday1977-04-27 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsStanley Abramowitz
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