Stanley Adams profile
Actor profile

Stanley Adams

7th April 1915 New York City, New York, USA Acting

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)

63 Movies 85 TV Shows 148 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Banyon poster
Banyon 15th March 1971 as Eddie Dolan
Move poster
Move 31st July 1970 as New Tenant
The Gazebo poster
The Gazebo 15th January 1960 as Dan Shelby (voice) (uncredited)
Valerie poster
Valerie 1st August 1957 as Dr. Jackson
Star Trek poster
Star Trek 8th September 1973 as Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited)
Adam-12 poster
Adam-12 21st September 1968 as Fred Ludden
Mannix poster
Mannix 16th September 1967 as Chip
Batman poster
Batman 12th January 1966 as Captain Courageous
Thriller poster
Thriller 13th September 1960 as Mr. Schwenk
M Squad poster
M Squad 20th September 1957 as Ed - Bartender
Gunsmoke poster
Gunsmoke 10th September 1955 as Charlie Rath