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)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
(Rusty Trawler)
When the Boys Meet the Girls
(Lank)
Critic's Choice
(Bartender)
Nevada Smith
(Storekeeper)
North to Alaska
(Breezy)
The Outsider
(Noomie)
The Night Stalker
(Fred Hurley)
Calling Homicide
(Peter von Elda (uncredited))
Hell Bound
(Herbert Fay Jr.)
Looking for Love
(Employment Service Official (uncredited))
Dixie Dynamite
(Dade McCrutchen)
Hell on Frisco Bay
(Hammy)
Valerie
(Dr. Jackson)
Thunder Alley
(Mac)
The Grasshopper
(Buddy Miller)
Pirates of Tortuga
(Montbars)
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
(Jed Timmons)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
(Second Counselor (uncredited))
Trooper Hook
(Heathcliff)
Ship of Fools
(Hutten)
The Clones
(Carl Swafford)
13 West Street
(Finney)
The Killer Is Loose
(Honor Farm Guard (uncredited))
High School Big Shot
(Harry March)
The Bold and the Brave
(Master Sergeant)
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
(Granger)
A House Is Not a Home
(Harry)
Hell Ship Mutiny
(Roxy)
The Rat Race
(Cab Driver (uncredited))
I Married a Woman
(Cabbie (uncredited))
The Norliss Tapes
(Truck Driver)
Saddle the Wind
(Joe (uncredited))
Requiem for a Heavyweight
(Perelli (as Stan Adams))
Cop on the Beat
(Freddy)
Death of a Salesman
(Stanley)
Inside Detroit
North by Northwest
(Lieutenant Harding (uncredited))
The Atomic Kid
(Wildcat Hooper)
The Alphabet Conspiracy
Somebody Up There Likes Me
(Romolo's Attorney (uncredited))
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
The Wizard of Baghdad
(Warden Kvetch)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
(Stomach Operator)
Double Trouble
(Captain Roach)
Lilies of the Field
(Juan Acolito)
Act of Vengeance
(Bernie / Foul Mouth)
The Seven Minutes
(Irwin Blair)
One Foot in Hell
(Pete (uncredited))
Black Patch
(Drummer)
The Errand Boy
(Grumpy)
Wild and Wonderful
(Mayor of Man La Loquet)
Hell's Horizon
(Dixie)
Another Nice Mess
(President of Persia)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
((archive footage))
Love Hate Love
(Wally)
Requiem for a Heavyweight
(Pirelli)
Fate Is the Hunter
(Bernie (uncredited))
Every Man Needs One
(Bus Driver)
Woman in the Rain
(Noodles)
Banyon
(Eddie Dolan)
The Andy Griffith Show
(Ralph Campbell)
Garrison's Gorillas
The Gallant Men
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Star Trek
(Cyrano Jones)
Burke's Law
(Lou Manzini)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
(Pinky Ferguson)
The Odd Couple
(Sure-Shot Wilson)
Mr. Lucky
Batman
(Captain Courageous)
Gilligan's Island
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Star Trek
(Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited))
Playhouse 90
(Pirelli)
Petticoat Junction
(Jack Crandall)
Mannix
The Twilight Zone
(Rollo)
The Mod Squad
Lost in Space
(Tybo)
Medical Center
Gunsmoke
(Ross)
Perry Mason
(Pancho Morado)
General Electric Theater
(Felix)
Emergency!
The Twilight Zone
(Jensen)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Laredo
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(Detective Berger)
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
The Monroes
87th Precinct
The Lawless Years
Dennis the Menace
Rawhide
Have Gun, Will Travel
Police Story
My Mother the Car
Lancer
Thriller
(Mr. Schwenk)
Peter Gunn
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Thin Man
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(Vito Conte)
M Squad
(Ed - Bartender)
Pete and Gladys
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
The Donna Reed Show
Matinee Theater
Wendy and Me
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
(Garreaux)
The Rifleman
Ben Casey
The Rat Patrol
(El Gamil)
The Addams Family
(Ila Klarpe)
Riverboat
(Captain Morgan)
The New Breed
(Larry Gruber)
The Detectives
The Bill Dana Show
Honey West
(Tobias Quinn)
The Legend of Jesse James
(Blake)
The Bing Crosby Show
Tightrope
Dr. Kildare
(Dr. Alexander Shoates)
The Court of Last Resort
The Lone Wolf
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
(Himself)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
(Morris)
Tallahassee 7000
Not for Hire
The Outsider
Maverick
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
(Bartender)
Hey, Jeannie!
(Mike)
Gunsmoke
(Bartender)
Gunsmoke
(Charlie Rath)
Adam-12
(Fred Ludden)
The Lucy Show
(Louie)
The Lucy Show
(Harry Norton)
The Lucy Show
(Union Leader)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
Checkmate
(Cholly Luke)
The Name of the Game
(Mr. Stephens)
Thicker than Water
The Odd Couple
(Ed)
Mannix
(Chip)