Acting
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)
Filmography
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Film · 2016
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Series · 2016
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Series · 1993
Dixie Dynamite
Film · 1976
Woman in the Rain
Film · 1976
Cop on the Beat
Film · 1975
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Film · 1974
Act of Vengeance
Film · 1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Series · 1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Series · 1974
The Clones
Film · 1973
The Norliss Tapes
Film · 1973
Star Trek
Series · 1973
Thicker than Water
Series · 1973
The Night Stalker
Film · 1972
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Film · 1972
Another Nice Mess
Film · 1972
Every Man Needs One
Film · 1972
Emergency!
Series · 1972
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
Film · 1971
The Seven Minutes
Film · 1971
Love Hate Love
Film · 1971
Banyon
Film · 1971
The Grasshopper
Film · 1970
Move
Film · 1970
The Odd Couple
Series · 1970
The Odd Couple
Series · 1970
Medical Center
Series · 1969
Love, American Style
Series · 1969
The Mod Squad
Series · 1968
Lancer
Series · 1968
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
Series · 1968
The Outsider
Series · 1968
Adam-12
Series · 1968
The Name of the Game
Series · 1968
The Mod Squad
Series · 1968
Thunder Alley
Film · 1967
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Film · 1967
Double Trouble
Film · 1967
Garrison's Gorillas
Series · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
Mannix
Series · 1967
Nevada Smith
Film · 1966
Death of a Salesman
Film · 1966
Star Trek
Series · 1966
Batman
Series · 1966
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Series · 1966
The Monroes
Series · 1966
The Rat Patrol
Series · 1966
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Film · 1965
Ship of Fools
Film · 1965
Lost in Space
Series · 1965
Laredo
Series · 1965
My Mother the Car
Series · 1965
Honey West
Series · 1965
The Legend of Jesse James
Series · 1965
Looking for Love
Film · 1964
A House Is Not a Home
Film · 1964
Wild and Wonderful
Film · 1964
Fate Is the Hunter
Film · 1964
Gilligan's Island
Series · 1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Series · 1964
Wendy and Me
Series · 1964
The Addams Family
Series · 1964
The Bing Crosby Show
Series · 1964
Critic's Choice
Film · 1963
Lilies of the Field
Film · 1963
Operation Moonshot
Film · 1963
Burke's Law
Series · 1963
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Series · 1963
The Bill Dana Show
Series · 1963
13 West Street
Film · 1962
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Film · 1962
The Gallant Men
Series · 1962
The Lucy Show
Series · 1962
The Lucy Show
Series · 1962
The Lucy Show
Series · 1962
McHale's Navy
Series · 1962
Sam Benedict
Series · 1962
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Film · 1961
The Outsider
Film · 1961
Pirates of Tortuga
Film · 1961
The Wizard of Baghdad
Film · 1961
The Errand Boy
Film · 1961
87th Precinct
Series · 1961
Ben Casey
Series · 1961
The New Breed
Series · 1961
Dr. Kildare
Series · 1961
Tallahassee 7000
Series · 1961
North to Alaska
Film · 1960
The Rat Race
Film · 1960
One Foot in Hell
Film · 1960
The Andy Griffith Show
Series · 1960
Thriller
Series · 1960
Pete and Gladys
Series · 1960
Checkmate
Series · 1960
High School Big Shot
Film · 1959
North by Northwest
Film · 1959
The Alphabet Conspiracy
Film · 1959
The Gazebo
Film · 1959
Mr. Lucky
Series · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
The Twilight Zone
Series · 1959
The Lawless Years
Series · 1959
Rawhide
Series · 1959
Riverboat
Series · 1959
The Detectives
Series · 1959
Tightrope
Series · 1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Series · 1959
Not for Hire
Series · 1959
Dennis the Menace
Series · 1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Series · 1959
Startime
Series · 1959
I Married a Woman
Film · 1958
Saddle the Wind
Film · 1958
Peter Gunn
Series · 1958
The Donna Reed Show
Series · 1958
The Rifleman
Series · 1958
Hell Bound
Film · 1957
Valerie
Film · 1957
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Film · 1957
Trooper Hook
Film · 1957
Hell Ship Mutiny
Film · 1957
Black Patch
Film · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Series · 1957
The Thin Man
Series · 1957
M Squad
Series · 1957
The Court of Last Resort
Series · 1957
Maverick
Series · 1957
Wagon Train
Series · 1957
Calling Homicide
Film · 1956
The Killer Is Loose
Film · 1956
The Bold and the Brave
Film · 1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Film · 1956
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Film · 1956
Playhouse 90
Series · 1956
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
Series · 1956
Hey, Jeannie!
Series · 1956
Hell on Frisco Bay
Film · 1955
Inside Detroit
Film · 1955
Hell's Horizon
Film · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
Matinee Theater
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
Gunsmoke
Series · 1955
The Atomic Kid
Film · 1954
Hey Mulligan
Series · 1954
December Bride
Series · 1954
General Electric Theater
Series · 1953
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Series · 1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Series · 1951
The Red Skelton Show
Series · 1951
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948