Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1915-04-07
Day of Death
1977-04-27
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Stanley Adams
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 (63)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016Woman in the Rain
1976
Dixie Dynamite
1976
Cop on the Beat
1975
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
1974
Act of Vengeance
1974
The Clones
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
The Night Stalker
1972
The Seven Minutes
1971
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
1971
