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)....
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)
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7599424
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Filmography (Movies)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:05/12/2016
Woman in the Rain
Character:Noodles
Release Date:01/09/1976
Dixie Dynamite
Character:Dade McCrutchen
Release Date:13/05/1976
Cop on the Beat
Character:Freddy
Release Date:06/05/1975
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
Character:
Release Date:18/09/1974
Act of Vengeance
Character:Bernie / Foul Mouth
Release Date:02/01/1974
The Clones
Character:Carl Swafford
Release Date:01/08/1973
The Norliss Tapes
Character:Truck Driver
Release Date:21/02/1973
Every Man Needs One
Character:Bus Driver
Release Date:13/12/1972
Another Nice Mess
Character:President of Persia
Release Date:23/08/1972
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Character:Stomach Operator
Release Date:06/08/1972
The Night Stalker
Character:Fred Hurley
Release Date:11/01/1972
The Seven Minutes
Character:Irwin Blair
Release Date:23/07/1971
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
Character:Granger
Release Date:01/07/1971
Banyon
Character:Eddie Dolan
Release Date:15/03/1971
Love Hate Love
Character:Wally
Release Date:09/02/1971
The Grasshopper
Character:Buddy Miller
Release Date:27/05/1970
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Character:Jed Timmons
Release Date:05/09/1967
Double Trouble
Character:Captain Roach
Release Date:05/04/1967
Thunder Alley
Character:Mac
Release Date:22/03/1967
Nevada Smith
Character:Storekeeper
Release Date:10/06/1966
Death of a Salesman
Character:Stanley
Release Date:07/05/1966
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Character:Lank
Release Date:10/10/1965
Ship of Fools
Character:Hutten
Release Date:29/07/1965
Fate Is the Hunter
Character:Bernie (uncredited)
Release Date:16/10/1964
A House Is Not a Home
Character:Harry
Release Date:12/08/1964
Looking for Love
Character:Employment Service Official (uncredited)
Release Date:05/08/1964
Wild and Wonderful
Character:Mayor of Man La Loquet
Release Date:09/06/1964
Lilies of the Field
Character:Juan Acolito
Release Date:04/06/1963
Critic's Choice
Character:Bartender
Release Date:24/02/1963
Operation Moonshot
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1963
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Character:Perelli (as Stan Adams)
Release Date:16/10/1962
13 West Street
Character:Finney
Release Date:23/02/1962
The Outsider
Character:Noomie
Release Date:27/12/1961
The Errand Boy
Character:Grumpy
Release Date:28/11/1961
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Character:Rusty Trawler
Release Date:06/10/1961
Pirates of Tortuga
Character:Montbars
Release Date:25/08/1961
The Wizard of Baghdad
Character:Warden Kvetch
Release Date:03/03/1961
North to Alaska
Character:Breezy
Release Date:07/11/1960
One Foot in Hell
Character:Pete (uncredited)
Release Date:11/09/1960
The Rat Race
Character:Cab Driver (uncredited)
Release Date:10/07/1960
The Gazebo
Character:Dan Shelby (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:15/01/1960
High School Big Shot
Character:Harry March
Release Date:16/10/1959
North by Northwest
Character:Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
Release Date:06/08/1959
The Alphabet Conspiracy
Character:
Release Date:26/01/1959
Saddle the Wind
Character:Joe (uncredited)
Release Date:20/03/1958
I Married a Woman
Character:Cabbie (uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1958
Hell Ship Mutiny
Character:Roxy
Release Date:06/12/1957
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Character:Second Counselor (uncredited)
Release Date:26/11/1957
Hell Bound
Character:Herbert Fay Jr.
Release Date:01/10/1957
Black Patch
Character:Drummer
Release Date:15/09/1957
Valerie
Character:Dr. Jackson
Release Date:01/08/1957
Trooper Hook
Character:Heathcliff
Release Date:12/07/1957
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Character:Pirelli
Release Date:11/10/1956
Calling Homicide
Character:Peter von Elda (uncredited)
Release Date:30/09/1956
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Character:Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
Release Date:04/07/1956
The Killer Is Loose
Character:Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:03/02/1956
The Bold and the Brave
Character:Master Sergeant
Release Date:04/01/1956
Inside Detroit
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1956
Hell on Frisco Bay
Character:Hammy
Release Date:31/12/1955
Hell's Horizon
Character:Dixie
Release Date:31/12/1955
The Atomic Kid
Character:Wildcat Hooper
Release Date:08/12/1954
Television Appearances
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Character:Himself
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Character:Cyrano Jones
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Character:
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Character:Bartender
Star Trek
Character:Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited)
Thicker than Water
Character:
Emergency!
Character:
The Odd Couple
Character:Sure-Shot Wilson
The Odd Couple
Character:Ed
Love, American Style
Character:
Medical Center
Character:
The Mod Squad
Character:
Lancer
Character:
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
Character:
Adam-12
Character:Fred Ludden
The Name of the Game
Character:Mr. Stephens
The Outsider
Character:
Mannix
Character:
Mannix
Character:Chip
Garrison's Gorillas
Character:
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Character:
The Rat Patrol
Character:El Gamil
Star Trek
Character:Cyrano Jones
The Monroes
Character:
Batman
Character:Captain Courageous
Honey West
Character:Tobias Quinn
Laredo
Character:
Lost in Space
Character:Tybo
My Mother the Car
Character:
The Legend of Jesse James
Character:Blake
Gilligan's Island
Character:
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Character:
The Addams Family
Character:Ila Klarpe
Wendy and Me
Character:
The Bing Crosby Show
Character:
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Character:Pinky Ferguson
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Vito Conte
Petticoat Junction
Character:Jack Crandall
The Bill Dana Show
Character:
Burke's Law
Character:Lou Manzini
McHale's Navy
Character:The Chief
The Gallant Men
Character:
The Lucy Show
Character:Louie
The Lucy Show
Character:Union Leader
The Lucy Show
Character:Harry Norton
Sam Benedict
Character:Square John McWayde
The New Breed
Character:Larry Gruber
Ben Casey
Character:
Dr. Kildare
Character:Dr. Alexander Shoates
87th Precinct
Character:
Tallahassee 7000
Character:
The Andy Griffith Show
Character:Ralph Campbell
Pete and Gladys
Character:
Checkmate
Character:Cholly Luke
Thriller
Character:Mr. Schwenk
Mr. Lucky
Character:
Not for Hire
Character:
The Detectives
Character:
Dennis the Menace
Character:Jerry Richman
The Twilight Zone
Character:Rollo
The Twilight Zone
Character:Jensen
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Character:Morelli
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
Character:Morris
Riverboat
Character:Captain Morgan
Tightrope
Character:
The Lawless Years
Character:
Rawhide
Character:
The Rifleman
Character:
The Donna Reed Show
Character:
Peter Gunn
Character:
The Court of Last Resort
Character:
Maverick
Character:
Perry Mason
Character:Pancho Morado
The Thin Man
Character:
M Squad
Character:Ed - Bartender
Wagon Train
Character:Monte West
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:
Playhouse 90
Character:Pirelli
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
Character:Garreaux
Hey, Jeannie!
Character:Mike
Matinee Theater
Character:
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:Detective Berger
Gunsmoke
Character:Ross
Gunsmoke
Character:Bartender
Gunsmoke
Character:Charlie Rath
Hey Mulligan
Character:Alec Damos
General Electric Theater
Character:Felix
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
The Red Skelton Show
Character:A.C. the Movie Director /Dept. Store Manager
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Character:
The Ed Sullivan Show
Character:Self
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