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)
Acted in
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
as (archive footage)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
as Himself
Dixie Dynamite
1976
as Dade McCrutchen
Cop on the Beat
1975
as Freddy
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
as Bartender
Act of Vengeance
1974
as Bernie / Foul Mouth
Star Trek
1973
as Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited)
The Clones
1973
as Carl Swafford
Thicker than Water
1973
Police Story
1973
The Norliss Tapes
1973
as Truck Driver
Every Man Needs One
1972
as Bus Driver
Another Nice Mess
1972
as President of Persia
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972
as Stomach Operator
Emergency!
1972
The Night Stalker
1972
as Fred Hurley
The Seven Minutes
1971
as Irwin Blair
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
1971
as Granger
Banyon
1971
as Eddie Dolan
Love Hate Love
1971
as Wally
The Odd Couple
1970
as Sure-Shot Wilson
The Odd Couple
1970
as Ed
The Grasshopper
1970
as Buddy Miller
Medical Center
1969
The Mod Squad
1968
Lancer
1968
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1968
Adam-12
1968
as Fred Ludden
The Name of the Game
1968
as Mr. Stephens
The Outsider
1968
Mannix
1967
Mannix
1967
as Chip
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1967
as Jed Timmons
Double Trouble
1967
as Captain Roach
Thunder Alley
1967
as Mac
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
The Rat Patrol
1966
as El Gamil
Star Trek
1966
as Cyrano Jones
The Monroes
1966
Nevada Smith
1966
as Storekeeper
Death of a Salesman
1966
as Stanley
Batman
1966
as Captain Courageous
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965
as Lank
Honey West
1965
as Tobias Quinn
Laredo
1965
Lost in Space
1965
as Tybo
My Mother the Car
1965
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Blake
Ship of Fools
1965
as Hutten
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
as Bernie (uncredited)
Gilligan's Island
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
The Addams Family
1964
as Ila Klarpe
Wendy and Me
1964
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
A House Is Not a Home
1964
as Harry
Looking for Love
1964
as Employment Service Official (uncredited)
Wild and Wonderful
1964
as Mayor of Man La Loquet
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Pinky Ferguson
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Jack Crandall
The Bill Dana Show
1963
Burke's Law
1963
as Lou Manzini
Lilies of the Field
1963
as Juan Acolito
Critic's Choice
1963
as Bartender
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962
as Perelli (as Stan Adams)
The Gallant Men
1962
The Lucy Show
1962
as Louie
The Lucy Show
1962
as Harry Norton
The Lucy Show
1962
as Union Leader
13 West Street
1962
as Finney
The Outsider
1961
as Noomie
The Errand Boy
1961
as Grumpy
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961
as Rusty Trawler
The New Breed
1961
as Larry Gruber
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Alexander Shoates
87th Precinct
1961
Pirates of Tortuga
1961
as Montbars
The Wizard of Baghdad
1961
as Warden Kvetch
Tallahassee 7000
1961
North to Alaska
1960
as Breezy
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Ralph Campbell
Pete and Gladys
1960
Checkmate
1960
as Cholly Luke
Thriller
1960
as Mr. Schwenk
One Foot in Hell
1960
as Pete (uncredited)
The Rat Race
1960
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
1959
Not for Hire
1959
High School Big Shot
1959
as Harry March
The Detectives
1959
Dennis the Menace
1959
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Rollo
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Jensen
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Morris
Riverboat
1959
as Captain Morgan
Tightrope
1959
North by Northwest
1959
as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
The Lawless Years
1959
The Alphabet Conspiracy
1959
Rawhide
1959
The Rifleman
1958
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Saddle the Wind
1958
as Joe (uncredited)
I Married a Woman
1958
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Hell Ship Mutiny
1957
as Roxy
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957
as Second Counselor (uncredited)
The Court of Last Resort
1957
Hell Bound
1957
as Herbert Fay Jr.
Maverick
1957
Perry Mason
1957
as Pancho Morado
The Thin Man
1957
M Squad
1957
as Ed - Bartender
Black Patch
1957
as Drummer
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Valerie
1957
as Dr. Jackson
Trooper Hook
1957
as Heathcliff
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1956
as Pirelli
Playhouse 90
1956
as Pirelli
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
1956
as Garreaux
Calling Homicide
1956
as Peter von Elda (uncredited)
Hey, Jeannie!
1956
as Mike
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956
as Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
The Killer Is Loose
1956
as Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
The Bold and the Brave
1956
as Master Sergeant
Inside Detroit
1956
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955
as Hammy
Hell's Horizon
1955
as Dixie
Matinee Theater
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Detective Berger
Gunsmoke
1955
as Ross
Gunsmoke
1955
as Bartender
Gunsmoke
1955
as Charlie Rath
The Atomic Kid
1954
as Wildcat Hooper
The Lone Wolf
1954
General Electric Theater
1953
as Felix
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Woman in the Rain
as Noodles