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)
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Movies (63)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016 · (archive footage)
Woman in the Rain
1976 · Noodles
Dixie Dynamite
1976 · Dade McCrutchen
Cop on the Beat
1975 · Freddy
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
1974 · (voice)
Act of Vengeance
1974 · Bernie / Foul Mouth
The Clones
1973 · Carl Swafford
The Norliss Tapes
1973 · Truck Driver
Every Man Needs One
1972 · Bus Driver
Another Nice Mess
1972 · President of Persia
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972 · Stomach Operator
The Night Stalker
1972 · Fred Hurley
The Seven Minutes
1971 · Irwin Blair
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
1971 · Granger
Banyon
1971 · Eddie Dolan
Love Hate Love
1971 · Wally
Move
1970 · New Tenant
The Grasshopper
1970 · Buddy Miller
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1967 · Jed Timmons
Double Trouble
1967 · Captain Roach
Thunder Alley
1967 · Mac
Nevada Smith
1966 · Storekeeper
Death of a Salesman
1966 · Stanley
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965 · Lank
Ship of Fools
1965 · Hutten
Fate Is the Hunter
1964 · Bernie (uncredited)
A House Is Not a Home
1964 · Harry
Looking for Love
1964 · Employment Service Official (uncredited)
Wild and Wonderful
1964 · Mayor of Man La Loquet
Lilies of the Field
1963 · Juan Acolito
Critic's Choice
1963 · Bartender
Operation Moonshot
1963
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1962 · Perelli (as Stan Adams)
13 West Street
1962 · Finney
The Outsider
1961 · Noomie
The Errand Boy
1961 · Grumpy
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961 · Rusty Trawler
Pirates of Tortuga
1961 · Montbars
The Wizard of Baghdad
1961 · Warden Kvetch
North to Alaska
1960 · Breezy
One Foot in Hell
1960 · Pete (uncredited)
The Rat Race
1960 · Cab Driver (uncredited)
The Gazebo
1959 · Dan Shelby (voice) (uncredited)
High School Big Shot
1959 · Harry March
North by Northwest
1959 · Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
The Alphabet Conspiracy
1959 · Theatrical Agent
Saddle the Wind
1958 · Joe (uncredited)
I Married a Woman
1958 · Cabbie (uncredited)
Hell Ship Mutiny
1957 · Roxy
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957 · Second Counselor (uncredited)
Hell Bound
1957 · Herbert Fay Jr.
Black Patch
1957 · Drummer
Valerie
1957 · Dr. Jackson
Trooper Hook
1957 · Heathcliff
Requiem for a Heavyweight
1956 · Pirelli
Calling Homicide
1956 · Peter von Elda (uncredited)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
1956 · Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
The Killer Is Loose
1956 · Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
The Bold and the Brave
1956 · Master Sergeant
Hell on Frisco Bay
1955 · Hammy
Hell's Horizon
1955 · Dixie
Inside Detroit
1955
The Atomic Kid
1954 · Wildcat Hooper
TV shows (87)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016 · Himself
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993 · Cyrano Jones
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · Bartender
Star Trek
1973 · Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited)
Thicker than Water
1973 · Dr. Hale
Emergency!
1972 · Man with Heart Attack
The Odd Couple
1970 · Sure-Shot Wilson, Ed
Love, American Style
1969
Medical Center
1969 · Arlo McNally
The Mod Squad
1968 · Braden
Lancer
1968
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1968
Adam-12
1968 · Fred Ludden
The Name of the Game
1968 · Mr. Stephens
The Outsider
1968
Mannix
1967 · Chip, Alby
Hondo
1967 · Writer
Garrison's Gorillas
1967
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
T.H.E. Cat
1966 · Writer
The Rat Patrol
1966 · El Gamil
Star Trek
1966 · Cyrano Jones, Writer
The Monroes
1966
Batman
1966 · Captain Courageous
Honey West
1965 · Tobias Quinn
Laredo
1965
Lost in Space
1965 · Tybo
My Mother the Car
1965
The Legend of Jesse James
1965 · Blake
Gilligan's Island
1964
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
The Addams Family
1964 · Ila Klarpe
Wendy and Me
1964
The Bing Crosby Show
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Pinky Ferguson
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Vito Conte
Petticoat Junction
1963 · Jack Crandall
The Bill Dana Show
1963
Burke's Law
1963 · Lou Manzini
McHale's Navy
1962 · The Chief
The Gallant Men
1962
The Lucy Show
1962 · Louie, Harry Norton, Union Leader
Sam Benedict
1962 · Square John McWayde
The New Breed
1961 · Larry Gruber
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961 · Dr. Alexander Shoates
87th Precinct
1961
Tallahassee 7000
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Ralph Campbell
Pete and Gladys
1960
Checkmate
1960 · Cholly Luke
Thriller
1960 · Mr. Schwenk
Mr. Lucky
1959
Not for Hire
1959
The Detectives
1959
Startime
1959 · Dale
Dennis the Menace
1959 · Jerry Richman
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Rollo, Jensen
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · Morelli
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · Morris
Riverboat
1959 · Captain Morgan
Tightrope
1959
The Lawless Years
1959
Rawhide
1959
The Rifleman
1958
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
The Court of Last Resort
1957
Maverick
1957
Perry Mason
1957 · Pancho Morado
The Thin Man
1957
M Squad
1957 · Ed - Bartender
Wagon Train
1957 · Monte West
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Playhouse 90
1956 · Pirelli
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
1956 · Garreaux
Hey, Jeannie!
1956 · Mike
Matinee Theater
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Detective Berger
Gunsmoke
1955 · Ross, Bartender, Charlie Rath
December Bride
1954 · Henry Clark
Hey Mulligan
1954 · Alec Damos
General Electric Theater
1953 · Felix
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Red Skelton Show
1951 · AC / Store Manager
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Self