Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born April 7, 1915
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)
MovieStar Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
as (archive footage)
TVStar Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
2016
as Himself
TVStar Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Cyrano Jones
Woman in the Rain
1976
as Noodles
MovieDixie Dynamite
1976
as Dade McCrutchen
MovieCop on the Beat
1975
as Freddy
MovieThe Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
1974
as (voice)
TVKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
MovieAct of Vengeance
1974
as Bernie / Foul Mouth
TVStar Trek
1973
as Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited)
MovieThe Clones
1973
as Carl Swafford
Thicker than Water
1973
as Dr. Hale
MovieThe Norliss Tapes
1973
as Truck Driver
MovieEvery Man Needs One
1972
as Bus Driver
MovieAnother Nice Mess
1972
as President of Persia
MovieEverything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
1972
as Stomach Operator
TVEmergency!
1972
MovieThe Night Stalker
1972
as Fred Hurley
MovieThe Seven Minutes
1971
as Irwin Blair
MovieMachismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
1971
as Granger
MovieBanyon
1971
as Eddie Dolan
MovieLove Hate Love
1971
as Wally
TVThe Odd Couple
1970
as Sure-Shot Wilson
MovieMove
1970
as New Tenant
MovieThe Grasshopper
1970
as Buddy Miller
TVLove, American Style
1969
TVMedical Center
1969
TVThe Mod Squad
1968
TVLancer
1968
TVThe Ghost & Mrs. Muir
1968
TVAdam-12
1968
as Fred Ludden
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Mr. Stephens
TVThe Outsider
1968
TVMannix
1967
TVGarrison's Gorillas
1967
MoviePistols 'n' Petticoats
1967
as Jed Timmons
MovieDouble Trouble
1967
as Captain Roach
MovieThunder Alley
1967
as Mac
TVPistols 'n' Petticoats
1966
TVThe Rat Patrol
1966
as El Gamil
TVStar Trek
1966
as Cyrano Jones
TVThe Monroes
1966
MovieNevada Smith
1966
as Storekeeper
MovieDeath of a Salesman
1966
as Stanley
TVBatman
1966
as Captain Courageous
MovieWhen the Boys Meet the Girls
1965
as Lank
TVHoney West
1965
as Tobias Quinn
TVLaredo
1965
TVLost in Space
1965
as Tybo
TVMy Mother the Car
1965
TVThe Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Blake
MovieShip of Fools
1965
as Hutten
MovieFate Is the Hunter
1964
as Bernie (uncredited)
TVGilligan's Island
1964
TVGomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
TVThe Addams Family
1964
as Ila Klarpe
TVWendy and Me
1964
TVThe Bing Crosby Show
1964
MovieA House Is Not a Home
1964
as Harry
MovieLooking for Love
1964
as Employment Service Official (uncredited)
MovieWild and Wonderful
1964
as Mayor of Man La Loquet
TVKraft Suspense Theatre
1963
as Pinky Ferguson
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Vito Conte
TVPetticoat Junction
1963
as Jack Crandall
TVThe Bill Dana Show
1963
TVBurke's Law
1963
as Lou Manzini
MovieLilies of the Field
1963
as Juan Acolito
MovieCritic's Choice
1963
as Bartender
Operation Moonshot
1963
MovieRequiem for a Heavyweight
1962
as Perelli (as Stan Adams)
TVMcHale's Navy
1962
as The Chief
TVThe Gallant Men
1962
TVThe Lucy Show
1962
as Louie
TVSam Benedict
1962
as Square John McWayde
Movie13 West Street
1962
as Finney
MovieThe Outsider
1961
as Noomie
MovieThe Errand Boy
1961
as Grumpy
MovieBreakfast at Tiffany's
1961
as Rusty Trawler
TVThe New Breed
1961
as Larry Gruber
TVBen Casey
1961
TVDr. Kildare
1961
as Dr. Alexander Shoates
TV87th Precinct
1961
MoviePirates of Tortuga
1961
as Montbars
MovieThe Wizard of Baghdad
1961
as Warden Kvetch
TVTallahassee 7000
1961
MovieNorth to Alaska
1960
as Breezy
TVThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Ralph Campbell
TVPete and Gladys
1960
TVCheckmate
1960
as Cholly Luke
TVThriller
1960
as Mr. Schwenk
MovieOne Foot in Hell
1960
as Pete (uncredited)
MovieThe Rat Race
1960
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
MovieThe Gazebo
1959
as Dan Shelby (voice) (uncredited)
TVMr. Lucky
1959
Not for Hire
1959
MovieHigh School Big Shot
1959
as Harry March
TVThe Detectives
1959
TVStartime
1959
as Dale
TVDennis the Menace
1959
as Jerry Richman
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Rollo
TVThe Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Morelli
TVThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Morris
TVRiverboat
1959
as Captain Morgan
TVTightrope
1959
MovieNorth by Northwest
1959
as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
TVThe Lawless Years
1959
MovieThe Alphabet Conspiracy
1959
as Theatrical Agent
TVRawhide
1959
TVThe Rifleman
1958
TVThe Donna Reed Show
1958
TVPeter Gunn
1958
MovieSaddle the Wind
1958
as Joe (uncredited)
MovieI Married a Woman
1958
as Cabbie (uncredited)
MovieHell Ship Mutiny
1957
as Roxy
MovieThe Pied Piper of Hamelin
1957
as Second Counselor (uncredited)
The Court of Last Resort
1957
MovieHell Bound
1957
as Herbert Fay Jr.
TVMaverick
1957
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Pancho Morado
TVThe Thin Man
1957
TVM Squad
1957
as Ed - Bartender
TVWagon Train
1957
as Monte West
MovieBlack Patch
1957
as Drummer
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
MovieValerie
1957
as Dr. Jackson
MovieTrooper Hook
1957
as Heathcliff
MovieRequiem for a Heavyweight
1956
as Pirelli
TVPlayhouse 90
1956
as Pirelli
TVThe Adventures of Hiram Holliday
1956
as Garreaux
MovieCalling Homicide
1956
as Peter von Elda (uncredited)
TVHey, Jeannie!
1956
as Mike
MovieSomebody Up There Likes Me
1956
as Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
MovieThe Killer Is Loose
1956
as Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
MovieThe Bold and the Brave
1956
as Master Sergeant
MovieHell on Frisco Bay
1955
as Hammy
MovieHell's Horizon
1955
as Dixie
MovieInside Detroit
1955
TVMatinee Theater
1955
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Detective Berger
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Ross
MovieThe Atomic Kid
1954
as Wildcat Hooper
TVDecember Bride
1954
as Henry Clark
Hey Mulligan
1954
as Alec Damos
TVGeneral Electric Theater
1953
as Felix
TVSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
TVThe Red Skelton Show
1951
as AC / Store Manager
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
