Acting · New York City, New York, USA · Born September 25, 1896
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jay Adler (September 26, 1896 – September 23, 1978) was an American actor in theater, television, and film. Born in New York City, he was the eldest son of actors Jacob and Sara Adler, and the brother of five actor siblings, including stage actor Luther and drama coach Stella. The Adlers were a Jewish-American acting dynasty in New York City's Yiddish Theater District and they played a significant role in theater from the late 19th century to the 1950s. Stella Adler became the most influential member of their family. During a long acting career of minor character roles, Jay Adler appeared in more than 40 films and 37 television series between 1938 and 1976. He appeared in The Big Combo (1955), Stanley Kubrick's The Killing (1956) and Jerry Lewis' The Family Jewels (1965). In 1961, Adler appeared both in the episode "The Lady and the Lawyer" of the television series The Asphalt Jungle and in The Lawbreakers, a theatrical film version of the episode. Jay Adler died at age 81 in Woodland Hills, California and was buried in the Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, New York.
MovieThe Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1974
as Dr. Yul
MovieMacon County Line
1974
as Impound Yard Man
MovieBummer
1973
as Sid Rosen
MovieGrave of the Vampire
1972
as Zach
TVThe Bill Cosby Show
1969
as Mr. Abrams
MovieThe Family Jewels
1965
as Attorney
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Arthur Tibbetts
MovieWho's Got the Action?
1962
as Motorist
MovieBelle Sommers
1962
MovieThe Lawbreakers
1961
as Abe Hirsch
TVThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Waxman
TVCheckmate
1960
as Baines
MovieAll the Fine Young Cannibals
1960
as Sammy Trist (uncredited)
MovieCurse of the Undead
1959
as Bartender
MovieThe Story on Page One
1959
as Lauber (uncredited)
TVThe Detectives
1959
as Chickie Meyers
TVThe Untouchables
1959
as Sammy Archer
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Tramp
TV77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Dave Levenson
TVWanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Ferris
MovieSaddle the Wind
1958
as Hank (uncredited)
MovieSeven Guns to Mesa
1958
as Ben Avery
MovieThe Brothers Karamazov
1958
as Pawnbroker
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Herman
TVHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Bottellini
MovieHell on Devil's Island
1957
as Toto
MovieSweet Smell of Success
1957
as Manny Davis (uncredited)
MovieCrime of Passion
1956
as Mr. Nalence
MovieLust for Life
1956
as Waiter
On Trial
1956
as Mora
MovieThe Catered Affair
1956
as Sam Leiter
MovieThe Killing
1956
as Leo the Loanshark
MovieRunaway Daughters
1956
as Mr. Rubeck
MovieMan with the Gun
1955
as Cal (uncredited)
MovieIllegal
1955
as Joseph Carter
MovieLove Me or Leave Me
1955
as Orry
MovieMurder Is My Beat
1955
as Bartender Louie
MovieThe Big Combo
1955
as Detective Sam Hill
MovieDown Three Dark Streets
1954
as Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
MovieThe Long Wait
1954
as Joe the Bellhop
TVThe Lone Wolf
1954
as Anton Morgay
Movie99 River Street
1953
as Christopher
MovieVice Squad
1953
as Frankie Pierce
MovieThe Juggler
1953
as Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)
MovieThe Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Mr. Z (uncredited)
MovieThe Prisoner of Zenda
1952
TVThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Pawnbroker
MovieAssignment: Paris
1952
as Henry (uncredited)
MovieDreamboat
1952
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
MovieThe Turning Point
1952
as Sammy Lester (uncredited)
MovieMy Six Convicts
1952
as Steve Kopac
MovieScandal Sheet
1952
as Bailey (uncredited)
MovieCry Danger
1951
as Williams
MovieThree Secrets
1950
as Editor (uncredited)
MovieThe Underworld Story
1950
as Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)
MovieMurder in Soho
1939
as Drunk with two girls
MovieThe Saint in New York
1938
as Eddie (Uncredited)
MoviePenrod and His Twin Brother
1938
as Johnson
MovieNo Time to Marry
1938
as Hess
