Known For
Acting
Born
Apr 07, 1915
Died
Apr 27, 1977
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
150 titles
Stanley Adams
Biography
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)
Known For
Filmography
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
Himself
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
(archive footage)
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Cyrano Jones
Woman in the Rain
Noodles
Dixie Dynamite
Dade McCrutchen
Cop on the Beat
Freddy
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat
(voice)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Act of Vengeance
Bernie / Foul Mouth
Star Trek
Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited)
The Clones
Carl Swafford
Thicker than Water
Dr. Hale
The Norliss Tapes
Truck Driver
Every Man Needs One
Bus Driver
Another Nice Mess
President of Persia
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
Stomach Operator
Emergency!
The Night Stalker
Fred Hurley
The Seven Minutes
Irwin Blair
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
Granger
Banyon
Eddie Dolan
Love Hate Love
Wally
The Odd Couple
Sure-Shot Wilson
Move
New Tenant
The Grasshopper
Buddy Miller
Love, American Style
Medical Center
The Mod Squad
Lancer
Adam-12
Fred Ludden
The Ghost & Mrs. Muir
The Name of the Game
Mr. Stephens
The Outsider
Mannix
Hondo
Writer
Garrison's Gorillas
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
Jed Timmons
Double Trouble
Captain Roach
Thunder Alley
Mac
Pistols 'n' Petticoats
T.H.E. Cat
Writer
The Rat Patrol
El Gamil
Star Trek
Cyrano Jones
The Monroes
Nevada Smith
Storekeeper
Death of a Salesman
Stanley
Batman
Captain Courageous
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Lank
Honey West
Tobias Quinn
Laredo