Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 25, 1896
Died
Sep 23, 1978
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
59 titles
Jay Adler
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Dr. Yul
Macon County Line
Impound Yard Man
Bummer
Sid Rosen
Grave of the Vampire
Zach
The Bill Cosby Show
Mr. Abrams
The Family Jewels
Attorney
The Fugitive
Arthur Tibbetts
Who's Got the Action?
Motorist
Belle Sommers
The Lawbreakers
Abe Hirsch
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Waxman
Checkmate
Baines
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Sammy Trist (uncredited)
Curse of the Undead
Bartender
The Story on Page One
Lauber (uncredited)
The Detectives
Chickie Meyers
The Untouchables
Sammy Archer
The Twilight Zone
Tramp
77 Sunset Strip
Dave Levenson
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Ferris
Saddle the Wind
Hank (uncredited)
Seven Guns to Mesa
Ben Avery
The Brothers Karamazov
Pawnbroker
Perry Mason
Herman
Have Gun, Will Travel
Bottellini
Hell on Devil's Island
Toto
Sweet Smell of Success
Manny Davis (uncredited)
Crime of Passion
Mr. Nalence
Lust for Life
Waiter
On Trial
Mora
The Catered Affair
Sam Leiter
The Killing
Leo the Loanshark
Runaway Daughters
Mr. Rubeck
Man with the Gun
Cal (uncredited)
Illegal
Joseph Carter
Love Me or Leave Me
Orry
Murder Is My Beat
Bartender Louie
The Big Combo
Detective Sam Hill
Down Three Dark Streets
Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
The Long Wait
Joe the Bellhop
The Lone Wolf
Anton Morgay
99 River Street
Christopher
Vice Squad
Frankie Pierce
The Juggler
Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
Mr. Z (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Ford Television Theatre
Pawnbroker
Assignment: Paris
Henry (uncredited)
Dreamboat
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Turning Point
Sammy Lester (uncredited)