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