Jay Adler
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Herman
1957
Series
The Fugitive
Arthur Tibbetts
1963
Series
The Twilight Zone
Tramp
1959
Series
The Twilight Zone
Gibbons
1959
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
Bottellini
1957
Series
The Untouchables
Sammy Archer
1959
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Ferris
1958
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Dave Levenson
1958
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Abel Gomates
1958
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Bennie
1958
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Pawnbroker
1952
Series
Checkmate
Baines
1960
Series
The Detectives
Chickie Meyers
1959
Series
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Waxman
1960
Series
The Bill Cosby Show
Mr. Abrams
1969
Film
The Killing
Leo the Loanshark
1956
On Trial
Mora
1956
Series
The Lone Wolf
Anton Morgay
1954
Film
The Brothers Karamazov
Pawnbroker
1958
Film
The Bad and the Beautiful
Mr. Z (uncredited)
1952
Film
Sweet Smell of Success
Manny Davis (uncredited)
1957
Film
Lust for Life
Waiter
1956
Film
The Big Combo
Detective Sam Hill
1955
Film
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
Film
Love Me or Leave Me
Orry
1955
Film
Vice Squad
Frankie Pierce
1953
Film
Man with the Gun
Cal (uncredited)
1955
Film
Curse of the Undead
Bartender
1959
Film
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Sammy Trist (uncredited)
1960
Film
Macon County Line
Impound Yard Man
1974
Film
Three Secrets
Editor (uncredited)
1950
Film
The Catered Affair
Sam Leiter
1956
Film
Saddle the Wind
Hank (uncredited)
1958
Film
Who's Got the Action?
Motorist
1962
Film
The Family Jewels
Attorney
1965
Film
Grave of the Vampire
Zach
1972
Film
99 River Street
Christopher
1953
Film
The Story on Page One
Lauber (uncredited)
1959
Film
The Underworld Story
Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)
1950
Film
Hell on Devil's Island
Toto
1957
Film
Crime of Passion
Mr. Nalence
1956
Film
Scandal Sheet
Bailey (uncredited)
1952
Film
Illegal
Joseph Carter
1955
Film
Cry Danger
Williams
1951
Film
The Juggler
Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)
1953
Film
The Turning Point
Sammy Lester (uncredited)
1952
Film
Down Three Dark Streets
Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
1954
Film
Assignment: Paris
Henry (uncredited)
1952
Film
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Dr. Yul
1974
Film
Dreamboat
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1952
Film
The Long Wait
Joe the Bellhop
1954
Film
Bummer
Sid Rosen
1973
Film
Seven Guns to Mesa
Ben Avery
1958
Film
Murder Is My Beat
Bartender Louie
1955
Film
Murder in Soho
Drunk with two girls
1939
Film
The Saint in New York
Eddie (Uncredited)
1938
Film
Penrod and His Twin Brother
Johnson
1938
Film
My Six Convicts
Steve Kopac
1952
Film
Runaway Daughters
Mr. Rubeck
1956
Film
The Lawbreakers
Abe Hirsch
1961
Film
No Time to Marry
Hess
1938
Film
Belle Sommers
1962