Stanley Adams
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)
Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Perelli (as Stan Adams)
Age 47 (now 62)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
Age 41 (now 62)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
as Stomach Operator
Age 57 (now 62)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
as (archive footage)
Age 101 (now 62)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask
as Stomach Operator
Age 57 (now 62)
Looking for Love
as Employment Service Official (uncredited)
Age 49 (now 62)
Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Perelli (as Stan Adams)
Age 47 (now 62)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
as Second Counselor (uncredited)
Age 42 (now 62)
Somebody Up There Likes Me
as Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
Age 41 (now 62)
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault
as Himself
Age 101 (now 62)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Vito Conte
Age 48 (now 62)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Morelli
Age 44 (now 62)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as Morris
Age 44 (now 62)
The Adventures of Hiram Holliday
as Garreaux
Age 41 (now 62)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Detective Berger
Age 40 (now 62)
The Red Skelton Show
as A.C. the Movie Director /Dept. Store Manager
Age 36 (now 62)
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Also Known As
Stanley Abramowitz
IMDB
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