Stanley Adams
Birthday: 1915-04-07 | Place of Birth: New York City - New York - USAStocky 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
Acting
Role
as Dade McCrutchen
as Carl Swafford
as Truck Driver
as Fred Hurley
as Irwin Blair
as Juan Acolito
as Finney
as Perelli (as Stan Adams)
as Grumpy
as Montbars
as Breezy
as Harry March
as Herbert Fay Jr.
as Garreaux
as Master Sergeant
as Hammy
