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Stanley Adams (I) (1915–1977)


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 fame. Otherwise, he played innumerable minor ethnic villains, bartenders and avuncular, fast-talking characters, known in the credits only by their first names... See full bio »

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1977 The Great Gundown
Buck
 
1977 Delvecchio (TV series)
Secola, Pawn Broker
Bad Shoot (1977) … Secola, Pawn Broker
 
1976 Dixie Dynamite
Dade McCrutchen
 
1976 One Day at a Time (TV series)
Arnie
Julie's Job (1976) … Arnie
 
1976 Medical Center (TV series)
Arlo McNally
Life, Death and Mrs. Armbruster (1976) … Arlo McNally
 
1974-1976 Police Story (TV series)
Pawn Shop Proprietor / Wills
50 Cents-First Half Hour, $1.75 All Day (1976) … Pawn Shop Proprietor
Explosion (1974) … Wills
 
1975 Cop on the Beat (TV movie)
Freddy
 
1970-1975 Adam-12 (TV series)
Fred Ludden / Sid
Victim of the Crime (1975) … Sid
Log 46: Pilgrimage (1970) … Fred Ludden
 
1975 Ironside (TV series)
Joe Menlo
The Return of Eleanor Rogers (1975) … Joe Menlo
 
1975 The Ghost Busters (TV series)
Cap'n Aloysius Beane
The Flying Dutchman (1975) … Cap'n Aloysius Beane
 
1973-1974 Mannix (TV series)
Alby / Chip / Henry Watson / …
A Choice of Victims (1974) … Chip
Portrait in Blues (1974) … Alby
The Deadly Madonna (1973) … Stack
Out of the Night (1973) … Henry Watson
 
1974 Emergency! (TV series)
Man with Heart Attack
Parade (1974) … Man with Heart Attack (as Stan Adams)
 
1973-1974 The Odd Couple (TV series)
Ed / Sure-Shot Wilson
The Big Broadcast (1974) … Ed
The Hustler (1973) … Sure-Shot Wilson
 
1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
Bartender
The Devil's Platform (1974) … Bartender
 
1974 Act of Vengeance
Bernie/Foul Mouth
 
1973 Star Trek (TV series)
Cyrano Jones
More Tribbles, More Troubles (1973) … Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited)
 
1973 The Clones
Carl Swafford
 
1973 California Country
Grandpa Boomer
 
1973 Thicker Than Water (TV series)
Dr. Hale
2 for the Money (1973) … Dr. Hale
 
1973 The Norliss Tapes (TV movie)
Truck Driver
 
1972 Every Man Needs One (TV movie)
Bus driver
 
1970-1972 Love, American Style (TV series)
Bellhop (segment "Love and the Man Next Door") / Max (segment "Love and the New Act")
Love and the Man Next Door (1970) … Bellhop (segment "Love and the Man Next Door")
 
1972 Another Nice Mess
President of Persia
 
1972 The Night Stalker (TV movie)
Fred Hurley
 
1971 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Ell Brown
Operation: Big Store (1971) … Ell Brown
 
1971 The Seven Minutes
Irwin Blair
 
1971 Banyon (TV series)
Eddie Dolan
Pilot (1971) … Eddie Dolan
 
1971 Love Hate Love (TV movie)
Wally
 
1970 Barefoot in the Park (TV series)
 
1970 Move
New Tenant
 
1970 Lancer (TV series)
Dan Oliver
The Experiment (1970) … Dan Oliver
 
1970 The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)
Blackbeard
Not So Faust (1970) … Blackbeard
 
1969 Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
Paul Bakeman
Bunco: $9,000 (1969) … Paul Bakeman
 
1969 Mod Squad (TV series)
Braden
Willie Poor Boy (1969) … Braden
 
1969 The Grasshopper
Buddy Miller
 
1969 Tiger, Tiger (TV movie)
Tiny
 
1969 The Outsider (TV series)
Bo Peep
The Girl from Missouri (1969) … Bo Peep
 
1968 Massacre Harbor
El Gamil
 
1968 Lost in Space (TV series)
Tybo
The Great Vegetable Rebellion (1968) … Tybo
 
1967-1968 The Lucy Show (TV series)
Louie
Lucy the Fight Manager (1967) … Louie
 
1968 Garrison's Gorillas (TV series)
Dorfman
The Death Sentence (1968) … Dorfman
 
1967 Star Trek (TV series)
Cyrano Jones
 
1967 Gilligan's Island (TV series)
King Kaliwani
Gilligan, the Goddess (1967) … King Kaliwani
 
1967 Double Trouble
Captain Roach
 
1967 Batman (TV series)
Captain Courageous
Batman Displays His Knowledge (1967) … Captain Courageous
Catwoman Goes to College (1967) … Captain Courageous
 
1967 The Monroes (TV series)
Wild Bull (1967)
 
1967 T.H.E. Cat (TV series)
M.C.
Matter Over Mind (1967) … M.C.
 
1966 The Rat Patrol (TV series)
El Gamil
The Last Harbor Raid: Episode II (1966) … El Gamil
The Last Harbor Raid: Episode I (1966) … El Gamil
 
1959-1966 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
A.C. - Director / Banning / Dr. J.B. Proctor / …
The Fastest Cuspidor in the West (1966) … A.C. - Director/Store Manager
Cauliflower Loses His Birds (1962) … Dr. J.B. Proctor
Candid Clem (1961) … Banning
Freddie and Fabian (1959) … Marty
Humphrey School of Dramatic Arts (1959) … Wilbur
 
1966 Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV series)
Jed Timmons
Sir Richard of Wretched (1966) … Jed Timmons
No Sale (1966) … Jed Timmons
 
1966 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Tom Despo
The Lady and the Sourdough (1966) … Tom Despo
 
1966 Nevada Smith
Storekeeper
 
1966 Death of a Salesman (TV movie)
Stanley
 
1964-1966 McHale's Navy (TV series)
Frank Templeton / The Chief / The Shah of Durani
Wally for Congress (1966) … Frank Templeton
Will the Real Admiral Please Stand Up? (1965) … The Shah of Durani
The Great Eclipse (1964) … The Chief
 
1966 Laredo (TV series)
The Bartender
Quarter Past Eleven (1966) … The Bartender
 
1966 Please Don't Eat the Daisies (TV series)
Desk Sergeant
Nobody's Perfect (1966) … Desk Sergeant
 
1965 The Legend of Jesse James (TV series)
Blake
The Widow Fay (1965) … Blake
 
1965 Honey West (TV series)
Tobias Quinn
The Princess and the Paupers (1965) … Tobias Quinn
 
1965 My Mother the Car (TV series)
Duane McVey
Lights, Camera, Mother (1965) … Duane McVey
 
1965 Ship of Fools
Professor Hutten
 
1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Pinky Ferguson
The Rise and Fall of Eddie Carew (1965) … Pinky Ferguson
 
1956-1965 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Bartender / Charlie Rath / Ross
He Who Steals (1965) … Charlie Rath
Spring Term (1956) … Bartender
Indian White (1956) … Ross
 
1963-1965 Wagon Train (TV series)
Jersey / Judge Pike / Merlin the Great / …
The Jarbo Pierce Story (1965) … Samuel
The Stark Bluff Story (1964) … Judge Pike (as Stan Adams)
The Trace McCloud Story (1964) … Merlin the Great (as Stan Adams)
The Sam Pulaski Story (1963) … Jersey
The Emmett Lawton Story (1963) … Monte West
 
1965 The Bing Crosby Show (TV series)
Wojanowicz
Moonlighting Becomes You (1965) … Wojanowicz
 
1965 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Man
Double Date with the Sarge (1965) … Man
 
1965 The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV series)
Jack Parkly
Your Home Sweet Home Is My Home (1965) … Jack Parkly
 
1964 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Jack Crandall
Kate's Bachelor Butter (1964) … Jack Crandall
 
1964 The Addams Family (TV series)
Ila Klarpe
The Addams Family Meet the VIPs (1964) … Ila Klarpe
 
1964 Burke's Law (TV series)
Lou Manzini
Who Killed the Tall One in the Middle? (1964) … Lou Manzini
 
1964 The Bill Dana Show (TV series)
Mr. Parker
Jose's Inheritance (1964) … Mr. Parker
 
1964 Wendy and Me (TV series)
George King
Wendy's Private Eye (1964) … George King
 
1964 Fate Is the Hunter
Bernie (uncredited)
 
1964 Perry Mason (TV series)
Pancho Morado
The Case of the Missing Button (1964) … Pancho Morado
 
1964 Summer Playhouse (TV series)
Buss
The Apartment House (1964) … Buss
 
1964 A House Is Not a Home
Harry
 
1964 Looking for Love
Employment Service Official (uncredited)
 
1964 Wild and Wonderful
Mayor of Man La Loquet
 
1961-1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Jensen / Rollo
Mr. Garrity and the Graves (1964) … Jensen
Once Upon a Time (1961) … Rollo
 
1964 Bonanza (TV series)
Sheriff Tate
The Pure Truth (1964) … Sheriff Tate
 
1963-1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
Jake Gozzo / Vito Conte
The Square Peg (1964) … Jake Gozzo
It's Mental Work (1963) … Vito Conte
 
1963 Mister Ed (TV series)
Stubby
Be Kind to Humans (1963) … Stubby
 
1963 Lilies of the Field
Juan
 
1959-1963 The Untouchables (TV series)
Max Posen / Willie Weinberg
The Charlie Argos Story (1963) … Max Posen
The Tri-State Gang (1959) … Willie Weinberg
 
1963 Critic's Choice
Bartender
 
1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Rosen / Yony
Jenny Ray (1963) … Yony
Impact of an Execution (1963) … Rosen
 
1963 Boston Terrier (TV movie)
Lieutenant Clarence McKenzie
 
1963 The Gallant Men (TV series)
Nicola Borrelli
Next of Kin (1963) … Nicola Borrelli
 
1962 Sam Benedict (TV series)
Square John Adams
Hear the Mellow Wedding Bells (1962) … Square John Adams
 
1962 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (TV series)
Mayor Bass
The Country Sculptor (1962) … Mayor Bass
 
1962 Requiem for a Heavyweight
Perelli (as Stan Adams)
 
1962 The Wide Country (TV series)
George Root
Who Killed Edde Gannon? (1962) … George Root
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
Dr. Alexander Shoates
Gravida One (1962) … Dr. Alexander Shoates
 
1962 Checkmate (TV series)
Cholly Luke
The Bold and the Tough (1962) … Cholly Luke
 
1962 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Ralph Campbell
Deputy Otis (1962) … Ralph Campbell
 
1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Caleb Musgrove
Cream of the Jest (1962) … Caleb Musgrove
 
1962 The Rifleman (TV series)
Dr. Jay Carter
Outlaw's Shoes (1962) … Dr. Jay Carter
 
1955-1962 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Mathias J. Anderson / Waiter
Danny and Bob Get Away from It All (1962) … Waiter
Danny Strikes Oil (1955) … Mathias J. Anderson
 
1962 The New Breed (TV series)
Gruber
The Torch (1962) … Gruber
 
1962 The Detectives (TV series)
Kane
Night Boat (1962) … Kane
 
1961-1962 Pete and Gladys (TV series)
Judge / Wally
Yak, Yak, Yak (1962) … Judge
Gladys Rents the House (1961) … Wally
 
1961 The Outsider
Noomie
 
1961 The Errand Boy
Grumpy
 
1961 87th Precinct (TV series)
Oblinsky
Empty Hours (1961) … Oblinsky
 
1961 Ben Casey (TV series)
Tony Romano
The Sound of Laughter (1961) … Tony Romano
 
1961 Pirates of Tortuga
Montbars
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Mr. Schwenk
The Weird Tailor (1961) … Mr. Schwenk
 
1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's
Rusty Trawler
 
1959-1961 The Lawless Years (TV series)
Gurrah / Ray Baker / Strella / …
Little Augie (1961) … Gurrah
Louy K: Part 5 the Disintegration (1961) … Gurrah
Louy K: Part 2 Sing Sing (1961) … Gurrah
 
1961 The Young Savages
Police Lt. Hardy (uncredited)
 
1961 The Deputy (TV series)
Dixie Miller
The Legend of Dixie (1961) … Dixie Miller
 
1961 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Sam Tustin
Rifles for Red Hand (1961) … Sam Tustin
 
1961 Dennis the Menace (TV series)
Jerry Richman
Dennis and the Fishing Rod (1961) … Jerry Richman
 
1961 The Tab Hunter Show (TV series)
Grattoir / Malhur
The Golden Arrow (1961) … Malhur
The Art Patron (1961) … Grattoir
 
1961 The Best of the Post (TV series)
Griffin
The Trumpet Man (1961) … Griffin
 
1961 The Brothers Brannagan (TV series)
Crandall
A Friend to Man (1961) … Crandall
 
1961 Tallahassee 7000 (TV series)
Parrons
Prince Hal (1961) … Parrons
 
1960 The Wizard of Baghdad
Warden Kvetch
 
1960 Lock Up (TV series)
Riley Sherman
Concrete Coffin (1960) … Riley Sherman
 
1960 Assignment: Underwater (TV series)
Joe Corelli
A Matter of Honor (1960) … Joe Corelli
 
1960 North to Alaska
Breezy
 
1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Detective Berger
Pen Pal (1960) … Detective Berger
 
1960 Dan Raven (TV series)
Sydney
The Empty Frame (1960) … Sydney
 
1960 Studs Lonigan
Gangster (uncredited)
 
1960 Riverboat (TV series)
Captain Morgan
That Taylor Affair (1960) … Captain Morgan
 
1960 Bachelor Father (TV series)
Sam Humber
Jasper the Second (1960) … Sam Humber
 
1960 One Foot in Hell
Pete (uncredited)
 
1960 The Rat Race
Cab Driver (uncredited)
 
1959-1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Bernie / Sidney / The Baron
Letter of the Law (1960) … Sidney
Sing a Song of Murder (1960) … Bernie
Murder on the Midway (1959) … The Baron
 
1959-1960 Not for Hire (TV series)
Morse / Logan / Lt. Morse
Lover's Leap (1960) … Morse
Sheep's Clothing (1960) … Morse
The Set Up (1960) … Lt. Morse
Ten Round Kill (1960) … Morse
Death Loses Face (1959) … Logan
 
1959-1960 Mr. Lucky (TV series)
Danny Devlin / Nick Popolous
Taking a Chance (1960) … Danny Devlin
That Stands for Pool (1959) … Nick Popolous
 
1960 Tightrope (TV series)
Billy
The Shark (1960) … Billy
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
Morris
Once Upon a Knight (1960) … Morris
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
Dale
Crime, Inc. (1960) … Dale
 
1960 Rawhide (TV series)
Creston
Incident of the Druid Curse (1960) … Creston
 
1960 This Man Dawson (TV series)
Groves
Hired to Kill a Cop (1960) … Groves
 
1959 The Gene Krupa Story
Bar Owner (uncredited)
 
1959 The Gazebo
Dan Shelby - Blackmailer (uncredited) (voice)
 
1956-1959 The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (TV series)
Garreaux
The Adventure of the Diamond Eater (1959) … Garreaux
Misguided Missile (1957) … Garreaux
Monaco Hermit Crab (1956) … Garreaux
The Hollow Umbrella (1956) … Garreaux
Shipwrecked Ancestor (1956) … Garreaux
 
1959 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (TV series)
Kermit
Caper at the Bijou (1959) … Kermit
Pilot (1959) … Kermit (uncredited)
 
1959 North by Northwest
Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
 
1959 High School Big Shot
Harry March
 
1958-1959 The Thin Man (TV series)
Choui Yang / Farbstein / Tom Kruger
Bronze Bonze (1959) … Choui Yang
The Case of the Baggy Pants (1959) … Tom Kruger
The Pre-Incan Caper (1958) … Farbstein
 
1959 Maverick (TV series)
Link
Betrayal (1959) … Link
 
1959 The Third Man (TV series)
Ben Easterday
Death of an Overlord (1959) … Ben Easterday
 
1959 The Alphabet Conspiracy (TV movie)
Theatrical Agent
 
1959 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Felix
Man on a Bicycle (1959) … Felix
 
1958-1959 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
A Fistful of Love (1959)
Guys Like O'Malley (1958)
 
1958 The Ann Sothern Show (TV series)
Customer in Bar
The Masquerade Ball (1958) … Customer in Bar
 
1958 Tales of the Texas Rangers (TV series)
Sally
Cattle Drive (1958) … Sally
 
1958 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Joey / Mink
The Last Test (1958) … Joey
Swindler's Inn (1958) … Mink
 
1958 I Married a Woman
Cabbie (uncredited)
 
1958 Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV series)
Tuck Lasher
Town Without Law (1958) … Tuck Lasher
 
1958 Saddle the Wind
Joe - Bartender (uncredited)
 
1958 M Squad (TV series)
Ed--Bartender
The Black Mermaid (1958) … Ed--Bartender
 
1958 The Court of Last Resort (TV series)
Paul Farrell
The Frank Clark Case (1958) … Paul Farrell
 
1958 Father Knows Best (TV series)
Mack
Big Sister (1958) … Mack (uncredited)
 
1957 Casey Jones (TV series)
Fowler
Star Witness (1957) … Fowler
 
1957 Hell Ship Mutiny
Roxy
 
1957 The Pied Piper of Hamelin (TV movie)
Second Counselor (uncredited)
 
1957 Hell Bound
Herbert Fay Jr.
 
1957 The Silent Service (TV series)
 
1957 Black Patch
Professor Dudley - Drummer
 
1957 Valerie
Dr. Jackson
 
1957 Trooper Hook
Heathcliff, the Windmill Salesman
 
1957 Hey, Jeannie! (TV series)
Mike
Three's a Crowd (1957) … Mike
 
1956 Sheriff of Cochise (TV series)
August
The Red-Haired Visitor (1956) … August
 
1956 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Pirelli
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956) … Pirelli
 
1956 Studio 57 (TV series)
Perfect Likeness (1956)
 
1956 Calling Homicide
Peter von Elda
 
1956 Cheyenne (TV series)
Joe Epic
The Dark Rider (1956) … Joe Epic
 
1956 Somebody Up There Likes Me
Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
 
1956 December Bride (TV series)
Henry Clark
Lily the Matchmaker (1956) … Henry Clark
 
1956 The Bold and the Brave
Master Sergeant
 
1956 Crusader (TV series)
Joe Giovanni
The Big Sneak (1956) … Joe Giovanni
 
1956 Medic (TV series)
Ike
Don't Count the Stars (1956) … Ike
 
1956 The Killer Is Loose
Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
 
1956 My Friend Flicka (TV series)
Clay Sorrenson
The Golden Promise (1956) … Clay Sorrenson
 
1956 Inside Detroit
Harry (uncredited)
 
1955 Hell's Horizon
Dixie
 
1955 Hell on Frisco Bay
Hammy
 
1955 The Fighting Chance
Piggie (uncredited)
 
1955 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
Carl Green
Diamonds in the Sky (1955) … Carl Green
 
1955 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
Earnshaw
Wuthering Heights (1955) … Earnshaw
 
1955 Big Town (TV series)
Prison Riot (1955)
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Shockley
The Blue Ribbon (1955) … Shockley
 
1955 Brave Eagle (TV series)
Search for the Sun (1955)
 
1955 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Cuneo
The Eyes of Father Tomasino (1955) … Cuneo
 
1955 Soldiers of Fortune (TV series)
Rico
Return of the Hawk (1955) … Rico
 
1954 The Atomic Kid
Wildcat Hooper
 
1954 Captain Midnight (TV series)
Duroc
Operation Failure (1954) … Duroc
 
1954 The Lone Wolf (TV series)
Tom
The Boy Story … Tom
 
1954 Mayor of the Town (TV series)
Crothers
The Cane (1954) … Crothers
 
Show ShowWriter (13 titles)
1974 Home Grown
 
1971 The Name of the Game (TV series)
A Sister from Napoli (1971) (written by)
 
1969-1970 The Flying Nun (TV series)
No Tears for Mrs. Thomas (1970) (written by)
A Gift for El Charro (1970) (written by)
Papa Carlos (1970) (written by)
Hector and the Brass Band (1969) (written by)
 
1969 Love, American Style (TV series)
Love and the Advice Givers/Love and the Geisha/Love and Take Me Along (1969) (segment "Love and Take Me Along")
 
1969 Daniel Boone (TV series)
For Want of a Hero (1969) (written by)
 
1969 Star Trek (TV series)
The Mark of Gideon (1969) (written by)
 
1968 Mannix (TV series)
A View of Nowhere (1968) (story)
 
1967 Iron Horse (TV series)
Dealer's Choice (1967) (writer)
Grapes of Grass Valley (1967) (writer)
 
1966 Pistols 'n' Petticoats (TV series)
Shootout at O'Day Corral (1966) (written by)
 
1966 T.H.E. Cat (TV series)
Marked for Death (1966) (writer)
 
1966 Bonanza (TV series)
Home from the Sea (1966) (writer)
 
1961-1964 Mister Ed (TV series)
Ed the Desert Rat (1964) (story)
Ed the Shish Kebab (1964) (written by)
Ed's New Neighbors (1962) (written by)
Ed's Word of Honor (1962) (written by)
Horse Wash (1962) (written by)
 
1956 It's Always Jan (TV series)
Guilty Conscience (1956) (written by)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1941 Road Show (lyrics: "SLAV-ANNIE' - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1961 The Bob Newhart Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.2 (1961) … Himself
 
1951 How To (TV series)
Himself/panelist
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
1996 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
 
1967 The Rat Patrol (TV series)
 
1967 The Far Out West
Jed Timmons
 

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(1965) Unsold pilot: Co-starred in a comedy pilot based on an Elvis Presley film called Kissin' Cousins. The pilot starred Edd Byrnes.

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