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Stanley Adams

Stanley Adams
  • Name: Stanley Adams
  • Birthday: 1915-04-07
  • Also known as: Stanley Abramowitz
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
  • Popularity: 4.727
Biography: 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... Read More

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Title Release date
Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault   as  (archive footage) 2016-12-05
Dixie Dynamite   as  Dade McCrutchen 1976-05-13
Cop on the Beat   as  Freddy 1975-05-06
The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat 1974-09-18
Act of Vengeance   as  Bernie / Foul Mouth 1974-01-02
The Clones   as  Carl Swafford 1973-08-01
The Norliss Tapes   as  Truck Driver 1973-02-21
Every Man Needs One   as  Bus Driver 1972-12-13
Another Nice Mess   as  President of Persia 1972-08-23
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask   as  Stomach Operator 1972-08-06
The Night Stalker   as  Fred Hurley 1972-01-11
The Seven Minutes   as  Irwin Blair 1971-07-23
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns   as  Granger 1971-07-01
Banyon   as  Eddie Dolan 1971-03-15
Love Hate Love   as  Wally 1971-02-09
The Grasshopper   as  Buddy Miller 1970-05-27
Pistols 'n' Petticoats   as  Jed Timmons 1967-09-05
Double Trouble   as  Captain Roach 1967-04-05
Thunder Alley   as  Mac 1967-03-22
Nevada Smith   as  Storekeeper 1966-06-10
Death of a Salesman   as  Stanley 1966-05-07
When the Boys Meet the Girls   as  Lank 1965-10-10
Ship of Fools   as  Hutten 1965-07-29
Fate Is the Hunter   as  Bernie (uncredited) 1964-11-08
A House Is Not a Home   as  Harry 1964-08-12
Looking for Love   as  Employment Service Official (uncredited) 1964-08-05
Wild and Wonderful   as  Mayor of Man La Loquet 1964-06-09
Lilies of the Field   as  Juan Acolito 1963-06-04
Critic's Choice   as  Bartender 1963-02-24
Requiem for a Heavyweight   as  Perelli (as Stan Adams) 1962-10-16
13 West Street   as  Finney 1962-02-23
The Outsider   as  Noomie 1961-12-27
The Errand Boy   as  Grumpy 1961-11-28
Breakfast at Tiffany's   as  Rusty Trawler 1961-10-06
Pirates of Tortuga   as  Montbars 1961-08-25
The Wizard of Baghdad   as  Warden Kvetch 1961-03-03
North to Alaska   as  Breezy 1960-11-07
One Foot in Hell   as  Pete (uncredited) 1960-09-11
The Rat Race   as  Cab Driver (uncredited) 1960-07-10
High School Big Shot   as  Harry March 1959-10-16
North by Northwest   as  Lieutenant Harding (uncredited) 1959-07-08
The Alphabet Conspiracy 1959-01-26
Saddle the Wind   as  Joe (uncredited) 1958-03-20
I Married a Woman   as  Cabbie (uncredited) 1958-03-01
Hell Ship Mutiny   as  Roxy 1957-12-06
The Pied Piper of Hamelin   as  Second Counselor (uncredited) 1957-11-26
Hell Bound   as  Herbert Fay Jr. 1957-10-01
Black Patch   as  Drummer 1957-09-15
Valerie   as  Dr. Jackson 1957-08-01
Trooper Hook   as  Heathcliff 1957-07-12
Requiem for a Heavyweight   as  Pirelli 1956-10-11
Calling Homicide   as  Peter von Elda (uncredited) 1956-09-30
Somebody Up There Likes Me   as  Romolo's Attorney (uncredited) 1956-07-04
The Killer Is Loose   as  Honor Farm Guard (uncredited) 1956-02-03
The Bold and the Brave   as  Master Sergeant 1956-01-04
Inside Detroit 1956-01-01
Hell on Frisco Bay   as  Hammy 1955-12-31
Hell's Horizon   as  Dixie 1955-12-31
The Atomic Kid   as  Wildcat Hooper 1954-12-08