People
Stanley Adams
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
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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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 |