Personal Info
Birth date
1915-04-07 (110 Years)
Day of death
1977-04-27
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Stanley Abramowitz
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 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)
Filmography
The Red Skelton Show
7.375
Overview:
The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as well. Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961.Matinee Theater
5
Overview:
Matinee Theater is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from 1955 to 1958. The series, which ran daily in the afternoon, was frequently live. It was produced by Albert McCleery, Darrell Ross, George Cahan and Frank Price with executive producer George Lowther. McCleery had previously produced the live series Cameo Theatre which introduced to television the concept of theater-in-the-round, TV plays staged with minimal sets. Jim Buckley of the Pewter Plough Playhouse recalled: When Al McCleery got back to the States, he originated a most ambitious theatrical TV series for NBC called Matinee Theater: to televise five different stage plays per week live, airing around noon in order to promote color TV to the American housewife as she labored over her ironing. Al was the producer. He hired five directors and five art directors. Richard Bennett, one of our first early presidents of the Pewter Plough Corporation, was one of the directors and I was one of the art directors and, as soon as we were through televising one play, we had lunch and then met to plan next week’s show. That was over 50 years ago, and I’m trying to think; I believe the TV art director is his own set decorator —yes, of course! It had to be, since one of McCleery’s chief claims to favor with the producers was his elimination of the setting per se and simply decorating the scene with a minimum of props. It took a bit of ingenuity.Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.714
Overview:
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre is an American anthology series, sponsored by Chrysler Corporation, which ran on NBC from 1963 through 1967. The show was hosted by Bob Hope, but it had a variety of formats, including musical, dramatic, and comedy.The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Overview:
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.Dr. Kildare
5.5
Overview:
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.Ben Casey
5.6
Overview:
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.Star Trek
8.018
Overview:
Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk with First Officer Mr. Spock, from the planet Vulcan. With a determined crew, the Enterprise encounters Klingons, Romulans, time paradoxes, tribbles and genetic supermen led by Khan Noonian Singh. Their mission is to explore strange new worlds, to seek new life and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no man has gone before.The Andy Griffith Show
7.633
Overview:
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by." The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.The Lucy Show
7
Overview:
The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, only Gale Gordon, who joined the program for its second season, remained. For the first three seasons, Vivian Vance was the co-star. The earliest scripts were entitled The Lucille Ball Show, but when this title was declined, producers thought of calling the show This Is Lucy or The New Adventures of Lucy, before deciding on the title The Lucy Show. Ball won consecutive Emmy Awards as Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for the series' final two seasons, 1966–67 and 1967–68.The Name of the Game
6.8
Overview:
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.Wagon Train
6.3
Overview:
The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert Fuller a year after Horton had decided to leave the series. The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond, and harkens back to the early widescreen wagon train epic The Big Trail starring John Wayne and featuring Bond in his first major screen appearance playing a supporting role. Horton's buckskin outfit as the scout in the first season of the television series resembles Wayne's, who also played the wagon train's scout in the earlier film.Mannix
6.686
Overview:
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.The Twilight Zone
8.451
Overview:
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
5.8
Overview:
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963. The series and several episode scripts were adapted from a 1951 collection of short stories of the same name, written by Max Shulman, who had also written a feature film adaptation of his short stories for MGM in 1953, The Affairs of Dobie Gillis. The series revolved around the life of teenager/young adult Dobie Gillis, who, along with his best friend, beatnik Maynard G. Krebs, struggles against the forces of his life - high school, the military, college, and his parents - as he aspires to attain both wealth and dates with girls. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis was produced by Martin Manulis Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television. Creator Shulman also wrote the theme song in collaboration with Lionel Newman.Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4
Overview:
Have Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957 through 1963. It was rated number three or number four in the Nielsen ratings every year of its first four seasons. It was one of the few television shows to spawn a successful radio version. The radio series debuted November 23, 1958. The television show is presently shown on the Encore-Western channel. Have Gun – Will Travel was created by Sam Rolfe and Herb Meadow and produced by Frank Pierson, Don Ingalls, Robert Sparks, and Julian Claman. There were 225 episodes of the TV series, 24 written by Gene Roddenberry. Other contributors included Bruce Geller, Harry Julian Fink, Don Brinkley and Irving Wallace. Andrew McLaglen directed 101 episodes and 19 were directed by series star Richard Boone.Love, American Style
6.056
Overview:
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.The Rifleman
7.1
Overview:
The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes. "The Rifleman" aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. It was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child.Perry Mason
7.717
Overview:
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.Maverick
6.803
Overview:
The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.The Odd Couple
7.774
Overview:
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.The Donna Reed Show
6.2
Overview:
Revolves around typical family problems, such as firing a clumsy housekeeper, throwing a retirement bash for a colleague, and finding quality time away from the children.The Detectives
5.6
Overview:
The Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons, and on NBC during its third and final season. The series, starring motion picture star Robert Taylor, was produced by Four Star Television. Captain Matt Holbrook (Robert Taylor) is head of the detective division of a large metropolitan police force—a man whose devotion to duty, professional brilliance, and quick judgment are reflected in his 20-year career on the force. His aides, Lt. Johnny Russo (Tige Andrews), Lt. Otto Lindstrom (Russ Thorson), and Sgt. Chris Ballard (Mark Goddard) form a team that is both proficient and warmly human. The stories stress the interrelationships between the men as well as the solutions to crimes and the apprehension of criminals, adding a dimension of human drama to the excitement, action, and suspense inherent in each story of the detectives' difficult, sometimes thankless, and frequently dangerous assignments.Medical Center
6.1
Overview:
Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.The Addams Family
7.996
Overview:
A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people.The Legend of Jesse James
4.8
Overview:
The Legend of Jesse James is an American western series starring Christopher Jones in the tile role of notorious outlaw Jesse James. The series aired on ABC from September 13, 1965, to May 9, 1966. Allen Case joined Jones as Jesse's brother, Frank James.The New Breed
7
Overview:
The New Breed is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from October 3, 1961 to June 5, 1962, with thirty-six episodes.Dennis the Menace
6.5
Overview:
This 1959-1963 television situation comedy series follows the lives of the Mitchell family, Henry, Alice, and their only child Dennis, an energetic, trouble-prone, mischievous, but well-meaning boy, who often tangles with his peace-and-quiet-loving neighbor George Wilson, a retired salesman, or, later, with George's brother John, a writer. Dennis is basically a good, well-intentioned boy who always tries to help people, but who winds up making situations worse – often at Mr. Wilson's expense.Tightrope
5.5
Overview:
Tightrope is an American crime drama series that aired on CBS from September 1959 to September 1960, under the alternate sponsorship of the J.B. Williams Company, and American Tobacco. Produced by Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene in association with Screen Gems, the series stars Mike Connors as an undercover agent named "Nick" who was assigned to infiltrate criminal gangs. The show was to have originally been titled Undercover Man but it was changed before going to air.Rawhide
7.111
Overview:
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.Hey, Jeannie!
5.5
Overview:
Hey, Jeannie! is an American situation comedy starring Jeannie Carson as a young Scottish woman living in New York City. Twenty-six episodes aired on CBS from September 8, 1956 to May 4, 1957 in the Saturday slot following The Gale Storm Show and preceding the western series Gunsmoke. Six additional episodes aired in 1958 in syndication. Reruns of Hey, Jeannie! aired during the summer of 1960 under the title The Jeannie Carson Show.Acting
2016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault as (archive footage)
2016Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault (3 Episodes) as Himself
1976Woman in the Rain as Noodles
1976Dixie Dynamite as Dade McCrutchen
1975Cop on the Beat as Freddy
1974The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat as Unknown
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalker (0, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Bartender
1974Act of Vengeance as Bernie / Foul Mouth
1973Star Trek (1 Episode) as Cyrano Jones (voice) (uncredited)
1973The Clones as Carl Swafford
1973Thicker than Water (9 Episodes) as Unknown
1973Police Story (1 Episode) as Unknown
1973The Norliss Tapes as Truck Driver
1972Every Man Needs One as Bus Driver
1972Another Nice Mess as President of Persia
1972Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask as Stomach Operator
1972Emergency! (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972The Night Stalker as Fred Hurley
1971The Seven Minutes as Irwin Blair
1971Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns as Granger
1971Banyon as Eddie Dolan
1971Love Hate Love as Wally
1970The Odd Couple (1, 1 Episode) as Sure-Shot Wilson, Ed
1970The Grasshopper as Buddy Miller
1969Love, American Style (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969Medical Center (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968The Mod Squad (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968Lancer (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1 Episode) as Unknown
1968Adam-12 (1 Episode) as Fred Ludden
1968The Name of the Game (1 Episode) as Mr. Stephens
1968The Outsider (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967Mannix (4, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Chip
1967Garrison's Gorillas (1 Episode) as Unknown
1967Pistols 'n' Petticoats as Jed Timmons
1967Double Trouble as Captain Roach
1967Thunder Alley as Mac
1966Pistols 'n' Petticoats (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1966The Rat Patrol (2 Episodes) as El Gamil
1966Star Trek (1 Episode) as Cyrano Jones
1966The Monroes (1 Episode) as Unknown
1966Nevada Smith as Storekeeper
1966Death of a Salesman as Stanley
1966Batman (2 Episodes) as Captain Courageous
1965When the Boys Meet the Girls as Lank
1965Honey West (1 Episode) as Tobias Quinn
1965Laredo (1 Episode) as Unknown
1965Lost in Space (1 Episode) as Tybo
1965My Mother the Car (1 Episode) as Unknown
1965The Legend of Jesse James (1 Episode) as Blake
1965Ship of Fools as Hutten
1964Fate Is the Hunter as Bernie (uncredited)
1964Gilligan's Island (1 Episode) as Unknown
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1 Episode) as Unknown
1964The Addams Family (1 Episode) as Ila Klarpe
1964Wendy and Me (1 Episode) as Unknown
1964The Bing Crosby Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
1964A House Is Not a Home as Harry
1964Looking for Love as Employment Service Official (uncredited)
1964Wild and Wonderful as Mayor of Man La Loquet
1963Kraft Suspense Theatre (1 Episode) as Pinky Ferguson
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (2 Episodes) as Vito Conte
1963Petticoat Junction (1 Episode) as Jack Crandall
1963The Bill Dana Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
1963Burke's Law (1 Episode) as Lou Manzini
1963Lilies of the Field as Juan Acolito
1963Critic's Choice as Bartender
1963Operation Moonshot as Unknown
1962Requiem for a Heavyweight as Perelli (as Stan Adams)
1962McHale's Navy (1 Episode) as The Chief
1962The Gallant Men (1 Episode) as Unknown
1962The Lucy Show (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Louie, Union Leader, Harry Norton
196213 West Street as Finney
1961The Outsider as Noomie
1961The Errand Boy as Grumpy
1961Breakfast at Tiffany's as Rusty Trawler
1961The New Breed (1 Episode) as Larry Gruber
1961Ben Casey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Dr. Kildare (1 Episode) as Dr. Alexander Shoates
196187th Precinct (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Pirates of Tortuga as Montbars
1961The Wizard of Baghdad as Warden Kvetch
1961Tallahassee 7000 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1960North to Alaska as Breezy
1960The Andy Griffith Show (1 Episode) as Ralph Campbell
1960Pete and Gladys (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1960Checkmate (1 Episode) as Cholly Luke
1960Thriller (1 Episode) as Mr. Schwenk
1960One Foot in Hell as Pete (uncredited)
1960The Rat Race as Cab Driver (uncredited)
1959Mr. Lucky (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1959Not for Hire (5 Episodes) as Unknown
1959High School Big Shot as Harry March
1959The Detectives (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959Dennis the Menace (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959The Twilight Zone (1, 1 Episode) as Rollo, Jensen
1959The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1 Episode) as Morris
1959Riverboat (1 Episode) as Captain Morgan
1959Tightrope (1 Episode) as Unknown
1959North by Northwest as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited)
1959The Lawless Years (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1959The Alphabet Conspiracy as Unknown
1959Rawhide as Unknown
1958The Rifleman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958The Donna Reed Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
1958Peter Gunn (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1958Saddle the Wind as Joe (uncredited)
1958I Married a Woman as Cabbie (uncredited)
1957Hell Ship Mutiny as Roxy
1957The Pied Piper of Hamelin as Second Counselor (uncredited)
1957The Court of Last Resort (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957Hell Bound as Herbert Fay Jr.
1957Maverick (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957Perry Mason (1 Episode) as Pancho Morado
1957The Thin Man (3 Episodes) as Unknown
1957M Squad (1 Episode) as Ed - Bartender
1957Wagon Train (1 Episode) as Monte West
1957Black Patch as Drummer
1957Have Gun, Will Travel (1 Episode) as Unknown
1957Valerie as Dr. Jackson
1957Trooper Hook as Heathcliff
1956Requiem for a Heavyweight as Pirelli
1956Playhouse 90 (1 Episode) as Pirelli
1956The Adventures of Hiram Holliday (23 Episodes) as Garreaux
1956Calling Homicide as Peter von Elda (uncredited)
1956Hey, Jeannie! (1 Episode) as Mike
1956Somebody Up There Likes Me as Romolo's Attorney (uncredited)
1956The Killer Is Loose as Honor Farm Guard (uncredited)
1956The Bold and the Brave as Master Sergeant
1956Inside Detroit as Unknown
1955Hell on Frisco Bay as Hammy
1955Hell's Horizon as Dixie
1955Matinee Theater (1 Episode) as Unknown
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 Episode) as Detective Berger
1955Gunsmoke (1, 1, 1 Episode) as Ross, Bartender, Charlie Rath
1954The Atomic Kid as Wildcat Hooper
1954Hey Mulligan (1 Episode) as Alec Damos
1953General Electric Theater (1 Episode) as Felix
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1 Episode) as Unknown
1951The Red Skelton Show (1 Episode) as A.C. the Movie Director /Dept. Store Manager
1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1 Episode) as Unknown
1948The Ed Sullivan Show (1 Episode) as Self
Writing
1966Star Trek (1 Episode) ... Writer