Stanley Adams

About

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...

Known for

Perry MasonSeries • 1957Star TrekSeries • 1966Star Trek: Deep Space NineSeries • 1993The Andy Griffith ShowSeries • 1960Wagon TrainSeries • 1957MannixSeries • 1967Love, American StyleSeries • 1969Adam-12Series • 1968Matinee TheaterSeries • 1955The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959BatmanSeries • 1966MaverickSeries • 1957Petticoat JunctionSeries • 1963Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957The RiflemanSeries • 1958Dr. KildareSeries • 1961Emergency!Series • 1972North by NorthwestMovie • 1959The Donna Reed ShowSeries • 1958RawhideSeries • 1959Ben CaseySeries • 1961The Lucy ShowSeries • 1962Medical CenterSeries • 1969Lost in SpaceSeries • 1965