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 |
|---|---|
| Star Trek: Inside the Roddenberry Vault as (archive footage) | 2016-12-05 |
| Woman in the Rain as Noodles | 1976-09-01 |
| 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) | 1964-10-16 |
| 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 |
| Operation Moonshot | 1963-01-01 |
| 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 |
| The Gazebo as Dan Shelby (voice) (uncredited) | 1960-01-15 |
| High School Big Shot as Harry March | 1959-10-16 |
| North by Northwest as Lieutenant Harding (uncredited) | 1959-08-06 |
| 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 |
| Hell on Frisco Bay as Hammy | 1955-12-31 |
| Hell's Horizon as Dixie | 1955-12-31 |
| Inside Detroit | 1955-12-09 |
| The Atomic Kid as Wildcat Hooper | 1954-12-08 |

