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Stanley Adams (actor)

January 01, 1970

For other people with the same name, see Stanley Adams.

Stanley Adams (born Stanley Abramowitz; April 7, 1915 – April 27, 1977) was an American actor and screenwriter. He appeared in several films, including Theatrical Agent alongside with Hans Geaorge Conried Jr, Daw Butler, Doleres Starr, Francis Condie Baxter and Cheryl Callaway in The Alphabet Conspiracy (1959) Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) and Lilies of the Field (1963). On television, he is probably best known for his guest appearance in the 1967 Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles" in which he portrayed outer space peddler Cyrano Jones, purveyor of tribbles. Concurrent with his acting career, Adams also maintained a career as a freelance television scriptwriter from the mid-1950s through the early 70s, writing for shows such as It's Always Jan, Mister Ed, Dr. Kildare, Bonanza, Star Trek, The Outsider, The Flying Nun, Mannix, The Name of the Game and others. Although he did appear in guest roles in many of these series, Adams generally did not appear as an actor in episodes he wrote.

Stanley Adams
Adams in High School Big Shot (1959)
Born
Stanley Abramowitz

(1915-04-07)April 7, 1915
New York City, U.S.
DiedApril 27, 1977(1977-04-27) (aged 62)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupations
Years active1951–1977
Spouse
Florence Harriette Fellner
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(m. 1941; div. 1973)​
Children2

Early life edit

Adams was born in New York City. He had his first film role playing the bartender in the movie version of Death of a Salesman (1951). He played another barkeep in The Gene Krupa Story and a safecracker in Roger Corman's High School Big Shot (1959).

Career edit

Adams had a lengthy career as a character actor, often playing comic, pompous characters.

 
Adams (left) with Claude Rains in the 1957 television musical The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Adams played Otis Campbell's brother Ralph on an episode of The Andy Griffith Show. Otis was afraid Ralph would find out he was the town drunk, then learned Ralph was the town drunk of his home town. His 1959 portrayal of Chicago gangster/gambler Nick Popolous in Mr. Lucky ("That Stands For Pool") is especially good as he deftly shifts from bumpkin to killer multiple times.

He appeared in an episode of The Tab Hunter Show in 1961. His other roles on TV shows include roles in six episodes of Wagon Train (including S8 E26 as Samuel in "The Jarbo Pierce Story" 1965) and three episodes of Gunsmoke. He played political boss Frank Templeton in the final episode of McHale's Navy (1962–1966) "Wally for Congress." He played a realtor on The Dick Van Dyke Show episode "Your Home Sweet Home Is My Home Sweet Home". He had two roles in the syndicated western series Death Valley Days in the episodes "The Holy Terror" (1963) and "The Lady and the Sourdough" (1966).[1][unreliable source?] He appeared as King Kaliwani in the final episode of Gilligan's Island, and as Captain Courageous in two episodes of the 1960s Batman TV series ("Catwoman Goes to College"/"Batman Displays his Knowledge"). He also played notorious pool shark "Sure Shot" Wilson on series The Odd Couple.

In genre television he appeared on The Twilight Zone as a time-traveling scientist—opposite Buster Keaton—in "Once Upon a Time" and as a bartender ("Mr Garrity and the Graves") and as Ilya Klarpe on The Addams Family (1964). In science fiction television circles he is known primarily for two roles, as "Tybo" the anthropomorphic carrot in the penultimate episode of Lost in Space, "The Great Vegetable Rebellion" (1968),[2][3] and for playing Cyrano Jones in "The Trouble with Tribbles" (1967) episode of Star Trek. He reprised (as a voice actor) Cyrano Jones in the Star Trek: The Animated Series episode "More Tribbles, More Troubles" and archival footage of Adams as Jones was later featured in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations" (1996). He also co-wrote an episode for Star Trek's final season, "The Mark of Gideon".

Adams also had a lengthy theatrical motion picture career. In the 1962 theatrical film adaptation of Rod Serling's teleplay Requiem for a Heavyweight he played the supporting role of Perelli, a sleazy promoter who offers a washed-up boxer a degrading job as a professional wrestler. He played the Chicano café owner in Lilies of the Field and portrayed Rutherford "Rusty" Trawler, "the 9th richest man in America under 50" in the Audrey Hepburn film Breakfast at Tiffany's. He played Bernie the foulmouthed caller in the 1974 action/adventure movie Act of Vengeance.

Death edit

Adams committed suicide on April 27, 1977, at the age of 62.[4] He was reportedly depressed due to chronic pain from a back injury. He was cremated at Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery. His ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean. He left behind an ex-wife, a son and a daughter.[5]

Selected filmography edit

References edit

  1. ^ ""The Lady and the Sourdough" on Death Valley Days". Internet Movie Database. October 8, 1966. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  2. ^ Vincent, Brittany (February 10, 2017). "The weirdest Lost in Space episodes of all time". SYFY WIRE. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "In defense of Lost in Space's The Great Vegetable Rebellion, giant carrot man and all". Me-TV Network. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Stanley Adams, an Actor, 62; Coast Police Report Is Suicide". The New York Times. April 29, 1977. p. 36. Retrieved January 25, 2012. ...according to the authorities, who said there was a .22-caliber pistol in his hand and a note nearby and that he had been despondent recently.
  5. ^ Resting Places: The Burial Sites of 14000 Famous Persons, by Scott Wilson

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scriptwriter from the mid 1950s through the early 70s writing for shows such as It s Always Jan Mister Ed Dr Kildare Bonanza Star Trek The Outsider The Flying Nun Mannix The Name of the Game and others Although he did appear in guest roles in many of these series Adams generally did not appear as an actor in episodes he wrote Stanley AdamsAdams in High School Big Shot 1959 BornStanley Abramowitz 1915 04 07 April 7 1915New York City U S DiedApril 27 1977 1977 04 27 aged 62 Santa Monica California U S OccupationsActor screenwriterYears active1951 1977SpouseFlorence Harriette Fellner m 1941 div 1973 wbr Children2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 Selected filmography 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editAdams was born in New York City He had his first film role playing the bartender in the movie version of Death of a Salesman 1951 He played another barkeep in The Gene Krupa Story and a safecracker in Roger Corman s High School Big Shot 1959 Career editAdams had a lengthy career as a character actor often playing comic pompous characters nbsp Adams left with Claude Rains in the 1957 television musical The Pied Piper of Hamelin Adams played Otis Campbell s brother Ralph on an episode of The Andy Griffith Show Otis was afraid Ralph would find out he was the town drunk then learned Ralph was the town drunk of his home town His 1959 portrayal of Chicago gangster gambler Nick Popolous in Mr Lucky That Stands For Pool is especially good as he deftly shifts from bumpkin to killer multiple times He appeared in an episode of The Tab Hunter Show in 1961 His other roles on TV shows include roles in six episodes of Wagon Train including S8 E26 as Samuel in The Jarbo Pierce Story 1965 and three episodes of Gunsmoke He played political boss Frank Templeton in the final episode of McHale s Navy 1962 1966 Wally for Congress He played a realtor on The Dick Van Dyke Show episode Your Home Sweet Home Is My Home Sweet Home He had two roles in the syndicated western series Death Valley Days in the episodes The Holy Terror 1963 and The Lady and the Sourdough 1966 1 unreliable source He appeared as King Kaliwani in the final episode of Gilligan s Island and as Captain Courageous in two episodes of the 1960s Batman TV series Catwoman Goes to College Batman Displays his Knowledge He also played notorious pool shark Sure Shot Wilson on series The Odd Couple In genre television he appeared on The Twilight Zone as a time traveling scientist opposite Buster Keaton in Once Upon a Time and as a bartender Mr Garrity and the Graves and as Ilya Klarpe on The Addams Family 1964 In science fiction television circles he is known primarily for two roles as Tybo the anthropomorphic carrot in the penultimate episode of Lost in Space The Great Vegetable Rebellion 1968 2 3 and for playing Cyrano Jones in The Trouble with Tribbles 1967 episode of Star Trek He reprised as a voice actor Cyrano Jones in the Star Trek The Animated Series episode More Tribbles More Troubles and archival footage of Adams as Jones was later featured in the Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode Trials and Tribble ations 1996 He also co wrote an episode for Star Trek s final season The Mark of Gideon Adams also had a lengthy theatrical motion picture career In the 1962 theatrical film adaptation of Rod Serling s teleplay Requiem for a Heavyweight he played the supporting role of Perelli a sleazy promoter who offers a washed up boxer a degrading job as a professional wrestler He played the Chicano cafe owner in Lilies of the Field and portrayed Rutherford Rusty Trawler the 9th richest man in America under 50 in the Audrey Hepburn film Breakfast at Tiffany s He played Bernie the foulmouthed caller in the 1974 action adventure movie Act of Vengeance Death editAdams committed suicide on April 27 1977 at the age of 62 4 He was reportedly depressed due to chronic pain from a back injury He was cremated at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery His ashes were scattered in the Pacific Ocean He left behind an ex wife a son and a daughter 5 Selected filmography editThe Atomic Kid 1954 Wildcat Hooper Hell s Horizon 1955 Dixie The Fighting Chance 1955 Piggie uncredited Hell on Frisco Bay 1956 Hammy Inside Detroit 1956 Harry uncredited The Killer Is Loose 1956 Honor Farm Guard uncredited The Bold and the Brave 1956 Master Sergeant Somebody Up There Likes Me 1956 Romolo s Attorney uncredited Calling Homicide 1956 Peter von Elda uncredited Trooper Hook 1957 Heathcliff Valerie 1957 Dr Jackson Black Patch 1957 Professor Dudley Drummer Hell Bound 1957 Herbert Fay Jr Hell Ship Mutiny 1957 Roxy I Married a Woman 1958 Cabbie uncredited Saddle the Wind 1958 Joe Bartender uncredited High School Big Shot 1959 Harry March North by Northwest 1959 Lieutenant Harding uncredited The Gene Krupa Story 1959 Bar Owner uncredited The Gazebo 1959 Dan Shelby voice uncredited Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1960 Season 6 Episode 6 Pen Pal Detective Berger One Foot in Hell 1960 Pete uncredited The Rat Race 1960 Cab Driver uncredited Studs Lonigan 1960 Gangster uncredited North to Alaska 1960 Breezy The Wizard of Baghdad 1960 Warden Kvetch The Young Savages 1961 Police Lt Hardy uncredited Pirates of Tortuga 1961 Captain Montbars Breakfast at Tiffany s 1961 Rusty Trawler The Errand Boy 1961 Grumpy The Outsider 1961 Noomie 13 West Street 1962 Finney Have Gun Will Travel 1962 Caleb Musgrove Requiem for a Heavyweight 1962 Perelli Critic s Choice 1963 Bartender Lilies of the Field 1963 Juan Wild and Wonderful 1964 Mayor of Man La Loquet Looking for Love 1964 Employment Service Official uncredited A House Is Not a Home 1964 Harry Fate Is the Hunter 1964 Bernie uncredited Ship of Fools 1965 Professor Hutten Your Home Sweet Home Is My Home 1965 Jack Parkly When the Boys Meet the Girls 1965 Lank Nevada Smith 1966 Storekeeper Thunder Alley 1967 Mac Lunsford Double Trouble 1967 Captain Roach Massacre Harbor 1968 El Gamil this consists of three episodes of the TV series The Rat Patrol The Last Harbor Raid parts I II amp III released as a film The Grasshopper 1970 Buddy Miller Move 1970 New Tenant The Seven Minutes 1971 Irwin Blair Machismo 40 Graves for 40 Guns 1971 Granger Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask 1972 Stomach Operator Another Nice Mess 1972 President of Persia California Country 1973 Grandpa Boomer The Clones 1973 Carl Swafford Act of Vengeance 1974 Bernie Foul Mouth Dixie Dynamite 1976 Dade McCrutchen Woman in the Rain 1976 The Great Gundown 1977 Buck final film role References edit The Lady and the Sourdough on Death Valley Days Internet Movie Database October 8 1966 Retrieved May 30 2015 Vincent Brittany February 10 2017 The weirdest Lost in Space episodes of all time SYFY WIRE Retrieved March 20 2019 In defense of Lost in Space s The Great Vegetable Rebellion giant carrot man and all Me TV Network Retrieved March 20 2019 Stanley Adams an Actor 62 Coast Police Report Is Suicide The New York Times April 29 1977 p 36 Retrieved January 25 2012 according to the authorities who said there was a 22 caliber pistol in his hand and a note nearby and that he had been despondent recently Resting Places The Burial Sites of 14000 Famous Persons by Scott WilsonExternal links edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp New York City portal nbsp Los Angeles portal nbsp California portal nbsp Film portal nbsp Television portal Stanley Adams at IMDb Stanley Adams at Memory Alpha Stanley Adams at AllMovie Stanley Adams discography at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stanley Adams actor amp oldid 1222277633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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