Jay Adler

Born: 1896-09-25 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1978-09-23

Known For: Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jay Adler (September 26, 1896 – September 23, 1978) was an American actor in theater, television, and film. Born in New York City, he was the eldest son of actors Jacob and Sara Adler, and the brother of five actor siblings, including stage actor Luther and drama coach Stella. The Adlers were a Jewish-American acting dynasty in New York City's Yiddish Theater District and they played a significant role in theater from the late 19th century to the 1950s. Stella Adler became the most influential member of their family. During a long acting career of minor character roles, Jay Adler appeared in more than 40 films and 37 television series between 1938 and 1976. He appeared in The Big Combo (1955), Stanley Kubrick's The Killing (1956) and Jerry Lewis' The Family Jewels (1965). In 1961, Adler appeared both in the episode "The Lady and the Lawyer" of the television series The Asphalt Jungle and in The Lawbreakers, a theatrical film version of the episode. Jay Adler died at age 81 in Woodland Hills, California and was buried in the Mount Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, New York.

Filmography

1974

Macon County Line as Impound Yard Man
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go as Dr. Yul

1973

Bummer as Sid Rosen

1963

The Fugitive as Arthur Tibbetts
He's Alive as Gibbons

1962

Who's Got the Action? as Motorist
Belle Sommers

1961

The Lawbreakers as Abe Hirsch

1960

Checkmate as Baines
The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Waxman
All the Fine Young Cannibals as Sammy Trist (uncredited)

1959

The Twilight Zone as Tramp
The Untouchables as Sammy Archer
The Detectives as Chickie Meyers
Curse of the Undead as Bartender
The Story on Page One as Lauber (uncredited)

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive as Ferris
77 Sunset Strip as Dave Levenson
The Brothers Karamazov as Pawnbroker
Saddle the Wind as Hank (uncredited)
Seven Guns to Mesa as Ben Avery

1957

Perry Mason as Herman
Have Gun, Will Travel as Bottellini
Sweet Smell of Success as Manny Davis (uncredited)
Hell on Devil's Island as Toto

1956

On Trial as Mora
The Killing as Leo the Loanshark
Lust for Life as Waiter
Crime of Passion as Mr. Nalence
The Catered Affair as Sam Leiter
Runaway Daughters as Mr. Rubeck

1955

The Big Combo as Detective Sam Hill
Love Me or Leave Me as Orry
Man with the Gun as Cal (uncredited)
Murder Is My Beat as Bartender Louie
Illegal as Joseph Carter

1954

The Lone Wolf as Anton Morgay
Down Three Dark Streets as Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
The Long Wait as Joe the Bellhop

1953

99 River Street as Christopher
Vice Squad as Frankie Pierce
The Juggler as Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)

1952

The Ford Television Theatre as Pawnbroker
The Bad and the Beautiful as Mr. Z (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Zenda
The Turning Point as Sammy Lester (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet as Bailey (uncredited)
Dreamboat as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Assignment: Paris as Henry (uncredited)
My Six Convicts as Steve Kopac

1951

Cry Danger as Williams

1950

The Underworld Story as Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)
Three Secrets as Editor (uncredited)

1939

Murder in Soho as Drunk with two girls

1938

The Saint in New York as Eddie (Uncredited)
Penrod and His Twin Brother as Johnson
No Time to Marry as Hess