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Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 25, 1896
Died
September 23, 1978
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Jay Adler
0.2 Popularity
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.
Known For
5.7
Impound Yard Man
Macon County Line
1974
3.1
Sid Rosen
Bummer
1973
5.6
Zach
Grave of the Vampire
1972
4.2
Dr. Yul
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
1970
5.4
Mr. Abrams
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
6.5
Attorney
The Family Jewels
1965
7.2
Arthur Tibbetts
The Fugitive
1963
5.2
Motorist
Who's Got the Action?
1962
0.0
Belle Sommers
1962
5.5
Abe Hirsch
The Lawbreakers
1961
Credits
Macon County Line
as Impound Yard Man
1974
5.7
Bummer
as Sid Rosen
1973
3.1
Grave of the Vampire
as Zach
1972
5.6
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Dr. Yul
1970
4.2
The Bill Cosby Show
as Mr. Abrams
1969
5.4
The Family Jewels
as Attorney
1965
6.5
The Fugitive
as Arthur Tibbetts
1963
7.2
Who's Got the Action?
as Motorist
1962
5.2
Belle Sommers
1962
0.0
The Lawbreakers
as Abe Hirsch
1961
5.5
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Waxman
1960
6.2
Checkmate
as Baines
1960
4.1
All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Sammy Trist (uncredited)
1960
5.3
The Story on Page One
as Lauber (uncredited)
1959
4.3
The Detectives
as Chickie Meyers
1959
6.1
The Untouchables
as Sammy Archer
1959
7.8
The Twilight Zone
as Tramp
1959
8.5
The Twilight Zone
as Gibbons
1959
8.5
Curse of the Undead
as Bartender
1959
5.4
77 Sunset Strip
as Dave Levenson
1958
6.7
77 Sunset Strip
as Abel Gomates
1958
6.7
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Ferris
1958
6.8
Saddle the Wind
as Hank (uncredited)
1958
6.5
Seven Guns to Mesa
as Ben Avery
1958
5.0
The Brothers Karamazov
as Pawnbroker
1958
6.6
Perry Mason
as Herman
1957
7.7
Have Gun, Will Travel
as Bottellini
1957
7.3
Hell on Devil's Island
as Toto
1957
6.0
Sweet Smell of Success
as Manny Davis (uncredited)
1957
7.6
Crime of Passion
as Mr. Nalence
1956
6.1
Lust for Life
as Waiter
1956
7.2
The Catered Affair
as Sam Leiter
1956
7.1
The Killing
as Leo the Loanshark
1956
7.7
Runaway Daughters
as Mr. Rubeck
1956
3.3
Man with the Gun
as Cal (uncredited)
1955
6.1
Illegal
as Joseph Carter
1955
6.4
Love Me or Leave Me
as Orry
1955
6.7
Murder Is My Beat
as Bartender Louie
1955
5.8
The Big Combo
as Detective Sam Hill
1955
7.0
Down Three Dark Streets
as Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
1954
5.7
The Long Wait
as Joe the Bellhop
1954
5.8
The Lone Wolf
as Anton Morgay
1954
7.0
99 River Street
as Christopher
1953
6.8
Vice Squad
as Frankie Pierce
1953
5.7
The Juggler
as Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)
1953
6.5
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Mr. Z (uncredited)
1952
7.3
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
6.8
The Ford Television Theatre
as Pawnbroker
1952
7.3
Assignment: Paris
as Henry (uncredited)
1952
5.5
Dreamboat
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1952
5.7
The Turning Point
as Sammy Lester (uncredited)
1952
6.2
My Six Convicts
as Steve Kopac
1952
6.3
Scandal Sheet
as Bailey (uncredited)
1952
6.9
Cry Danger
as Williams
1951
6.6
Three Secrets
as Editor (uncredited)
1950
6.4
The Underworld Story
as Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)
1950
6.1
Murder in Soho
as Drunk with two girls
1939
5.0
The Saint in New York
as Eddie (Uncredited)
1938
6.4
Penrod and His Twin Brother
as Johnson
1938
5.0
No Time to Marry
as Hess
1938
6.0