Jay Adler
Acting • Born 1896-09-25 – Died 1978-09-23
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
60 credits
The Killing
Movie • 1956
Leo the Loanshark
Crime of Passion
Movie • 1956
Mr. Nalence
The Big Combo
Movie • 1955
Detective Sam Hill
Cry Danger
Movie • 1951
Williams
Grave of the Vampire
Movie • 1972
Zach
Murder Is My Beat
Movie • 1955
Bartender Louie
99 River Street
Movie • 1953
Christopher
The Brothers Karamazov
Movie • 1958
Pawnbroker
The Long Wait
Movie • 1954
Joe the Bellhop
The Turning Point
Movie • 1952
Sammy Lester (uncredited)
Illegal
Movie • 1955
Joseph Carter
Scandal Sheet
Movie • 1952
Bailey (uncredited)
The Lawbreakers
Movie • 1961
Abe Hirsch
Vice Squad
Movie • 1953
Frankie Pierce
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Movie • 1970
Dr. Yul
The Catered Affair
Movie • 1956
Sam Leiter
Curse of the Undead
Movie • 1959
Bartender
Man with the Gun
Movie • 1955
Cal (uncredited)
The Family Jewels
Movie • 1965
Attorney
Dreamboat
Movie • 1952
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Saddle the Wind
Movie • 1958
Hank (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
Movie • 1952
Mr. Z (uncredited)
The Story on Page One
Movie • 1959
Lauber (uncredited)
Sweet Smell of Success
Movie • 1957
Manny Davis (uncredited)
Murder in Soho
Movie • 1939
Drunk with two girls
Runaway Daughters
Movie • 1956
Mr. Rubeck
Bummer
Movie • 1973
Sid Rosen
No Time to Marry
Movie • 1938
Hess
Seven Guns to Mesa
Movie • 1958
Ben Avery
Who's Got the Action?
Movie • 1962
Motorist
Belle Sommers
Movie • 1962
My Six Convicts
Movie • 1952
Steve Kopac
The Underworld Story
Movie • 1950
Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)
Penrod and His Twin Brother
Movie • 1938
Johnson
Three Secrets
Movie • 1950
Editor (uncredited)
Hell on Devil's Island
Movie • 1957
Toto
The Saint in New York
Movie • 1938
Eddie (Uncredited)
Down Three Dark Streets
Movie • 1954
Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
The Juggler
Movie • 1953
Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)
Macon County Line
Movie • 1974
Impound Yard Man
Assignment: Paris
Movie • 1952
Henry (uncredited)
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Movie • 1960
Sammy Trist (uncredited)
Love Me or Leave Me
Movie • 1955
Orry
Lust for Life
Movie • 1956
Waiter
The Prisoner of Zenda
Movie • 1952
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1959
Tramp
The Twilight Zone
TV • 1959
Gibbons
The Fugitive
TV • 1963
Arthur Tibbetts
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV • 1960
Waxman
Perry Mason
TV • 1957
Herman
Checkmate
TV • 1960
Baines
The Detectives
TV • 1959
Chickie Meyers
The Ford Television Theatre
TV • 1952
Pawnbroker
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV • 1957
Bottellini
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV • 1958
Ferris
77 Sunset Strip
TV • 1958
Dave Levenson
The Untouchables
TV • 1959
Sammy Archer
The Lone Wolf
TV • 1954
Anton Morgay
77 Sunset Strip
TV • 1958
Abel Gomates
The Bill Cosby Show
TV • 1969
Mr. Abrams