Jay Adler
Acting
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
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movieMacon County Line
1974
Impound Yard Man
movieBummer
1973
Sid Rosen
tvThe Bill Cosby Show
1969
Mr. Abrams
movieThe Family Jewels
1965
Attorney
tvThe Fugitive
1963
Arthur Tibbetts
movieWho's Got the Action?
1962
Motorist
movieThe Lawbreakers
1961
Abe Hirsch
tvCheckmate
1960
Baines
movieAll the Fine Young Cannibals
1960
Sammy Trist (uncredited)
movieCurse of the Undead
1959
Bartender
movieThe Story on Page One
1959
Lauber (uncredited)
tvThe Detectives
1959
Chickie Meyers
tvThe Untouchables
1959
Sammy Archer
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Tramp / Gibbons
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
Dave Levenson / Abel Gomates / Bennie
movieSaddle the Wind
1958
Hank (uncredited)
movieSeven Guns to Mesa
1958
Ben Avery
movieThe Brothers Karamazov
1958
Pawnbroker
tvPerry Mason
1957
Herman
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
Bottellini
movieSweet Smell of Success
1957
Manny Davis (uncredited)
movieCrime of Passion
1956
Mr. Nalence
movieLust for Life
1956
Waiter
movieThe Catered Affair
1956
Sam Leiter
movieThe Killing
1956
Leo the Loanshark
movieRunaway Daughters
1956
Mr. Rubeck
movieMan with the Gun
1955
Cal (uncredited)
movieIllegal
1955
Joseph Carter
movieMurder Is My Beat
1955
Bartender Louie
movieThe Big Combo
1955
Detective Sam Hill
movieDown Three Dark Streets
1954
Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
movieThe Long Wait
1954
Joe the Bellhop
tvThe Lone Wolf
1954
Anton Morgay
movie99 River Street
1953
Christopher
movieVice Squad
1953
Frankie Pierce
movieThe Juggler
1953
Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)
movieThe Bad and the Beautiful
1952
Mr. Z (uncredited)
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
Pawnbroker
movieAssignment: Paris
1952
Henry (uncredited)
movieDreamboat
1952
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
movieThe Turning Point
1952
Sammy Lester (uncredited)
movieMy Six Convicts
1952
Steve Kopac
movieScandal Sheet
1952
Bailey (uncredited)
movieCry Danger
1951
Williams
movieThree Secrets
1950
Editor (uncredited)
movieThe Underworld Story
1950
Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)
movieMurder in Soho
1939
Drunk with two girls
movieThe Saint in New York
1938
Eddie (Uncredited)
