Jay Adler
Born
September 25, 1896
Died
September 23, 1978 (81 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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
Macon County Line
Impound Yard Man
1974
Bummer
Sid Rosen
1973
Grave of the Vampire
Zach
1972
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Dr. Yul
1970
The Bill Cosby Show
Mr. Abrams · (1 episode)
1969
The Family Jewels
Attorney
1965
The Fugitive
Arthur Tibbetts · (1 episode)
1963
Who's Got the Action?
Motorist
1962
Belle Sommers
1962
The Lawbreakers
Abe Hirsch
1961
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Waxman · (1 episode)
1960
Checkmate
Baines · (1 episode)
1960
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Sammy Trist (uncredited)
1960
The Story on Page One
Lauber (uncredited)
1959
The Detectives
Chickie Meyers · (1 episode)
1959
The Untouchables
Sammy Archer · (1 episode)
1959
The Twilight Zone
Tramp · (1 episode)
1959
The Twilight Zone
Gibbons · (1 episode)
1959
Curse of the Undead
Bartender
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Dave Levenson · (1 episode)
1958
77 Sunset Strip
Abel Gomates · (1 episode)
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Ferris · (1 episode)
1958
Saddle the Wind
Hank (uncredited)
1958
Seven Guns to Mesa
Ben Avery
1958
The Brothers Karamazov
Pawnbroker
1958
Perry Mason
Herman · (1 episode)
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
Bottellini · (1 episode)
1957
Hell on Devil's Island
Toto
1957
Sweet Smell of Success
Manny Davis (uncredited)
1957
Crime of Passion
Mr. Nalence
1956
Lust for Life
Waiter
1956
The Catered Affair
Sam Leiter
1956
The Killing
Leo the Loanshark
1956
Runaway Daughters
Mr. Rubeck
1956
Man with the Gun
Cal (uncredited)
1955
Illegal
Joseph Carter
1955
Love Me or Leave Me
Orry
1955
Murder Is My Beat
Bartender Louie
1955
The Big Combo
Detective Sam Hill
1955
Down Three Dark Streets
Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
1954
The Long Wait
Joe the Bellhop
1954
The Lone Wolf
Anton Morgay · (1 episode)
1954
99 River Street
Christopher
1953
Vice Squad
Frankie Pierce
1953
The Juggler
Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)
1953
The Bad and the Beautiful
Mr. Z (uncredited)
1952
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
The Ford Television Theatre
Pawnbroker · (1 episode)
1952
Assignment: Paris
Henry (uncredited)
1952
Dreamboat
Desk Clerk
1952
The Turning Point
Sammy Lester (uncredited)
1952
My Six Convicts
Steve Kopac
1952
Scandal Sheet
Bailey (uncredited)
1952
Cry Danger
Williams
1951
Three Secrets
Editor (uncredited)
1950
The Underworld Story
Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)
1950
Murder in Soho
Drunk with two girls
1939
The Saint in New York
Eddie (Uncredited)
1938
Penrod and His Twin Brother
Johnson
1938
No Time to Marry
Hess
1938