Jay Adler
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.
The Big Combo
as Detective Sam HillPolice Lt. Leonard Diamond vies to bring a clever, well connected, and sadistic gangster to...
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The Killing
as Leo the LoansharkCareer criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a...
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Sweet Smell of Success
as Manny Davis (uncredited)New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with...
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The Bad and the Beautiful
as Mr. Z (uncredited)Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood...
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99 River Street
as ChristopherA former boxer turned taxi driver earns the scorn of his nagging wife and gets mixed up with...
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The Family Jewels
as AttorneyA young heiress must choose between six uncles, one of which is up to no good and out to harm...
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The Brothers Karamazov
as PawnbrokerRyevsk, Russia, 1870. Tensions abound in the Karamazov family. Fyodor is a wealthy libertine who...
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Love Me or Leave Me
as OrryA fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to...
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The Turning Point
as Sammy Lester (uncredited)Special prosecutor John Conroy hopes to combat organized crime in his city and appoints his cop...
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Illegal
as Joseph CarterA hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to...
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Crime of Passion
as Mr. NalenceKathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his...
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The Catered Affair
as Sam LeiterAn Irish cabby in the Bronx watches his wife go overboard planning their daughter's wedding.
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Who's Got the Action?
as MotoristA lawyer begins to win after his wife secretly becomes his bookie to save their money.
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Three Secrets
as Editor (uncredited)A five-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash in the mountains of...
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The Long Wait
as Joe the BellhopSoon after thumbing a ride from a truck driver, Johnny McBride is badly burned and suffers from...
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Scandal Sheet
as Bailey (uncredited)A tabloid editor assigns a young reporter to solve a murder the editor committed himself.
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Man with the Gun
as Cal (uncredited)A stranger comes to town looking for his estranged wife. He finds her running the local girls....
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My Six Convicts
as Steve KopacA psychologist takes on the daunting task of getting into the mind of prisoners. He must gain...
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Cry Danger
as WilliamsAfter serving five years of a life sentence, Rocky Mulloy hopes to clear his friend who's still...
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Macon County Line
as Impound Yard ManA vengeful Southern sheriff is out for blood after his wife is brutally killed by a pair of...
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Saddle the Wind
as Hank (uncredited)Steve Sinclair is a world-weary former gunslinger, now living as a peaceful farmer. Things go...
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The Underworld Story
as Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a...
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All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Sammy Trist (uncredited)An ambitious farm girl rushes into marriage with a rich man, almost destroying four lives in the...
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Grave of the Vampire
as ZachVampire Caleb Croft has awakened from his unholy slumber -- with an insatiable lust for blood...
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Assignment: Paris
as Henry (uncredited)Paris-based New York Herald Tribune reporter Jimmy Race (Andrews) is sent by his boss (Sanders)...
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The Saint in New York
as Eddie (Uncredited)A crime spree in New York forces the police commissioner to turn to Englishman Simon Templar,...
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Curse of the Undead
as BartenderA mysterious epidemic has struck an Old West frontier town and young girls are falling deathly...
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Down Three Dark Streets
as Uncle Max - aka Charles MartellAn FBI Agent takes on the three unrelated cases of a dead agent to track down his killer.
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Murder Is My Beat
as Bartender LouieMr. Dean's body is found face down in the fireplace, burned beyond recognition. Nightclub-singer...
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Vice Squad
as Frankie PierceA Los Angeles police captain (Edward G. Robinson) ties the case of a slain policeman to a bank...
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Bummer
as Sid RosenThe manager of a rock band fires the drunken, psycho bass player, who goes on a rape and murder...
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The Story on Page One
as Lauber (uncredited)An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman's husband is shot and killed during a...
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Dreamboat
as Desk ClerkThornton Sayre, a respected college professor - secretly formerly a silent films romantic action...
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Belle Sommers
as uncreditedA woman recording artist with a past tries to shake off a gangster syndicate.
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The Juggler
as Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)A Holocaust survivor moves to Israel and experiences difficulty adjusting to life.
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Murder in Soho
as Drunk with two girlsA London nightclub hostess pretends to fall for the mobster who killed her husband.
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Runaway Daughters
as Mr. RubeckThree teenagers with troubled families are unable to adjust at home and in high-school. Tempted...
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The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Dr. YulAn American draft dodger and aspiring writer named Nero Finnigan becomes involved with the...
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Seven Guns to Mesa
as Ben AveryA band of outlaws, led by "Papa" Clellan, hold up in a ghost town as they plan an attack on a...
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No Time to Marry
as HessIn this lightweight comedy, two news reporters who are engaged to be married endure romantic...
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The Lawbreakers
as Abe HirschThe story of a scheme to double-cross the syndicate and steal its money, and of a police...
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Hell on Devil's Island
as TotoAn ex-con from Devil's Island enlists the support of the governor's daughter in exposing a...
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Penrod and His Twin Brother
as JohnsonPenrod Schofield's mischievous dog, Duke, is falsely accused of biting Penrod's spoiled friend,...
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Perry Mason
as HermanThe cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most...
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The Fugitive
as Arthur TibbettsRichard Kimble is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death penalty. En route...
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The Twilight Zone
as TrampA series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...
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The Twilight Zone
as GibbonsA series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...
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Have Gun, Will Travel
as BottelliniHave Gun – Will Travel is an American Western television series that aired on CBS from 1957...
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Wanted: Dead or Alive
as FerrisWanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the...
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The Untouchables
as Sammy ArcherSpecial Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in...
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The Detectives
as Chickie MeyersThe Detectives is an American crime drama series which ran on ABC during its first two seasons,...
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77 Sunset Strip
as Dave LevensonStu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this...
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The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as WaxmanThe Barbara Stanwyck Show is an American anthology drama television series which ran on NBC from...
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The Ford Television Theatre
as PawnbrokerThis show started in New York City, with Broadway actors and actresses. It then moved to...
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Checkmate
as BainesCheckmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot,...
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