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.

Known For: Acting

Born: New York City, New York, USA, 1896-09-25

Died: 1978-09-23

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1938	No Time to Marry	Hess	60
2	1938	Penrod and His Twin Brother	Johnson	50
3	1938	The Saint in New York	Eddie (Uncredited)	62
4	1939	Murder in Soho	Drunk with two girls	50
5	1950	The Underworld Story	Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)	61
6	1950	Three Secrets	Editor (uncredited)	64
7	1951	Cry Danger	Williams	67
8	1952	Scandal Sheet	Bailey (uncredited)	70
9	1952	My Six Convicts	Steve Kopac	63
10	1952	The Turning Point	Sammy Lester (uncredited)	63
11	1952	Dreamboat	Desk Clerk	60
12	1952	Assignment: Paris	Henry (uncredited)	55
13	1952	The Bad and the Beautiful	Mr. Z (uncredited)	73
14	1953	The Juggler	Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)	66
15	1953	Vice Squad	Frankie Pierce	59
16	1953	99 River Street	Christopher	68
17	1954	The Long Wait	Joe the Bellhop	58
18	1954	Down Three Dark Streets	Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell	56
19	1955	The Big Combo	Detective Sam Hill	70
20	1955	Murder Is My Beat	Bartender Louie	58
21	1955	Love Me or Leave Me	Orry	67
22	1955	Illegal	Joseph Carter	64
23	1955	Man with the Gun	Cal (uncredited)	62
24	1956	Runaway Daughters	Mr. Rubeck	39
25	1956	The Killing	Leo the Loanshark	76
26	1956	The Catered Affair	Sam Leiter	71
27	1956	Crime of Passion	Mr. Nalence	62
28	1957	Sweet Smell of Success	Manny Davis (uncredited)	76
29	1957	Hell on Devil's Island	Toto	60
30	1958	The Brothers Karamazov	Pawnbroker	66
31	1958	Seven Guns to Mesa	Ben Avery	50
32	1958	Saddle the Wind	Hank (uncredited)	65
33	1959	Curse of the Undead	Bartender	54
34	1959	The Story on Page One	Lauber (uncredited)	51
35	1960	All the Fine Young Cannibals	Sammy Trist (uncredited)	53
36	1961	The Lawbreakers	Abe Hirsch	55
37	1962	Belle Sommers		0
38	1962	Who's Got the Action?	Motorist	52
39	1965	The Family Jewels	Attorney	64
40	1970	The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go	Dr. Yul	46
41	1972	Grave of the Vampire	Zach	58
42	1973	Bummer	Sid Rosen	40
43	1974	Macon County Line	Impound Yard Man	59

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1952	The Ford Television Theatre	Pawnbroker	70
2	1954	The Lone Wolf	Anton Morgay	70
3	1957	Have Gun, Will Travel	Bottellini	74
4	1957	Perry Mason	Herman	77
5	1958	Wanted: Dead or Alive	Ferris	69
6	1958	77 Sunset Strip	Dave Levenson	67
7	1959	The Twilight Zone	Tramp	84
8	1959	The Twilight Zone	Gibbons	84
9	1959	The Untouchables	Sammy Archer	79
10	1959	The Detectives	Chickie Meyers	56
11	1960	Checkmate	Baines	41
12	1960	The Barbara Stanwyck Show	Waxman	62
13	1963	The Fugitive	Arthur Tibbetts	72