Cast & creator
Jay Adler
Best known for Perry Mason, The Fugitive, Have Gun, Will Travel
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.
45
film credits
17
television credits
62
1938–1974 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (62)
Showing 62 of 62 credits
Perry Mason
Herman
1957
The Fugitive
Arthur Tibbetts
1963
Have Gun, Will Travel
Bottellini
1957
The Twilight Zone
Tramp
1959The Twilight Zone
Gibbons
1959
The Untouchables
Sammy Archer
1959
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Ferris
1958
77 Sunset Strip
Dave Levenson
195877 Sunset Strip
Abel Gomates
195877 Sunset Strip
Bennie
1958
The Detectives
Chickie Meyers
1959
The Ford Television Theatre
Pawnbroker
1952
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Waxman
1960
Checkmate
Baines
1960
The Bill Cosby Show
Mr. Abrams
1969
The Lone Wolf
Anton Morgay
1954
The Killing
Leo the Loanshark
1956On Trial
Mora
1956
Sweet Smell of Success
Manny Davis (uncredited)
1957
The Bad and the Beautiful
Mr. Z (uncredited)
1952
Lust for Life
Waiter
1956
The Brothers Karamazov
Pawnbroker
1958
Love Me or Leave Me
Orry
1955
Saddle the Wind
Hank (uncredited)
1958
Man with the Gun
Cal (uncredited)
1955
Crime of Passion
Mr. Nalence
1956
The Big Combo
Detective Sam Hill
1955
The Family Jewels
Attorney
1965
The Catered Affair
Sam Leiter
1956
The Prisoner of Zenda
1952
Grave of the Vampire
Zach
1972
The Saint in New York
Eddie (Uncredited)
1938
Down Three Dark Streets
Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
1954
Assignment: Paris
Henry (uncredited)
1952
The Story on Page One
Lauber (uncredited)
1959
Who's Got the Action?
Motorist
1962
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Dr. Yul
1974
Curse of the Undead
Bartender
1959
Cry Danger
Williams
1951
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Sammy Trist (uncredited)
1960
Macon County Line
Impound Yard Man
1974
Vice Squad
Frankie Pierce
1953
The Turning Point
Sammy Lester (uncredited)
1952
Seven Guns to Mesa
Ben Avery
1958
Murder Is My Beat
Bartender Louie
1955
The Underworld Story
Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)
1950
99 River Street
Christopher
1953
My Six Convicts
Steve Kopac
1952
Scandal Sheet
Bailey (uncredited)
1952
No Time to Marry
Hess
1938
The Long Wait
Joe the Bellhop
1954
The Juggler
Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)
1953
Three Secrets
Editor (uncredited)
1950
Dreamboat
Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1952
Hell on Devil's Island
Toto
1957
Illegal
Joseph Carter
1955
Penrod and His Twin Brother
Johnson
1938
Murder in Soho
Drunk with two girls
1939
Bummer
Sid Rosen
1973
Belle Sommers
1962
The Lawbreakers
Abe Hirsch
1961
Runaway Daughters
Mr. Rubeck
1956