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Jay Adler
New York City, New York, USA
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 t…
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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.
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1974
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
Movie Dr. Yul
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1974
Macon County Line
Movie Impound Yard Man
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1973
Bummer
Movie Sid Rosen
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1972
Grave of the Vampire
Movie Zach
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1969
The Bill Cosby Show
TV show Mr. Abrams
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1965
The Family Jewels
Movie Attorney
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1963
The Fugitive
TV show Arthur Tibbetts
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1962
Who's Got the Action?
Movie Motorist
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1962
Belle Sommers
Movie
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1961
The Lawbreakers
Movie Abe Hirsch
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1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV show Waxman
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1960
Checkmate
TV show Baines
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1960
All the Fine Young Cannibals
Movie Sammy Trist (uncredited)
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1959
Curse of the Undead
Movie Bartender
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1959
The Story on Page One
Movie Lauber (uncredited)
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1959
The Detectives
TV show Chickie Meyers
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1959
The Untouchables
TV show Sammy Archer
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1959
The Twilight Zone
TV show Tramp
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1958
77 Sunset Strip
TV show Dave Levenson
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1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV show Ferris
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1958
Saddle the Wind
Movie Hank (uncredited)
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1958
Seven Guns to Mesa
Movie Ben Avery
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1958
The Brothers Karamazov
Movie Pawnbroker
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1957
Perry Mason
TV show Herman
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1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV show Bottellini
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1957
Hell on Devil's Island
Movie Toto
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1957
Sweet Smell of Success
Movie Manny Davis (uncredited)
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1956
Crime of Passion
Movie Mr. Nalence
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1956
Lust for Life
Movie Waiter
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1956
On Trial
TV show Mora
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1956
The Catered Affair
Movie Sam Leiter
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1956
The Killing
Movie Leo the Loanshark
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1956
Runaway Daughters
Movie Mr. Rubeck
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1955
Illegal
Movie Joseph Carter
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1955
Man with the Gun
Movie Cal (uncredited)
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1955
Love Me or Leave Me
Movie Orry
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1955
Murder Is My Beat
Movie Bartender Louie
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1955
The Big Combo
Movie Detective Sam Hill
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1954
Down Three Dark Streets
Movie Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
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1954
The Long Wait
Movie Joe the Bellhop
