Jay Adler
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1896-09-25
Day of Death
1978-09-23 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Jay Adler
Biography
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.
Acting
(1974)
Macon County Line
as Impound Yard Man
(1973)
Bummer
as Sid Rosen
(1972)
Grave of the Vampire
as Zach
(1970)
The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go
as Dr. Yul
(1965)
The Family Jewels
as Attorney
(1962)
Who's Got the Action?
as Motorist
(1962)
(1961)
The Lawbreakers
as Abe Hirsch
(1960)
All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Sammy Trist (uncredited)
(1959)
Curse of the Undead
as Bartender
(1959)
The Story on Page One
as Lauber (uncredited)
(1958)
The Brothers Karamazov
as Pawnbroker
(1958)
Saddle the Wind
as Hank (uncredited)
(1958)
Seven Guns to Mesa
as Ben Avery
(1957)
Sweet Smell of Success
as Manny Davis (uncredited)
(1957)
Hell on Devil's Island
as Toto
(1956)
The Killing
as Leo the Loanshark
(1956)
Lust for Life
as Waiter
(1956)
The Catered Affair
as Sam Leiter
(1956)
Crime of Passion
as Mr. Nalence
(1956)
Runaway Daughters
as Mr. Rubeck
(1955)
The Big Combo
as Detective Sam Hill
(1955)
Illegal
as Joseph Carter
(1955)
Man with the Gun
as Cal (uncredited)
(1955)
Love Me or Leave Me
as Orry
(1955)
Murder Is My Beat
as Bartender Louie
(1954)
The Long Wait
as Joe the Bellhop
(1954)
Down Three Dark Streets
as Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
(1953)
The Juggler
as Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)
(1953)
Vice Squad
as Frankie Pierce
(1953)
99 River Street
as Christopher
(1952)
Scandal Sheet
as Bailey (uncredited)
(1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Mr. Z (uncredited)
(1952)
The Turning Point
as Sammy Lester (uncredited)
(1952)
(1952)
Assignment: Paris
as Henry (uncredited)
(1952)
Dreamboat
as Desk Clerk
(1952)
My Six Convicts
as Steve Kopac
(1951)
Cry Danger
as Williams
(1950)
Three Secrets
as Editor (uncredited)
(1950)
The Underworld Story
as Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)
(1939)
Murder in Soho
as Drunk with two girls
(1938)
The Saint in New York
as Eddie (Uncredited)
(1938)
Penrod and His Twin Brother
as Johnson
(1938)
No Time to Marry
as Hess