Acting
Jay Adler
EN cinema · 46 credits
Born
25 September 1896
Died
23 September 1978 (aged 81)
Birthplace
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 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
Filmography
Macon County Line
as Impound Yard Man
Bummer
as Sid Rosen
The Family Jewels
as Attorney
He's Alive
as Gibbons
Who's Got the Action?
as Motorist
The Lawbreakers
as Abe Hirsch
All the Fine Young Cannibals
as Sammy Trist (uncredited)
Curse of the Undead
as Bartender
The Story on Page One
as Lauber (uncredited)
The Brothers Karamazov
as Pawnbroker
Saddle the Wind
as Hank (uncredited)
Seven Guns to Mesa
as Ben Avery
Sweet Smell of Success
as Manny Davis (uncredited)
The Killing
as Leo the Loanshark
Crime of Passion
as Mr. Nalence
The Catered Affair
as Sam Leiter
Runaway Daughters
as Mr. Rubeck
Lust for Life
as Waiter
The Big Combo
as Detective Sam Hill
Murder Is My Beat
as Bartender Louie
Illegal
as Joseph Carter
Man with the Gun
as Cal (uncredited)
The Long Wait
as Joe the Bellhop
Down Three Dark Streets
as Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell
99 River Street
as Christopher
Vice Squad
as Frankie Pierce
The Juggler
as Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)
The Turning Point
as Sammy Lester (uncredited)
Scandal Sheet
as Bailey (uncredited)
Dreamboat
as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
as Mr. Z (uncredited)
My Six Convicts
as Steve Kopac
Assignment: Paris
as Henry (uncredited)
Cry Danger
as Williams
The Underworld Story
as Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)
Three Secrets
as Editor (uncredited)
Murder in Soho
as Drunk with two girls
No Time to Marry
as Hess
Penrod and His Twin Brother
as Johnson
The Saint in New York
as Eddie (Uncredited)