Jay Adler (August 4, 1896 - September 24, 1978) was an American actor best known for The Killing (1956), Cry Danger (1951), and The Big Combo (1955).
His parents were Jacob Pavlovich Adler and Sara Adler. His siblings were Celia Adler, Julia Adler, Stella Adler, and Luther Adler and his nephew was Allen Adler.
Adler died in 1978 at the age of 81 from undisclosed causes.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1938: No Time To Marry as Hess
- 1938: Penrod And His Twin Brother as Johnson
- 1938: The Saint Of New York as Eddie (Uncredited Role)
- 1939: Murder In The Night as Drunk with Two Girls (uncredited)
- 1950: The Underworld Story as Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)
- 1950: Three Secrets as City Editor (uncredited)
- 1951: Cry Danger as Williams
- 1951: The Mob as Russell (uncredited)
- 1952: Scandal Street as Bailey (uncredited)
- 1952: My Six Convicts as Steve Kopac
- 1952: Dreamboat as Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1952: Assignment Paris as Henry (uncredited)
- 1952: My Man And I as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1952: The Prisoner of Zenda as Customs Officer
- 1952: The Turning Point as Sammy Lester (uncredited)
- 1952: My Pal Gus as Van Every (uncredited)
- 1952: The Bad and the Beautiful as Mr. Z (uncredited)
- 1953: The Juggler as Papa Sander
- 1953: Vice Squad as Frankie Pierce
- 1953: 99 River Street as Christopher
- 1954: The Long Wait as Joe
- 1954: Down Three Dark Streets as Max Martell
- 1955: The Big Combo as Det. Sam Hill
- 1955: Murder is My Beat as Bartender Louie
- 1955: Love Me Or Leave Me as Orry (uncredited)
- 1955: Illegal as Joseph Carter
- 1955: Man With A Gun as Cal (uncredited)
- 1955: Lucy Gallant as Sam (uncredited)
- 1956: The Killing as Leo the Loanshark
- 1956: The Catered Affair as Sam Leiter
- 1956: Lust For Life as Waiter
- 1956: Runaway Daughters as Mr. Rubeck
- 1956: Crime Of Passion as Nalence
- 1957: Sweet Smell of Success as Manny Davis (uncredited)
- 1957: Hell On Devils Island as Toto
- 1958: The Brothers Karamazov as Pawnbroker
- 1958: Saddle The Wind as Hank (uncredited)
- 1958: Seven Guns To Mesa as Ben Avery
- 1959: Curse of the Undead as Bartender
- 1959: The Last Angry Man as Abelman's Feuding Neighbor (uncredited)
- 1959: The Story On Page One as Lauber (uncredited)
- 1960: All The Fine Young Cannibals as Sammy Trist (uncredited)
- 1961: Las Vegas Beat as Duke Masters
- 1962: Whos Got The Action as Man in Car Accident (uncredited)
- 1963: Dime With A Halo as Mr. Lewis
- 1963: Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? as Patient (uncredited)
- 1964: Where Love Has Gone as Bartender (uncredited)
- 1965: The Family Jewels as Mr. Lyman
- 1970: The Yin And The Yang Of Mr Go as Dr. Yul
- 1972: Grave of the Vampire as Old Zack
- 1973: Bummer as Sid Rosen
- 1974: Macon County Line as Impound Yard Man
Television Roles
- 1954: The Joe Palooka Story as Nick Nardo
- 1954: The Lone Wolf as Anton Morgay
- 1954-1955: Treasury Men In Action as Jesse Boone/Jed Winters (2 episodes)
- 1956: The Sheriff Of Cochise as Prisoner Herb Ellis
- 1957: The Lineup as Nevada Jones
- 1957: The Joseph Cotten Show On Trial as Mora
- 1957: The New Adventures Of Charlie Chan as Gang Leader Manny Ross
- 1958: Richard Diamond Private Detective as Herbie Wilkins
- 1958: Have Gun – Will Travel as Bottellini
- 1959: Bourbon Street Beat as Ben Sharkey
- 1959: Mr. Lucky as J.B.
- 1959-1961: The Detectives as Benjy/Chickie Meyers (2 episodes)
- 1959-1962: The Untouchables as Louis Collings/Maxie/Sammy Archer/Georgie Kaufman (4 episodes)
- 1960: Lock Up as Lou
- 1960: Five Fingers as Franco
- 1960: Klondike as Telegrapher
- 1960-1963: 77 Sunset Strip as Bennie/Dave Levenson/Abel Gomates (3 episodes)
- 1961: Wanted: Dead or Alive as Ferris
- 1961: The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Waxman
- 1961: The Asphalt Jungle as Abe Hirsch
- 1961: King Of Diamonds as Hayes
- 1961-1963: The Twilight Zone as Gibbons/Tramp (2 episodes)
- 1962: Checkmate as Baines
- 1962: The New Breed as Joseph Zeromski
- 1962: Straightaway as Milt Berry
- 1963: The Fugitive as Arthur Tibbetts
- 1963: Bob Hope Presents The Chrysler Theatre as Menschner
- 1964: Ben Casey as Tiger Kelso
- 1964: Perry Mason as Herman
- 1964: The Defenders as Oscar Strange
- 1970: The Bill Cosby Show as Mr. Abrams
- 1973: The Streets of San Francisco as Bags
- 1974-1976: Police Story as Ari Franco/Taglivini (2 episodes)
- 1976: Baretta as Motti
Theatre Roles
- 1933: Man Bites Dog as Ike Gomberg
- 1935-1940: Blind Alley as Buck
- 1936: Prelude as Charlie/Ensemble
- 1942: Cafe Crown as Sam
