Stanley Adams

Stocky character actor 'Stanley Adams' (qv) had a relatively minor career in motion pictures, with the possible exception of his baby-faced millionaire Rusty Trawler of _Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)_ (qv) fame. Otherwise, he played innumerable minor ethnic villains, bartenders and avuncular, fast-talking characters, known in the credits only by their first names. In other words, most of his roles were rather small. On television, conversely, he proved himself quite a scene stealer, particularly in the 1960s and early '70s, when his face appeared on just about every major show. He was at his best as pool hustler Sure-shot Wilson in an episode of _The Odd Couple (1970)_ (qv), Rollo, a quirky time-traveling scientist on _The Twilight Zone (1959)_ (qv), and - famously - as 'asteroid detecting', tribble dealing galactic entrepreneur Cyrano Jones on _Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)_ (qv). Alas, he was also a space carrot named Tybo on _Lost in Space (1965)_ (qv)....His suicide in April 1977 has been attributed to severe depression as a result of a back injury, sustained earlier in the decade. Apart from the obvious pain, it would almost certainly have limited his employment opportunities.::I.S.Mowis