From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJay 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 Citys 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 Kubricks 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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Poster movie The Killing

The Killing

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Poster movie The Big Combo

The Big Combo

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Poster movie Cry Danger

Cry Danger

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Poster movie The Brothers Karamazov

The Brothers Karamazov

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Poster movie Illegal

Illegal

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Poster movie The Yin and the Yang of Mr. Go

The Yin and the Yang of M

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Poster movie Murder in Soho

Murder in Soho

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Poster movie Who's Got the Action?

Who's Got the Action?

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Poster movie Macon County Line

Macon County Line

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Poster movie The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

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Poster movie The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

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Poster movie Perry Mason

Perry Mason

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Poster movie Checkmate

Checkmate

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Poster movie Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

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Movies unavailable from Jay Adler

Crime of Passion

Mr. Nalence

Movie 1956

Grave of the Vampire

Zach

Movie 1972

Murder Is My Beat

Bartender Louie

Movie 1955

99 River Street

Christopher

Movie 1953

The Long Wait

Joe the Bellhop

Movie 1954

The Turning Point

Sammy Lester (uncredited)

Movie 1952

Scandal Sheet

Bailey (uncredited)

Movie 1952

The Lawbreakers

Abe Hirsch

Movie 1961

Vice Squad

Frankie Pierce

Movie 1953

The Catered Affair

Sam Leiter

Movie 1956

Curse of the Undead

Bartender

Movie 1959

Man with the Gun

Cal (uncredited)

Movie 1955

The Family Jewels

Attorney

Movie 1965

Dreamboat

Desk Clerk

Movie 1952

Saddle the Wind

Hank (uncredited)

Movie 1958

The Bad and the Beautiful

Mr. Z (uncredited)

Movie 1952

The Story on Page One

Lauber (uncredited)

Movie 1959

Sweet Smell of Success

Manny Davis (uncredited)

Movie 1957

Runaway Daughters

Mr. Rubeck

Movie 1956

Bummer

Sid Rosen

Movie 1973

No Time to Marry

Hess

Movie 1938

Seven Guns to Mesa

Ben Avery

Movie 1958

Belle Sommers

Movie 1962

My Six Convicts

Steve Kopac

Movie 1952

The Underworld Story

Munsey's Assistant (uncredited)

Movie 1950

Penrod and His Twin Brother

Johnson

Movie 1938

Three Secrets

Editor (uncredited)

Movie 1950

Hell on Devil's Island

Toto

Movie 1957

The Saint in New York

Eddie (Uncredited)

Movie 1938

Down Three Dark Streets

Uncle Max - aka Charles Martell

Movie 1954

The Juggler

Papa Sander - Susy's Father (uncredited)

Movie 1953

Assignment: Paris

Henry (uncredited)

Movie 1952

All the Fine Young Cannibals

Sammy Trist (uncredited)

Movie 1960

Love Me or Leave Me

Orry

Movie 1955

Tv series unavailable from Jay Adler

The Fugitive

Arthur Tibbetts

Tv 1963

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

Waxman

Tv 1960

The Detectives

Chickie Meyers

Tv 1959

The Ford Television Theatre

Pawnbroker

Tv 1952

Have Gun, Will Travel

Bottellini

Tv 1957

77 Sunset Strip

Dave Levenson

Tv 1958

The Untouchables

Sammy Archer

Tv 1959

The Lone Wolf

Anton Morgay

Tv 1954