--- name: "Nick Adams" canonical: "https://film.one/person/nick-adams-2787" roles: ["Actor"] born: "10 July 1931" died: "7 February 1968" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 74 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-20T02:54:11.669755+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Nick Adams Actor. Born 10 July 1931 in Nanticoke. Died 7 February 1968. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 10 July 1931, Nanticoke - **Died:** 7 February 1968 - **Also known as:** ニック・アダムス, Mykola Adamščuk, نیک آدامز - **Frequently works with:** [Joshua Logan](https://film.one/person/joshua-logan.md) - **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination - **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 3 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 1, Romance 1, War 1 - **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $35m across 3 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Adams_(actor,_born_1931), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q972568, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0011244/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2787 ## Biography Nick Adams (1931–1968) was an American actor. After serving in the US Coast Guard from 1952 to 1955, he secured his first notable film role as Seaman Reber in *Mister Roberts* (1955) following an audition with director John Ford. That same year he appeared as the paper boy Bomber in *Picnic* (1955) and as Chick in *Rebel Without a Cause* (1955). Adams became known for supporting parts in films including *Teacher's Pet* (1958), *Pillow Talk* (1959) and *Hell Is for Heroes* (1962), and for his starring role as Johnny Yuma in the ABC television series *The Rebel* (1959–1961). He received an Academy Award nomination for his performance in *Twilight of Honor* (1963). He also appeared in several Japanese-produced films such as *Invasion of Astro-Monster* (1965). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Mister Roberts* (1955), Fi1m 76, as Reber — [page](https://film.one/film/mister-roberts.md) - *Picnic* (1955), Fi1m 63, as 'Bomber' — [page](https://film.one/film/picnic.md) - *Rebel Without a Cause* (1955), Fi1m 84, as Chick — [page](https://film.one/film/rebel-without-a-cause.md) ## Complete filmography (61) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Woods Are Real* (2024), Production Assistant - *Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook* (1991), as Dr. James Bowen (archive footage) - *Death In Hollywood* (1990), Actor - *Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies* (1988), as (archive footage) (uncredited) - *Los Asesinos* (1968), as Shannon - *Mission Mars* (1968), as Nick Grant - *Fever Heat* (1968), as Ace Jones - *Hondo* (1967), series, Actor - *Mosby's Marauders* (1967), as Sgt. Gregg - *The Killing Bottle* (1967), as John Carter · Associate Producer - *The Monroes* (1966), series, Actor - *Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title* (1966), as KEB Agent (uncredited) - *Invasion of Astro-Monster* (1965), as Astronaut F. Glenn - *Die, Monster, Die!* (1965), as Stephen Reinhart - *The Wild Wild West* (1965), series, as Prince - *Frankenstein Conquers the World* (1965), as Dr. James Bowen - *Young Dillinger* (1965), as John Dillinger - *The Young Lovers* (1964), as Tarragoo - *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea* (1964), series, Actor - *Twilight of Honor* (1963), as Ben Brown - *Burke's Law* (1963), series, as Charlie Vaughn, Harold Ormsby, Max the Mysterious, Sonny 'Sundance' Dancer, Clayton Newman - *The Outer Limits* (1963), series, as Mike Benson - *Arrest and Trial* (1963), series, as Ronnie Blake - *Vacation Playhouse* (1963), series, as Richard Martin - *The Hook* (1963), as Pvt. V.R. Hackett - *Combat!* (1962), series, as Pvt. Mick Hellar, Cpl. Marty Roberts - *Saints and Sinners* (1962), series, as Nick Alexander - *The Interns* (1962), as Dr. Sid Lackland - *Hell Is for Heroes* (1962), as Homer Janeczek - *Ben Casey* (1961), series, Actor - *Who Killed Julie Greer?* (1961), as George Townsend - *Checkmate* (1960), series, as Weiler ("Kid") - *Pillow Talk* (1959), as Tony Walters - *The Rebel* (1959), series, as Johnny Yuma · Creator - *The FBI Story* (1959), as John Gilbert ('Jack') Graham - *Rawhide* (1959), series, as Cpl. Dasovik - *77 Sunset Strip* (1958), series, as Max Dent - *Yancy Derringer* (1958), series, as Grand Duke Alexis - *Steve Canyon* (1958), series, as Sgt. Korman - *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Andy Martin - *No Time for Sergeants* (1958), as Benjamin Whitledge - *Teacher's Pet* (1958), as Barney Kovac - *Sing Boy Sing* (1958), as C.K. Judd - *The Troublemakers* (1957), as Sandy Remington - *Trackdown* (1957), series, as Will Hastings, Luke Crane, Deal Jackford - *Richard Diamond, Private Detective* (1957), series, as Mickey Houseman - *Fury at Showdown* (1957), as Tracy Mitchell - *Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre* (1956), series, as Lynn Parsons, George Pelletti - *The Last Wagon* (1956), as Ridge - *A Strange Adventure* (1956), as Phil Davis - *Our Miss Brooks* (1956), as Gary Nolan - *Picnic* (1955), as 'Bomber' — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/picnic.md) - *I Died a Thousand Times* (1955), as Bellboy (uncredited) - *Rebel Without a Cause* (1955), as Chick — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/rebel-without-a-cause.md) - *Mister Roberts* (1955), as Reber — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/mister-roberts.md) - *Strange Lady in Town* (1955), as Billy the Kid - *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Sgt. Gregg - *Letter to Loretta* (1953), series, as Chip Davidson - *General Electric Theater* (1953), series, as Paul Madsen, Richard Martin - *Somebody Loves Me* (1952), as Western Union boy - *Fast and Foolish* (1951), as Bit Part ## Gallery - ![Photo of Nick Adams as Johnny Yuma from the television program The Rebel. (1960)](https://film.one/media/person/458424/gallery-c12581f3b30e.jpg) Photo of Nick Adams as Johnny Yuma from the television program The Rebel. (1960) — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Nick_Adams_The_Rebel_1960.jpg/1280px-Nick_Adams_The_Rebel_1960.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Photo of Nick Adams in a guest-starring role on the television program The Monroes. (1966)](https://film.one/media/person/458424/gallery-73eecbc8fbcf.jpg) Photo of Nick Adams in a guest-starring role on the television program The Monroes. (1966) — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Nick_Adams_1966.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Nick Adams](https://film.one/media/person/458424/gallery-f7e51466ae9d.jpg) Nick Adams — ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Nick_Adams_The_Rebel_1959.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Nick Adams](https://film.one/media/person/458424/gallery-4478365a17fb.jpg) Nick Adams — Image via TMDB - ![Nick Adams](https://film.one/media/person/458424/gallery-56f928706601.jpg) Nick Adams — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 1964: Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *Twilight of Honor* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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