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name: "Stanley Adams"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stanley-adams"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "7 April 1915"
died: "27 April 1977"
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updated: "2026-09-16T15:55:09.864189+00:00"
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# Stanley Adams

Writer. Born 7 April 1915 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 27 April 1977.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 7 April 1915, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 27 April 1977
- **Also known as:** Stanley Abramowitz

## Biography

Stanley Adams (born Stanley Abramowitz) was an American actor and screenwriter. Born in New York City on 7 April 1915, he began his screen career in the early 1950s and appeared in supporting roles in films including *Breakfast at Tiffany's* (1961) as Rusty Trawler and *Lilies of the Field* (1963).

On television he guest-starred in numerous series, notably as Cyrano Jones in the *Star Trek* episode 'The Trouble with Tribbles' (1967) and its animated sequel. Concurrently he wrote freelance scripts for shows including *Bonanza*, *Gunsmoke*, *Mannix* and *Star Trek*, co-writing the episode 'The Mark of Gideon' (1969) with George F. Slavin. He died in Santa Monica, California, on 27 April 1977.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Star Trek* (1966), Fi1m 83, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/star-trek-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *North by Northwest* (1959), Lieutenant Harding (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/north-by-northwest.md)
- *Breakfast at Tiffany's* (1961), Rusty Trawler
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Rollo, Jensen — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine* (1993), Cyrano Jones
- *Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask* (1972), Stomach Operator
- *Batman* (1966), Captain Courageous
- *The Addams Family* (1964), Ila Klarpe
- *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), Detective Berger

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