Jay Adler

Acting Sep 25, 1896 Sep 23, 1978 (aged 82) New York City, New York, USA

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Jay 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 City's 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 Kubrick's 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.

62 Acting Credits

Jay Adler

Acting

The Killing

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Sweet Smell of Success

The Bad and the Beautiful

Lust for Life

The Big Combo

Perry Mason

The Untouchables

99 River Street

The Family Jewels

Scandal Sheet

The Fugitive

The Prisoner of Zenda

Cry Danger

Crime of Passion

Love Me or Leave Me

Man with the Gun

The Brothers Karamazov

Illegal

Grave of the Vampire

The Catered Affair

Have Gun, Will Travel

Macon County Line