Jay Adler

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia 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 JewishAmerican 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