Template:Short description Template:Infobox person Jay Adler (August 4, 1896 – September 24, 1978) was an American actor in theater, television, and film.<ref>Turner Classic Movies</ref><ref name="rp">Template:Cite book</ref>

Early lifeEdit

Jay Adler was born in New York City, the eldest son of actors Jacob<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref> and Sara Adler. He had five actor siblings,<ref name=ibdb/> including stage actor Luther and drama coach Stella.<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref> 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.

CareerEdit

Adler's Broadway credits included Cafe Crown (1942), Blind Alley (1940, 1935), Prelude (1936), and Man Bites Dog (1933).<ref name="ibdb">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1934, Adler joined with Harry Thomashefsky and Boris Bernardi to form the Theater Mart Group, "a cooperative group of players and staff connected with the stage", in New York City.<ref name="bde">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref> Plans called for production of plays like those done by the city's Group Theatre.<ref name=bde/>

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, accumulating more than 130 total performing credits.

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. In 1962, he appeared in the episode "To Climb Steep Hills" of the adventure drama television series Straightaway.

PoliticsEdit

A lifelong Democrat, he and his siblings, supported Adlai Stevenson during the 1952 presidential election.<ref>Motion Picture and Television Magazine, November 1952, page 33, Ideal Publishers</ref>

DeathEdit

Jay Adler died at age 81 in Woodland Hills, California and was buried in the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Glendale, Queens, New York City, near to his parents.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Partial filmographyEdit

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