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Nick Adams

Nick Adams

Acting

Born July 10, 1931 · Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Nick Adams (July 10, 1931 – February 7, 1968) was an American film and television actor. He has been noted for his supporting roles in successful Hollywood films during the 1950s and 1960s along with his starring role in the ABC television series The Rebel (1959). Decades after Adams' death from a prescription drug overdose at the age of 36, his widely publicized friendships with James Dean and Elvis Presley would stir speculation about both his private life and the circumstances of his death. In an Allmovie synopsis for Adams' last film, reviewer Dan Pav…

Known For · 40 titles

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956
What's My Line?

What's My Line?

1950
The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965
Rawhide

Rawhide

1959
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963
Richard Diamond, Private Detective

Richard Diamond, Private Detective

1957
Combat!

Combat!

1962
The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

1956
Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961
Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958
The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1963
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953
The Rebel

The Rebel

1959
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

1964
77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

1958
Checkmate

Checkmate

1960
Trackdown

Trackdown

1957
Yancy Derringer

Yancy Derringer

1958
The Dick Clark Show

The Dick Clark Show

1958
Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

1963
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
Vacation Playhouse

Vacation Playhouse

1963
Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

1966
The Monroes

The Monroes

1966
Hondo

Hondo

1967
Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953
Steve Canyon

Steve Canyon

1958
Saints and Sinners

Saints and Sinners

1962
Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953
Pillow Talk

Pillow Talk

1959
Invasion of Astro-Monster

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965
Hell Is for Heroes

Hell Is for Heroes

1962
The Last Wagon

The Last Wagon

1956
Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

1955
Picnic

Picnic

1955
Frankenstein Conquers the World

Frankenstein Conquers the World

1965
I Died a Thousand Times

I Died a Thousand Times

1955