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Nick Adams was an American film and television actor and screenwriter. He was noted for his roles in several 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 Pavlides wrote, "Plagued by personal excesses, he will be remembered just as much for what he could have done in cinema as what he left behind."
Birth Name
Nicholas Aloysius Adamschock
Born
Friday, 10 July 1931
Died
Wednesday, 07 February 1968
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| TV's Western Heroes | Johnny Yuma | 2013 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Astronaut Glenn Amer | 2007 |
| Doris Day: It's Magic | Self | 1998 |
| It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein | (archive footage) | 1994 |
| Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Dr. James Bowen / Dr. James Bowen (archive footage) | 1991 |
| Death in Hollywood | Self | 1990 |
| Biography | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| American Masters | Actor 'Rebel without a Cause' | 1986 |
| Los asesinos | Shannon | 1968 |
| Mission Mars | Nick Grant | 1968 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| TV's Western Heroes | Johnny Yuma | 2013 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Astronaut Glenn Amer | 2007 |
| Doris Day: It's Magic | Self | 1998 |
| It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein | (archive footage) | 1994 |
| Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook | Dr. James Bowen / Dr. James Bowen (archive footage) | 1991 |
| Death in Hollywood | Self | 1990 |
| Biography | (archive footage) | 1987 |
| American Masters | Actor 'Rebel without a Cause' | 1986 |
| Los asesinos | Shannon | 1968 |
| Mission Mars | Nick Grant | 1968 |
| Fever Heat | Ace Jones | 1968 |
| Hondo | The Apache Kid / Apache Kid | 1967 |
| The Woody Woodbury Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Killing Bottle | John Carter | 1967 |
| The Monroes | Dave Smith | 1966 |
| Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title | KEB Agent | 1966 |
| Invasion of Astro-Monster | Astronaut Glenn Amer / Astronaut F. Glenn | 1965 |
| Die, Monster, Die! | Stephen Reinhart | 1965 |
| The Wild Wild West | Prince / Sheriff Dave Cord | 1965 |
| Frankenstein vs. Baragon | Dr. James Bowen / Dr. Bowen | 1965 |
| Young Dillinger | John Dillinger | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist | 1965 |
| I'll Bet | Self | 1965 |
| The Young Lovers | Tarragoo | 1964 |
| ABC's Nightlife | Self | 1964 |
| What's This Song? | Self | 1964 |
| The Reporter | Roger | 1964 |
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea | Jason | 1964 |
| The Object Is | Self | 1963 |
| Twilight of Honor | Ben Brown | 1963 |
| Burke's Law | Sonny 'Sundance' Dancer / Max the Mysterious / Harold Ormsby / Clayton Newman / Charlie Vaughn | 1963 |
| The Outer Limits | Mike Benson | 1963 |
| Arrest and Trial | Ronnie Blake | 1963 |
| You Don't Say | Self | 1963 |
| The Hook | Pvt. V.R. Hackett | 1963 |
| Combat! | Pvt. Mick Hellar / Cpl. Marty Roberts | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| Saints and Sinners | Nick Alexander | 1962 |
| The Interns | Dr. Sid Lackland | 1962 |
| Hell Is for Heroes | Homer Janeczek / Homer | 1962 |
| Ben Casey | Orin Reid | 1961 |
| The Dick Powell Theatre | Nick Phillips / George Townsend | 1961 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Snooky Bradford | 1961 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Weiler | 1960 |
| Pillow Talk | Tony Walters | 1959 |
| The Rebel | Johnny Yuma | 1959 |
| The FBI Story | John Gilbert 'Jack' Graham / John Gilbert ('Jack') Graham | 1959 |
| About Faces | Self | 1959 |
| The David Niven Show | Sgt. Pete Manners | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Cpl. Dasovik | 1959 |
| Cimarron City | John Hartman Jr. | 1958 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Max Dent | 1958 |
| Yancy Derringer | Grand Duke Alexis | 1958 |
| Steve Canyon | Sgt. Korman | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Andy Martin | 1958 |
| No Time for Sergeants | Pvt. Ben Whitledge | 1958 |
| Teacher's Pet | Barney Kovac | 1958 |
| Sing Boy Sing | C.K. Judd | 1958 |
| Trackdown | Deal Jackford / Luke Crane / Will Hastings | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Sam Upton / Antonio 'Tonio' Gigli | 1957 |
| Richard Diamond, Private Detective | Mickey Houseman | 1957 |
| Fury at Showdown | Tracy Mitchell | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Ira Watkins | 1957 |
| Giant | Jett Rink - Giving Banquet Speech | 1956 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | George Pelletti / Lynn Parsons | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Sandy Remington | 1956 |
| The Last Wagon | Ridge | 1956 |
| A Strange Adventure | Phil Davis | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - Singer | 1956 |
| Our Miss Brooks | Gary Nolan | 1956 |
| Picnic | Bomber / 'Bomber' | 1956 |
| I Died a Thousand Times | Bellboy | 1955 |
| Rebel Without a Cause | Chick | 1955 |
| The People's Choice | Augie | 1955 |
| Mister Roberts | Reber | 1955 |
| Strange Lady in Town | Billy the Kid | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Sgt. Gregg | 1954 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Chip Davidson | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Paul Madsen / Richard Martin | 1953 |
| Somebody Loves Me | 1952 | |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Panelist | 1950 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Killing Bottle | 1967 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1964 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
