Nick Adams

Biography

Nick Adams, best known to audiences as Johnny Yuma of the TV series The Rebel (1959), played leads and supporting parts in many films of the 1950s, often cast in the same "troubled young man" mold as his good friend, James Dean. He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Twilight of Honor (1963) He died in 1968 due to an overdose of drugs he was taking for a nervous disorder.

36years old at death

Born July 10, 1931Nanticoke
Died February 7, 1968Beverly Hills
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 10 years1955 to 1965

Genres

Drama40%, 6 films
Comedy27%, 4 films
Crime20%, 3 films
Romance20%, 3 films
Sci-Fi20%, 3 films

First and latest

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First role
Adams got his first film part in 1951, playing an uncredited Western Union delivery boy with one line in George Seaton's Somebody Loves Me. That part let him join the Screen Actors Guild.
Big break
While in his Coast Guard uniform, Adams impressed director John Ford with a brash audition featuring impressions of James Cagney and other celebrities after his ship reached Long Beach Harbor in June 1954. He then used his leave to play Seaman Reber in the 1955 movie Mister Roberts.
Own stunts
Adams performed his own fight scenes in Kenpo, a style he had been learning in the States under senior grand master Ed Parker.
Beyond film
For The Rebel, Adams hoped Presley would perform the theme song, though the producer preferred Johnny Cash. Adams cut "Tired and Lonely Rebel" in 1960.

Nick Adams movies on Netflix

Die, Monster, Die!1965IMDb rating 5.6as Stephen Reinhart
Frankenstein Conquers the World1965IMDb rating 5.5as Dr. James Bowen
Invasion of Astro-Monster1965IMDb rating 6.2as Astronaut Glenn Amer
Young Dillinger1965IMDb rating 5.2as John Dillinger
Hell Is for Heroes1962IMDb rating 6.9as Homer Janeczek
Pillow Talk1959IMDb rating 7.4as Tony Walters
The FBI Story1959IMDb rating 6.5as John Gilbert ('Jack') Graham
No Time for Sergeants1958IMDb rating 7.5as Pvt. Ben Whitledge
Teacher's Pet1958IMDb rating 7.1as Barney Kovac
The Last Wagon1956IMDb rating 7.0as Ridge
I Died a Thousand Times1955IMDb rating 6.4as Bellboy
Mister Roberts1955IMDb rating 7.6as Reber
Picnic1955IMDb rating 7.0as Bomber
Rebel Without a Cause1955IMDb rating 7.6as Chick
Strange Lady in Town1955IMDb rating 6.1as Billy the Kid

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Pillow Talk1959 Comedy, Romanceas Tony Walters
IMDb rating 7.421K votes
Invasion of Astro-Monster1965 Action, Adventure, Sci-Fias Astronaut Glenn Amer
IMDb rating 6.28.8K votes
No Time for Sergeants1958as Pvt. Ben Whitledge
IMDb rating 7.55.0K votes
Die, Monster, Die!1965as Stephen Reinhart
IMDb rating 5.64.2K votes
Mister Roberts1955as Reber
IMDb rating 7.620K votes
Frankenstein Conquers the World1965as Dr. James Bowen
IMDb rating 5.52.7K votes
Teacher's Pet1958as Barney Kovac
IMDb rating 7.15.6K votes
The FBI Story1959as John Gilbert ('Jack') Graham
IMDb rating 6.54.3K votes

Most often with

Mervyn LeRoy directed four of these films, Joshua Logan two and Ishirô Honda two. Fifteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Doris Day

Murray Hamilton

Raymond Bailey

Robert Foulk

Douglas Kennedy

Yoshio TsuchiyaMervyn LeRoyDirector, 4 films

Joshua LoganDirector, 2 films Ishirô HondaDirector, 2 films

Films together

Doris Day2 films together, 1958 to 1959
Doris Day's page
- Pillow Talk1959IMDb rating 7.4Adams as Tony WaltersDay as Jan Morrow
- Teacher's Pet1958IMDb rating 7.1Adams as Barney KovacDay as Erica Stone
Murray Hamilton2 films together, 1958 to 1959
Murray Hamilton's page
- The FBI Story1959IMDb rating 6.5Adams as John Gilbert ('Jack') GrahamHamilton as Sam Crandall
- No Time for Sergeants1958IMDb rating 7.5Adams as Pvt. Ben WhitledgeHamilton as Irving S. Blanchard
Raymond Bailey2 films together, 1955 to 1958
Raymond Bailey's page
- No Time for Sergeants1958IMDb rating 7.5Adams as Pvt. Ben WhitledgeBailey as Base Colonel
- Picnic1955IMDb rating 7.0Adams as BomberBailey as Mr. Benson
Robert Foulk2 films together, 1955
Robert Foulk's page
- Rebel Without a Cause1955IMDb rating 7.6Adams as ChickFoulk as Gene
- Strange Lady in Town1955IMDb rating 6.1Adams as Billy the KidFoulk as Joe
Douglas Kennedy2 films together, 1955 to 1956
Douglas Kennedy's page
- The Last Wagon1956IMDb rating 7.0Adams as RidgeKennedy as Col. Normand
- Strange Lady in Town1955IMDb rating 6.1Adams as Billy the KidKennedy as Slade Wickstrom
Yoshio Tsuchiya2 films together, 1965
Yoshio Tsuchiya's page
- Frankenstein Conquers the World1965IMDb rating 5.5Adams as Dr. James BowenTsuchiya as Mr. Kawai
- Invasion of Astro-Monster1965IMDb rating 6.2Adams as Astronaut Glenn AmerTsuchiya as Controller of Planet X
Mervyn LeRoyDirector, 4 films, 1955 to 1959
All films by Mervyn LeRoy
- The FBI Story1959IMDb rating 6.5Adams as John Gilbert ('Jack') Graham
- No Time for Sergeants1958IMDb rating 7.5Adams as Pvt. Ben Whitledge
- Mister Roberts1955IMDb rating 7.6Adams as Reber
- Strange Lady in Town1955IMDb rating 6.1Adams as Billy the Kid
Joshua LoganDirector, 2 films, 1955
All films by Joshua Logan
- Mister Roberts1955IMDb rating 7.6Adams as Reber
- Picnic1955IMDb rating 7.0Adams as Bomber
Ishirô HondaDirector, 2 films, 1965
All films by Ishirô Honda
- Frankenstein Conquers the World1965IMDb rating 5.5Adams as Dr. James Bowen
- Invasion of Astro-Monster1965IMDb rating 6.2Adams as Astronaut Glenn Amer
Also two films together9 more actors
- Perry LopezI Died a Thousand Times (1955) and Mister Roberts (1955)
- Jean WillesThe FBI Story (1959) and No Time for Sergeants (1958)
- Yoshibumi TajimaFrankenstein Conquers the World (1965) and Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
- Jun TazakiFrankenstein Conquers the World (1965) and Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
- Pedro Gonzalez GonzalezI Died a Thousand Times (1955) and Strange Lady in Town (1955)
- Yoshifumi TajimaFrankenstein Conquers the World (1965) and Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
- Kumi MizunoFrankenstein Conquers the World (1965) and Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
- Paul GengeYoung Dillinger (1965) and The FBI Story (1959)
- Keiko SawaiFrankenstein Conquers the World (1965) and Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

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