Nick Adams
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Birthplace:
Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, USA
A graduate of St. Peter's College, Nick Adams made his screen-acting bow at age 20 with a bit in Somebody Loves Me (1952). Signed at Warner Bros. in 1955, Adams appeared with James Dean in Rebel without a Cause. An inveterate offscreen prankster, Adams enjoyed making Dean laugh by doing on-target impersonations of his co-stars; this talent came in handy when Adams was called upon to dub in several of James Dean's lines in Giant after Dean's fatal car accident. The best of Adams' 1950s movie assignments included the role of Andy Griffith's nerdish air force buddy in No Time for Sergeants (1957) and the would-be seducer of Doris Day in Pillow Talk (1959). In 1959, Adams was cast as ex-Confederate soldier Johnny Yuma on the popular TV western The Rebel; less successful was his 1962 starring series Saints and Sinners. After an Oscar nomination for his performance as a surly murder suspect in Twilight of Honor (1963), Adams' career went into an eclipse. Nick Adams died in 1968, the result of an overdose of prescription drugs.
Highest Rated Movies
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93%
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93%
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92%
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86%
Filmography
MOVIES
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57% | Godzilla Vs. Monster Zero |
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— | 1970 |
| No Score Yet | Mission Mars |
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— | 1967 |
| No Score Yet | Frankenstein Conquers the World |
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— | 1966 |
| No Score Yet | Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title |
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— | 1966 |
| No Score Yet | Mosby's Marauders |
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— | 1966 |
| 71% | Die, Monster, Die! |
|
— | 1965 |
| No Score Yet | Twilight of Honor |
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— | 1963 |
| No Score Yet | The Hook |
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— | 1963 |
| 40% | The Interns |
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— | 1962 |
| 86% | Hell Is for Heroes |
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— | 1962 |
| 93% | Pillow Talk |
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— | 1959 |
| 60% | The FBI Story |
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— | 1959 |
| No Score Yet | No Time for Sergeants |
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— | 1958 |
| 86% | Teacher's Pet |
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— | 1958 |
| No Score Yet | Fury At Showdown |
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— | 1957 |
| No Score Yet | The Last Wagon |
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— | 1956 |
| No Score Yet | Our Miss Brooks |
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— | 1956 |
| 50% | Picnic |
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— | 1955 |
| 92% | Rebel Without a Cause |
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— | 1955 |
| 93% | Mister Roberts |
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— | 1955 |
| No Score Yet | Strange Lady in Town |
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— | 1955 |
| No Score Yet | I Died a Thousand Times |
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— | 1955 |
| No Score Yet | Somebody Loves Me |
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— | 1952 |
TV
| RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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| 8% |
Men at Work
2012-2013
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| No Score Yet |
The Wild Wild West
1965-1969
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| No Score Yet |
Rawhide
1959-1965
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Quotes from Nick Adams' Characters
| Ben Whitledge: | Have you ever had R.O.T.C.? |
| Will Stockdale (Narrator): | No . . ., but Irvin did! Close to a year of it. He's so or 'ornary I thing he still might have a touch of it. |
| Will Stockdale (Narrator): | No, but Irvin did! Close to a year of it. He's so or 'ornary I thing he still might have a touch of it. |
| Ben Whitledge: | No, Will. R.O.T.C. ain't a disease, it's trainin' . . . Reserve, Officer's, Training . . ,uh . . .Corporation! |
| Ben Whitledge: | No, Will. R.O.T.C. ain't a disease, it's trainin'. Reserve, Officer's, Training, uh corporation! |
| Ben Whitledge: | [looking out the barrack window and he heard taps, played from another quatchet hut] |
| Ben Whitledge: | Someone brung their trumpet. |
| Astronaut Glenn: | You rats! You stinkin' rats! What did you do to her?! |
| Astronaut Glenn: | you should've left your sister packed in ice! |
| Astronaut Glenn: | I've got big news for you, pal! |
| Astronaut Glenn: | Well, we sure as hell aren't gonna wait for the next ferry! Swim! |
| Astronaut Glenn: | Whatever's fair, pal. |
| Tetsui Teri: | It would really stand him on his head! |
| Astronaut Glenn: | Sure, it'll shake your teeth loose! |
| Astronaut Glenn: | The enemy is very strong...you better do something spectacular! |
| Astronaut Glenn: | We're gonna fight to the last man baby! |