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 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 Description above from the Wikipedia article Nick Adams actor licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia