- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJames Harvey Adams II
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Peter Adams was born on September 22, 1917 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for The Big Fisherman (1959), Zorro (1957) and Midnight Lace (1960). He was married to Mary Naomi Seitz. He died on January 8, 1987 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
- SpouseMary Naomi Seitz(December 15, 1943 - January 8, 1987) (his death, 3 children)
- ChildrenMary Brown AdamsAileen Catherine AdamsPeter Seitz Adams
- ParentsMorgan Orlando Adams Sr.Aileen Lucille McCarthy
- RelativesMorgan Orlando Adams Jr.(Sibling)
- He and brother Morgan Adams were also real estate developers. Their holdings included the Adams Plaza on Wilshire Boulevard. The firm also contributed a sculpture garden at the YMCA in downtown Los Angeles.
- Also a successful businessman who was involved in many charitable activities. He's been President of the California Epilepsy Society and made tapes for the Braille Institute's reading for the blind program until his death.
- Best remembered as Captain Arturo Toledano in Zorro (1957).
- Played Claudette Colbert's husband in 'The Marriage Go Round' at the Drury Lane Theatre in London in 1978. Colbert later called Adams her favorite stage husband.
- He and his wife Mary had one son (Peter), two daughters (Aileen and Mary) and four grandchildren.
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