| William S. Adams | |
| Birth Date: | June 2, 1892 |
| Birth Place: | New York, New York, United States |
| Death Date: | December 3, 1930 (aged 38) |
| Death Place: | Hollywood, California, United States |
| Occupation: | Cinematographer |
| Yearsactive: | 1913–1929 (film) |
William S. Adams (1892–1930) was an American cinematographer of the silent era. He was the younger half-brother of J. Stuart Blackton, the British born film pioneer and co-founder of Vitagraph Studios. Adams worked with Blackton several times, but was also employed by other companies. He developed a reputation as a specialist in aerial photography, but his career was cut short when he died of a tropical disease at the beginning of the sound era.[1]