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Jerry Adler

Jerry Adler

Acting

February 4, 1929 – August 23, 2025 (died at 96)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Male
31 Movies
33 TV Shows

Jerry Adler (February 4, 1929 – August 23, 2025) was an American theatre director, production supervisor and a television and film actor. Adler was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Pauline and Philip Adler, who was a general manager of the Group Theatre. He was raised in a Jewish observant household. Adler began his theatre career as a stage manager in 1951, working on such productions as Of Thee I Sing and My Fair Lady before becoming a production supervisor for The Apple Tree, Black Comedy/White Lies, Dear World, Coco, 6 Rms Riv Vu, Annie, and I Remember Mama, among others. He made his directing debut with the 1974 Sammy Cahn revue Words and Music and also directed the 1976 revival of My Fair Lady, which garnered him a Drama Desk Award nomination, and the ill-fated 1981 musical The Little Prince and the Aviator. He also directed the 1976 play Checking Out. As an actor, Adler is perhaps best known for his roles as Herman "Hesh" Rabkin in The Sopranos, Mr. Wicker in Mad About You, and Lt. Al Teischler in Hudson Street. He made three appearances on Northern Exposure as Alan Schulman, Joel Fleischman's old neighborhood rabbi seen in visions. His screen credits include In Her Shoes, Manhattan Murder Mystery, and The Public Eye. In addition, Adler also appeared in an episode of The West Wing as Toby Ziegler's father, Jules Ziegler. The elder Ziegler worked as a member of Murder, Inc. in the 50's. Adler appeared as the new chief in the fourth season of FX's fire fighter drama Rescue Me. He guest starred as Eddie's father Al in season 3 and season 4 of 'Til Death. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Adler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

The Sopranos
The Sopranos

The Sopranos

1999 8.7

as Hesh Rabkin

Age 69 (now 96)
28 eps
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Manhattan Murder Mystery

Manhattan Murder Mystery

1993 7.3

as Paul House

Age 64 (now 96)
The Good Wife
The Good Wife

The Good Wife

2009 7.6

as Howard Lyman

Age 80 (now 96)
30 eps
Rescue Me
Rescue Me

Rescue Me

2004 7.5

as Sidney Feinberg

Age 75 (now 96)
20 eps
Remember Sunday
Remember Sunday

Remember Sunday

2013 7.1

as Sam

Age 84 (now 96)
Prime
Prime

Prime

2005 6.0

as Sam

Age 76 (now 96)
A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year

A Most Violent Year

2014 6.6

as Joseph Mendelsohn

Age 85 (now 96)
The Public Eye
The Public Eye

The Public Eye

1992 6.2

as Arthur Nabler

Age 63 (now 96)
Mad About You
Mad About You

Mad About You

1992 6.7

as Mr. Wicker

Age 63 (now 96)
10 eps
Driveways
Driveways

Driveways

2020 7.0

as Rodger

Age 91 (now 96)
In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes

In Her Shoes

2005 6.2

as Lewis Feldman

Age 76 (now 96)
Adult World
Adult World

Adult World

2014 6.1

as Stan

Age 85 (now 96)
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

2014 5.7

as Cooper

Age 85 (now 96)
Transparent
Transparent

Transparent

2014 6.4

as Moshe Pfefferman

Age 85 (now 96)
9 eps
Find Me Guilty
Find Me Guilty

Find Me Guilty

2006 6.6

as Saul Rizzo

Age 77 (now 96)
Synecdoche, New York
Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

2008 7.5

as Caden's Father

Age 79 (now 96)