Biography
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…
Movies & TV Shows
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The Sopranos (1999) — Hesh Rabkin
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CSI: Miami (2002) — Cardinal Benedetti
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Synecdoche, New York (2008) — Caden's Father
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A Most Violent Year (2014) — Joseph Mendelsohn
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In Her Shoes (2005) — Lewis Feldman
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Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) — Paul House
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Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) — Minyan Member #1
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Prime (2005) — Sam
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Quantum Leap (1989) — Lenny Greenman
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Law & Order (1990) — Nathan Marks
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The Good Wife (2009) — Howard Lyman
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The West Wing (1999) — Jules Ziegler
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Find Me Guilty (2006) — Saul Rizzo
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The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014) — Cooper
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Remember Sunday (2013) — Sam
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Adult World (2014) — Stan
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Living with Yourself (2019) — Hillston
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The Good Fight (2017) — Howard Lyman
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Spin City (1996) — Police Commissioner
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Mad About You (1992) — Mr. Wicker
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Mozart in the Jungle (2014) — Lazlo
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Broad City (2014) — Saul Borowitz
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Northern Exposure (1990) — Rabbi Alan Schulman
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Rescue Me (2004) — Sidney Feinberg
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Transparent (2014) — Moshe Pfefferman
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Larger Than Life (1996) — Event Coordinator
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The Public Eye (1992) — Arthur Nabler
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Driveways (2020) — Rodger
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'Til Death (2006) — Al Stark
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The War at Home (2005) — Jerry
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Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999) — Burt Hornstein
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New York Undercover (1994) — Mr. Ross
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Six Ways to Sunday (1999) — Louis Varga
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Getting Away with Murder (1996) — Judge
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Transparent: Musicale Finale (2019) — Moshe Pfefferman
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The Memory Thief (2007) — Mr. Zweig
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Mad About You (2019) — Mr. Wicker
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Raising Dad (2001) — Sam Stewart
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For Better or Worse (1995) — Morton Makeshift
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87th Precinct (1961)