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Jerry Adler

Jerry Adler

Actor · Born 1929-02-04 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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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

  1. The Sopranos (1999) — Hesh Rabkin
  2. CSI: Miami (2002) — Cardinal Benedetti
  3. Synecdoche, New York (2008) — Caden's Father
  4. A Most Violent Year (2014) — Joseph Mendelsohn
  5. In Her Shoes (2005) — Lewis Feldman
  6. Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) — Paul House
  7. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) — Minyan Member #1
  8. Prime (2005) — Sam
  9. Quantum Leap (1989) — Lenny Greenman
  10. Law & Order (1990) — Nathan Marks
  11. The Good Wife (2009) — Howard Lyman
  12. The West Wing (1999) — Jules Ziegler
  13. Find Me Guilty (2006) — Saul Rizzo
  14. The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014) — Cooper
  15. Remember Sunday (2013) — Sam
  16. Adult World (2014) — Stan
  17. Living with Yourself (2019) — Hillston
  18. The Good Fight (2017) — Howard Lyman
  19. Spin City (1996) — Police Commissioner
  20. Mad About You (1992) — Mr. Wicker
  21. Mozart in the Jungle (2014) — Lazlo
  22. Broad City (2014) — Saul Borowitz
  23. Northern Exposure (1990) — Rabbi Alan Schulman
  24. Rescue Me (2004) — Sidney Feinberg
  25. Transparent (2014) — Moshe Pfefferman
  26. Larger Than Life (1996) — Event Coordinator
  27. The Public Eye (1992) — Arthur Nabler
  28. Driveways (2020) — Rodger
  29. 'Til Death (2006) — Al Stark
  30. The War at Home (2005) — Jerry
  31. Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999) — Burt Hornstein
  32. New York Undercover (1994) — Mr. Ross
  33. Six Ways to Sunday (1999) — Louis Varga
  34. Getting Away with Murder (1996) — Judge
  35. Transparent: Musicale Finale (2019) — Moshe Pfefferman
  36. The Memory Thief (2007) — Mr. Zweig
  37. Mad About You (2019) — Mr. Wicker
  38. Raising Dad (2001) — Sam Stewart
  39. For Better or Worse (1995) — Morton Makeshift
  40. 87th Precinct (1961)

Directed

  1. Class of '86 (1986) — Director