Jerry Adler
Known for Acting · 55 credits
- Born
- 1929-02-04
- Died
- 2025-08-23
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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 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.
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Known For
TV Shows (30)
Law & Order
1990
as Nathan Marks
CSI: Miami
2002
as Cardinal Benedetti
The Sopranos
1999
as Hesh Rabkin
The Good Wife
2009
as Howard Lyman
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Minyan Member #1
The West Wing
1999
as Jules Ziegler
Quantum Leap
1989
as Lenny Greenman
The Good Fight
2017
as Howard Lyman
Mad About You
1992
as Mr. Wicker / Sgt. Panino
Rescue Me
2004
as Sidney Feinberg
Spin City
1996
as Police Commissioner
Northern Exposure
1990
as Rabbi Alan Schulman
New York Undercover
1994
as Mr. Ross
Broad City
2014
as Saul Borowitz
Mozart in the Jungle
2014
as Lazlo
Transparent
2014
as Moshe Pfefferman
'Til Death
2006
as Al Stark
87th Precinct
1961
Talking Sopranos
2020
as Self
The War at Home
2005
as Jerry
Bull
2000
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
Living with Yourself
2019
as Hillston
LateLine
1998
Mad About You
2019
as Mr. Wicker
Raising Dad
2001
as Sam Stewart
Hudson Street
1995
as Lt. Al Teischler
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999
as Burt Hornstein
Alright Already
1997
as Al Lerner
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000
as Maurice Tempelsman
Movies (25)
In Her Shoes
2005
as Lewis Feldman
Synecdoche, New York
2008
as Caden's Father
Prime
2005
as Sam
A Most Violent Year
2014
as Joseph Mendelsohn
Manhattan Murder Mystery
1993
as Paul House
Adult World
2014
as Stan
Exclusive
1992
as Mort
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
as Cooper
30 Days
1999
as Rick Trainer
Find Me Guilty
2006
as Saul Rizzo
Larger Than Life
1996
as Event Coordinator
The Public Eye
1992
as Arthur Nabler
Driveways
2020
as Rodger
Remember Sunday
2013
as Sam
Goodbye Baby
2007
as Perlman
Six Ways to Sunday
1999
as Louis Varga
Getting Away with Murder
1996
as Judge
Transparent: Musicale Finale
2019
as Moshe Pfefferman
The Odd Couple: Together Again
1993
as Murray
For Better or Worse
1995
as Morton Makeshift
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000
as Maurice Tempelsman
Fair Market Value
2019
as Victor Rosen
The Memory Thief
2007
as Mr. Zweig
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
2014
as Self - Actor
Mixed Signals
2001
as Limo driver
About Jerry Adler
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, An… With 55 credits spanning from 1961 to 2020, Jerry Adler has appeared in 25 films and 30 TV shows.
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- In Her Shoes (2005) — as Lewis Feldman
- Synecdoche, New York (2008) — as Caden's Father
- Prime (2005) — as Sam
- A Most Violent Year (2014) — as Joseph Mendelsohn
- Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993) — as Paul House
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