Jerry Adler
Born: 1929-02-04 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died: 2025-08-23
Known For: Acting
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Adler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2020
- Talking Sopranos as Self
- Driveways as Rodger
2019
- Mad About You as Mr. Wicker
- Living with Yourself as Hillston
- Transparent: Musicale Finale as Moshe Pfefferman
- Fair Market Value as Victor Rosen
2017
- The Good Fight as Howard Lyman
2014
- Mozart in the Jungle as Lazlo
- Broad City as Saul Borowitz
- Transparent as Moshe Pfefferman
- A Most Violent Year as Joseph Mendelsohn
- Adult World as Stan
- The Angriest Man in Brooklyn as Cooper
- Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate as Self - Actor
2013
- Remember Sunday as Sam
2009
- The Good Wife as Howard Lyman
2008
- Synecdoche, New York as Caden's Father
- Medal of Honor ... (Writer)
2007
- Goodbye Baby as Perlman
- The Memory Thief as Mr. Zweig
2006
- 'Til Death as Al Stark
- Find Me Guilty as Saul Rizzo
2005
- The War at Home as Jerry
- In Her Shoes as Lewis Feldman
- Prime as Sam
2004
- Rescue Me as Sidney Feinberg
2002
- CSI: Miami as Cardinal Benedetti
2001
- Raising Dad as Sam Stewart
- Mixed Signals as Limo driver
2000
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Minyan Member #1
- Bull
- Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as Maurice Tempelsman
- Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as Maurice Tempelsman
1999
- The Sopranos as Hesh Rabkin
- The West Wing as Jules Ziegler
- Aftershock: Earthquake in New York as Burt Hornstein
- Six Ways to Sunday as Louis Varga
- 30 Days as Rick Trainer
1998
1997
- Alright Already as Al Lerner
1996
- Spin City as Police Commissioner
- Larger Than Life as Event Coordinator
- Getting Away with Murder as Judge
1995
- Hudson Street as Lt. Al Teischler
- For Better or Worse as Morton Makeshift
1994
- New York Undercover as Mr. Ross
1993
- Manhattan Murder Mystery as Paul House
- The Odd Couple: Together Again as Murray
1992
- Mad About You as Mr. Wicker
- The Public Eye as Arthur Nabler
- Exclusive as Mort
1991
1990
- Law & Order as Nathan Marks
- Northern Exposure as Rabbi Alan Schulman
1989
- Quantum Leap as Lenny Greenman
1986
- Class of '86 ... (Director)
1980
- Reward ... (Producer)
1979
- Mirror, Mirror ... (Producer)
1978
- The Comedy Company ... (Executive Producer)
1975
- The Boob Tube ... (Producer)
1961
1956
- Tony Awards ... (Production Supervisor)