Jerry Adler
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 4, 1929
- Died
- August 23, 2025 (aged 96)
- Birthplace
- 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Adler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Driveways
Movie · as Rodger
Talking Sopranos
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Fair Market Value
Movie · as Victor Rosen
Transparent: Musicale Finale
Movie · as Moshe Pfefferman
Living with Yourself
TV · as Hillston · 1 ep
Mad About You
TV · as Mr. Wicker · 2 eps
The Good Fight
TV · as Howard Lyman · 2 eps
A Most Violent Year
Movie · as Joseph Mendelsohn
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Movie · as Cooper
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
Movie · as Self - Actor
Broad City
TV · as Saul Borowitz · 1 ep
Transparent
TV · as Moshe Pfefferman · 9 eps
Mozart in the Jungle
TV · as Lazlo · 2 eps
Remember Sunday
Movie · as Sam
The Good Wife
TV · as Howard Lyman · 30 eps
Synecdoche, New York
Movie · as Caden's Father
The Memory Thief
Movie · as Mr. Zweig
Goodbye Baby
Movie · as Perlman
The Real Sopranos
Movie
Find Me Guilty
Movie · as Saul Rizzo
'Til Death
TV · as Al Stark · 1 ep
Prime
Movie · as Sam
In Her Shoes
Movie · as Lewis Feldman
The War at Home
TV · as Jerry · 1 ep
Rescue Me
TV · as Sidney Feinberg · 20 eps
CSI: Miami
TV · as Cardinal Benedetti · 1 ep
Mixed Signals
Movie · as Limo driver
Raising Dad
TV · as Sam Stewart · 22 eps
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Movie · as Maurice Tempelsman
Bull
TV · 1 ep
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Minyan Member #1 · 1 ep
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
TV · as Maurice Tempelsman · 2 eps
Six Ways to Sunday
Movie · as Louis Varga
30 Days
Movie · as Rick Trainer
The Sopranos
TV · as Hesh Rabkin · 28 eps
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
TV · as Burt Hornstein · 2 eps
The West Wing
TV · as Jules Ziegler · 1 ep
LateLine
TV · 1 ep
Alright Already
TV · as Al Lerner · 21 eps
Getting Away with Murder
Movie · as Judge
Larger Than Life
Movie · as Event Coordinator
Spin City
TV · as Police Commissioner · 1 ep
For Better or Worse
Movie · as Morton Makeshift
Hudson Street
TV · as Lt. Al Teischler · 22 eps
New York Undercover
TV · as Mr. Ross · 1 ep
The Odd Couple: Together Again
Movie · as Murray
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Movie · as Paul House
The Public Eye
Movie · as Arthur Nabler
Exclusive
Movie · as Mort
Mad About You
TV · as Mr. Wicker, Sgt. Panino · 10 eps
Brooklyn Bridge
TV · 1 ep
Law & Order
TV · as Nathan Marks · 1 ep
Northern Exposure
TV · as Rabbi Alan Schulman · 3 eps
Quantum Leap
TV · as Lenny Greenman · 1 ep
87th Precinct
TV · 1 ep