Jerry Adler
Acting
Born 1929-02-04
Died 2025-08-23
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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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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Law & Order
CSI: Miami
The Sopranos
The West Wing
The Good Wife
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Tony Awards
Quantum Leap
Mad About You
Rescue Me
The Good Fight
Northern Exposure
Spin City
Broad City
Transparent
Mozart in the Jungle
New York Undercover
'Til Death
Talking Sopranos
The War at Home
87th Precinct
Synecdoche, New York
In Her Shoes
Prime
Bull
Living with Yourself
A Most Violent Year
Brooklyn Bridge
Raising Dad
Mad About You
LateLine
Manhattan Murder Mystery
Find Me Guilty
Hudson Street
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
Alright Already
The Public Eye
Remember Sunday
Larger Than Life
Exclusive
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Driveways
Getting Away with Murder
Transparent: Musicale Finale
For Better or Worse
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
Mixed Signals
Medal of Honor
Reward
Goodbye Baby
The Odd Couple: Together Again
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
Fair Market Value
The Real Sopranos
Mirror, Mirror
Six Ways to Sunday
30 Days
The Memory Thief
Class of '86
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