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
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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Born
Feb 04, 1929
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Died
Aug 23, 2025
Known For
Acting
Movies
25 acting
6 crew
Popularity
0.7
Known For
A Most Violent Year
2014
as Joseph Mendelsohn
Synecdoche, New York
2008
as Caden's Father
Prime
2005
as Sam
In Her Shoes
2005
as Lewis Feldman
Manhattan Murder Mystery
1993
as Paul House
Find Me Guilty
2006
as Saul Rizzo
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
as Cooper
The Public Eye
1992
as Arthur Nabler
Larger Than Life
1996
as Event Coordinator
Remember Sunday
2013
as Sam
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