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, 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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Movies (31)
Driveways
2020 · Rodger
Transparent: Musicale Finale
2019 · Moshe Pfefferman
Fair Market Value
2019 · Victor Rosen
A Most Violent Year
2014 · Joseph Mendelsohn
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014 · Cooper
Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
2014 · Self - Actor
Remember Sunday
2013 · Sam
Medal of Honor
2008 · Writer
Synecdoche, New York
2008 · Caden's Father
The Memory Thief
2007 · Mr. Zweig
Goodbye Baby
2007 · Perlman
The Real Sopranos
2006
Find Me Guilty
2006 · Saul Rizzo
In Her Shoes
2005 · Lewis Feldman
Prime
2005 · Sam
Mixed Signals
2001 · Limo driver
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000 · Maurice Tempelsman
30 Days
1999 · Rick Trainer
Six Ways to Sunday
1999 · Louis Varga
Larger Than Life
1996 · Event Coordinator
Getting Away with Murder
1996 · Judge
For Better or Worse
1995 · Morton Makeshift
The Odd Couple: Together Again
1993 · Murray
Manhattan Murder Mystery
1993 · Paul House
The Public Eye
1992 · Arthur Nabler
Exclusive
1992 · Mort
Class of '86
1986 · Director
Reward
1980 · Producer
Mirror, Mirror
1979 · Producer
The Comedy Company
1978 · Executive Producer
The Boob Tube
1975 · Producer
TV shows (31)
Talking Sopranos
2020 · Self
Mad About You
2019 · Mr. Wicker
Cómo vivir contigo mismo
2019 · Hillston
The Good Fight
2017 · Howard Lyman
Transparent
2014 · Moshe Pfefferman
Mozart in the Jungle
2014 · Lazlo
Broad City
2014 · Saul Borowitz
The Good Wife
2009 · Howard Lyman
'Til Death
2006 · Al Stark
The War at Home
2005 · Jerry
Rescue Me
2004 · Sidney Feinberg
CSI: Miami
2002 · Cardinal Benedetti
Raising Dad
2001 · Sam Stewart
Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000 · Maurice Tempelsman
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Minyan Member #1
Bull
2000
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999 · Burt Hornstein
The West Wing
1999 · Jules Ziegler
The Sopranos
1999 · Hesh Rabkin
LateLine
1998
Alright Already
1997 · Al Lerner
Spin City
1996 · Police Commissioner
Hudson Street
1995 · Lt. Al Teischler
New York Undercover
1994 · Mr. Ross
Mad About You
1992 · Mr. Wicker, Sgt. Panino
Brooklyn Bridge
1991
Law & Order
1990 · Nathan Marks
Northern Exposure
1990 · Rabbi Alan Schulman
Quantum Leap
1989 · Lenny Greenman
87th Precinct
1961
Tony Awards
1956 · Production Supervisor, Stage Director