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

• 2020Driveways — Rodger
• 2019Fair Market Value — Victor Rosen
• Living with Yourself — Hillston
• Mad About You — Mr. Wicker
• 2019Transparent: Musicale Finale — Moshe Pfefferman
• The Good Fight — Howard Lyman
• 2014A Most Violent Year — Joseph Mendelsohn
• Broad City — Saul Borowitz
• Mozart in the Jungle — Lazlo
• 2014The Angriest Man in Brooklyn — Cooper
• Transparent — Moshe Pfefferman
• 2013Remember Sunday — Sam
• The Good Wife — Howard Lyman
• 2008Medal of Honor — Writer
• 2008Synecdoche, New York — Caden's Father
• 2007Goodbye Baby — Perlman
• 2007The Memory Thief — Mr. Zweig
• 'Til Death — Al Stark
• 2006Find Me Guilty — Saul Rizzo
• 2006The Real Sopranos
• 2005In Her Shoes — Lewis Feldman
• 2005Prime — Sam
• The War at Home — Jerry
• Rescue Me — Sidney Feinberg
• CSI: Miami — Cardinal Benedetti
• 2001Mixed Signals — Limo driver
• Raising Dad — Sam Stewart
• Bull
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Minyan Member #1
• 2000Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis — Maurice Tempelsman
• Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis — Maurice Tempelsman
• 199930 Days — Rick Trainer
• Aftershock: Earthquake in New York — Burt Hornstein
• 1999Six Ways to Sunday — Louis Varga
• The Sopranos — Hesh Rabkin
• The West Wing — Jules Ziegler
• LateLine
• Alright Already — Al Lerner
• 1996Getting Away with Murder — Judge
• 1996Larger Than Life — Event Coordinator
• Spin City — Police Commissioner
• 1995For Better or Worse — Morton Makeshift
• Hudson Street — Lt. Al Teischler
• New York Undercover — Mr. Ross
• 1993Manhattan Murder Mystery — Paul House
• 1993The Odd Couple: Together Again — Murray
• 1992Exclusive — Mort
• Mad About You — Mr. Wicker, Sgt. Panino
• 1992The Public Eye — Arthur Nabler
• Brooklyn Bridge
• Law & Order — Nathan Marks
• Northern Exposure — Rabbi Alan Schulman
• Quantum Leap — Lenny Greenman
• 1986Class of '86 — Director
• 1980Reward — Producer
• 1979Mirror, Mirror — Producer
• 1978The Comedy Company — Executive Producer
• 1975The Boob Tube — Producer
• 87th Precinct
• Tony Awards — Production Supervisor, Stage Director

Appearances as themselves (2)

• Talking Sopranos — Self
• 2014Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate — Self - Actor