Personal Info
Birth date
1929-02-04 (96 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also known as
-Jerry Adler
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jerry Adler (born February 4, 1929) is 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 is now appearing 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
Law & Order
7.4
Overview:
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.The Sopranos
8.653
Overview:
The story of New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads. Those difficulties are often highlighted through his ongoing professional relationship with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi. The show features Tony's family members and Mafia associates in prominent roles and story arcs, most notably his wife Carmela and his cousin and protégé Christopher Moltisanti.The Good Wife
7.599
Overview:
Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and political corruption scandal lands him in jail.CSI: Miami
7.712
Overview:
CSI: Miami follows Crime Scene Investigators working for the Miami-Dade Police Department as they use physical evidence, similar to their Las Vegas counterparts, to solve grisly murders. The series mixes deduction, gritty subject matter, and character-driven drama in the same vein as the original series in the CSI franchise, except that the Miami CSIs are cops first, scientists second.Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.025
Overview:
The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.Broad City
7.1
Overview:
Broad City follows two women throughout their daily lives in New York City, making the smallest and mundane events hysterical and disturbing to watch all at the same time.The West Wing
8.3
Overview:
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.Spin City
7.1
Overview:
Workaholic Mike Flaherty is the Deputy Mayor of New York City, serving as Mayor Randall Winston's key strategist and much-needed handler. Mike runs the city with the help of his oddball staff: an anxious and insecure press secretary; a sexist, boorish chief of staff; an impeccably groomed gay activist running minority affairs; a sharp and efficient, man-crazy accountant; and an idealistic young speechwriter. Like Mike, they are all professionally capable but personally challenged.Mad About You
6.659
Overview:
Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.The Good Fight
7.593
Overview:
Picking up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of "The Good Wife", an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of a young lawyer, Maia Rindell, while simultaneously wiping out her mentor and godmother Diane Lockhart's savings. Forced out of her law firm, now called "Lockhart, Deckler, Gussman, Lee, Lyman, Gilbert, Lurie, Kagan, Tannebaum & Associates", they join Lucca Quinn at one of Chicago's preeminent law firms.Quantum Leap
8.031
Overview:
Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished... He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home.Mozart in the Jungle
7.5
Overview:
In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" and Gelsey Kirkland's "Dancing on my Grave" comes an insider’s look into the secret world of classical musicians. From her debut recital at Carnegie Recital Hall to the Broadway pits of "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon," Blair Tindall has played with some of the biggest names in classical music for twenty-five years. Now in "Mozart in the Jungle," Tindall exposes the scandalous rock and roll lifestyles of the musicians, conductors, and administrators who inhabit the insular world of classical music.Northern Exposure
7.9
Overview:
After receiving a scholarship from the state, a recent Columbia University medical school graduate is required to set up his practice in an eccentric Alaskan town.Tony Awards
5.1
Overview:
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.New York Undercover
7.1
Overview:
New York Undercover is an American police drama The series stars Detective J.C. Williams and Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's Fourth Precinct who were assigned to investigate various crimes and gang-related cases.'Til Death
6.4
Overview:
A comedy about the triumphs and tribulations of marriage and friendship from very different perspectives. It's about the funny – and sometimes annoying – things that happen between husbands, wives, parents, children, neighbors and friends day after day after day. The show focuses on Eddie and Joy Stark, a couple married for 23 years who live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.87th Precinct
7.5
Overview:
87th Precinct is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, and Ron Harper, which aired on NBC on Monday evenings during the 1961–1962 television season.Transparent
6.369
Overview:
An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out.The War at Home
6.913
Overview:
When Dave and Vicky were growing up, their parents had it easy. Back then, there were no “time-outs,” no one had any “boundaries,” and “parenting” wasn’t even a word. Parents had no idea what their kids were really up to and ignorance truly was bliss. Now Dave and Vicky have teenagers of their own, and anything their kids might even think about doing, Dave and Vicky have already done… at least twice.Hudson Street
5.2
Overview:
Tony Canetti is a divorced detective in Hoboken, New Jersey, who shares custody of his son Mickey with his ex-wife. In between work and raising his son, Tony also starts a romance with an idealistic crime reporter, Melanie.Rescue Me
7.66
Overview:
Rescue Me revolves around the lives of the men in a New York City firehouse, the crew of 62 Truck. Examining the fraternal nature and relationships of firefighters, the series tackles the daily drama of the life-and-death situations associated with being a firefighter, while exploring the ways the men use dark humor to protect their true emotions.LateLine
NYR
Overview:
LateLine is an American TV sitcom that ran on NBC from March 17, 1998, through March 16, 1999. Due to an abrupt cancellation, there were seven unaired episodes. Created by John Markus and Al Franken, LateLine depicted the behind-the-scenes goings-on of a fictitious late-night television news broadcast, patterned in part after the long-running ABC program Nightline. Many plotlines in the series were satirical, dealing with topics like Deep Throat and the Watergate break-in, and the episodes often had cameos by famous politicians. On August 17, 2004, Paramount released a DVD set containing all nineteen episodes on three discs.Talking Sopranos
NYR
Overview:
Cast members Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa host Talking Sopranos. Michael reviews the Sopranos episode by episode giving inside info, insights and behind the scenes stories.Brooklyn Bridge
7.5
Overview:
Brooklyn Bridge is an American television program which aired on CBS between 1991 and 1993. It is about a Jewish American family living in Brooklyn in the middle 1950s. The premise was partially based on the childhood of executive producer and creator Gary David Goldberg. Brooklyn Bridge won a Golden Globe and was nominated for an Emmy Award as for outstanding television series in 1992, after its first season. The cast was led by Marion Ross; Art Garfunkel performed the theme song, which was titled "Just Over The Brooklyn Bridge." In 1997, "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" was ranked #46 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time.Living with Yourself
6.7
Overview:
Burned out on life, Miles undergoes a strange procedure at a strip mall spa -- and wakes to find he's been replaced by a better version of himself.Mad About You
8.2
Overview:
A revival of the 1990s sitcom centering on the trials and tribulations of a married couple living in New York.Bull
6.8
Overview:
Bull is a short-lived American drama series created by Michael S. Chernuchin, who had worked on Law & Order and Brooklyn South in 2000. It was TNT's first original series, and was cancelled in the middle of Season 1. The show's name is in reference to the bull market, but the airing of the series coincided with the dot-com bubble crash that turned what had until then been a bull economy in the United States into a bear market.Alright Already
NYR
Overview:
In her first lead television role, Leifer plays a savvy, single businesswoman who's just opened a Miami optometry shop with best friend Renee. Here, Carol tries to remain sane as she copes with her nearby mother and father, girl-crazy brother and younger sister who seems to be developing a strange liking for Vic Damone. Combine all of this to the many romances of Renee (who has never met a man she didn't like. a lot), and you get a pop culture comedy that finds big laughs in little moments.Aftershock: Earthquake in New York
7
Overview:
Without warning, an earthquake rips through the "City That Never Sleeps," turning it into a vulnerable state of chaos: skyscrapers topple, subways are buried in the rubble, countless lives are lost and loved ones are torn apart. As turmoil reigns in the screaming streets, Mayor Bruce Lincoln and former Fire Chief Thomas Ahearn race against time to enact a city-wide emergency plan.Acting
2020Driveways as Rodger
2020Talking Sopranos (1 Episode) as Self
2019Mad About You (2 Episodes) as Mr. Wicker
2019Living with Yourself (1 Episode) as Unknown
2019Transparent: Musicale Finale as Moshe Pfefferman
2019Fair Market Value as Victor Rosen
2017The Good Fight (2 Episodes) as Howard Lyman
2014A Most Violent Year as Joseph Mendelsohn
2014Transparent (2 Episodes) as Moshe Pfefferman
2014The Angriest Man in Brooklyn as Cooper
2014Katharine Hepburn: The Great Kate as Self - Actor
2014Adult World as Stan
2014Mozart in the Jungle (2 Episodes) as Lazlo
2014Broad City (1 Episode) as Saul Borowitz
2013Remember Sunday as Sam
2009The Good Wife (30 Episodes) as Howard Lyman
2008Synecdoche, New York as Caden's Father
2007The Memory Thief as Mr. Zweig
2007Goodbye Baby as Perlman
2006'Til Death (1 Episode) as Al Stark
2006Find Me Guilty as Saul Rizzo
2005In Her Shoes as Lewis Feldman
2005Prime as Sam
2005The War at Home (1 Episode) as Unknown
2004Rescue Me (20 Episodes) as Sidney Feinberg
2002CSI: Miami (1 Episode) as Cardinal Benedetti
2001Raising Dad (22 Episodes) as Sam Stewart
2000Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis as Maurice Tempelsman
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm (1 Episode) as Minyan Member #1
2000Bull (1 Episode) as Unknown
1999Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (2 Episodes) as Burt Hornstein
1999The West Wing (1 Episode) as Jules Ziegler
199930 Days as Rick Trainer
1999Six Ways to Sunday as Louis Varga
1999The Sopranos (28 Episodes) as Hesh Rabkin
1998LateLine (1 Episode) as Unknown
1997Alright Already (21 Episodes) as Al Lerner
1996Spin City (1 Episode) as Police Commissioner
1996Larger Than Life as Event Coordinator
1996Getting Away with Murder as Judge
1995Hudson Street (22 Episodes) as Lt. Al Teischler
1995For Better or Worse as Morton Makeshift
1994New York Undercover (1 Episode) as Mr. Ross
1993The Odd Couple: Together Again as Murray
1993Manhattan Murder Mystery as Paul House
1992The Public Eye as Arthur Nabler
1992Exclusive as Mort
1992Mad About You (10, 1 Episode) as Mr. Wicker, Sgt. Panino
1991Brooklyn Bridge (1 Episode) as Unknown
1990Law & Order (1 Episode) as Nathan Marks
1990Northern Exposure (3 Episodes) as Rabbi Alan Schulman
1989Quantum Leap (1 Episode) as Lenny Greenman
196187th Precinct (1 Episode) as Unknown
Writing
2008Medal of Honor ... Writer
Production
1980Reward ... Producer
1979Mirror, Mirror ... Producer
1978The Comedy Company ... Executive Producer
1975The Boob Tube ... Producer
1956Tony Awards (12 Episodes) ... Production Supervisor