--- name: "Jerry Adler" canonical: "https://film.one/person/jerry-adler" roles: [] born: "4 February 1929" died: "23 August 2025" reviewed_on_fi1m: 4 average_fi1m_score: 82 average_over: 4 updated: "2026-09-17T12:33:26.306897+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Jerry Adler Actor. Born 4 February 1929 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. Died 23 August 2025. ## Details - **Born:** 4 February 1929, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA - **Died:** 23 August 2025 - **Active:** 2008–2014 - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 84 (2), 2010s 80 (2) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 82 to 78 across 4 titles - **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Thriller 1 - **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $16m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Adler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1687792, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0012178/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24292 ## Streaming the US now - **HBO Max:** [*A Most Violent Year*](https://film.one/film/a-most-violent-year.md) (77) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Jerry Adler was an American actor. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, on 4 February 1929 and died in New York City on 23 August 2025. Adler began his career in theatre as a stage manager in the 1950s, working on Broadway productions including the original *My Fair Lady*. He later directed several shows before turning to acting in his sixties. He appeared in films such as *Manhattan Murder Mystery* (1993), *In Her Shoes* (2005) and *A Most Violent Year* (2014), in which he played Joseph Mendelsohn. On television he was best known for his recurring role as Herman 'Hesh' Rabkin in *The Sopranos* (1999–2007). Other credits include *The Good Wife* (2011–2016) as Howard Lyman, *Rescue Me* (2007–2011) and *Transparent* (2017–2019). *Sources: imdb.com, nytimes.com, en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com.* ## On Fi1m (4) - *A Most Violent Year* (2014), Fi1m 77, as Joseph Mendelsohn — [page](https://film.one/film/a-most-violent-year.md) - *Transparent* (2014), Fi1m 82, as Moshe Pfefferman — [page](https://film.one/tv/transparent.md) - *The Good Wife* (2009), Fi1m 84, as Howard Lyman — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) - *Synecdoche, New York* (2008), Fi1m 84, as Caden's Father — [page](https://film.one/film/synecdoche-new-york.md) ## Complete filmography (59) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Driveways* (2020), as Rodger - *Mad About You* (2019), series, as Mr. Wicker - *Living with Yourself* (2019), series, as Hillston - *Transparent: Musicale Finale* (2019), as Moshe Pfefferman - *Fair Market Value* (2019), as Victor Rosen - *The Good Fight* (2017), series, as Howard Lyman - *A Most Violent Year* (2014), as Joseph Mendelsohn — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/a-most-violent-year.md) - *Transparent* (2014), series, as Moshe Pfefferman — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/transparent.md) - *The Angriest Man in Brooklyn* (2014), as Cooper - *Mozart in the Jungle* (2014), series, as Lazlo - *Broad City* (2014), series, as Saul Borowitz - *Remember Sunday* (2013), as Sam - *The Good Wife* (2009), series, as Howard Lyman — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-wife.md) - *Medal of Honor* (2008), Writer - *Synecdoche, New York* (2008), as Caden's Father — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/synecdoche-new-york.md) - *The Memory Thief* (2007), as Mr. Zweig - *Goodbye Baby* (2007), as Perlman - *'Til Death* (2006), series, as Al Stark - *The Real Sopranos* (2006), Acting - *Find Me Guilty* (2006), as Saul Rizzo - *In Her Shoes* (2005), as Lewis Feldman - *Prime* (2005), as Sam - *The War at Home* (2005), series, as Jerry - *Rescue Me* (2004), series, as Sidney Feinberg — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/rescue-me.md) - *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Cardinal Benedetti - *Mixed Signals* (2001), as Limo driver - *Raising Dad* (2001), series, as Sam Stewart - *Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis* (2000), series, as Maurice Tempelsman - *Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis* (2000), as Maurice Tempelsman - *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Minyan Member #1 — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md) - *Bull* (2000), series, Acting - *Aftershock: Earthquake in New York* (1999), series, as Burt Hornstein - *The West Wing* (1999), series, as Jules Ziegler — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md) - *30 Days* (1999), as Rick Trainer - *Six Ways to Sunday* (1999), as Louis Varga - *The Sopranos* (1999), series, as Hesh Rabkin — Fi1m 94, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sopranos.md) - *LateLine* (1998), series, Acting - *Alright Already* (1997), series, as Al Lerner - *Spin City* (1996), series, as Police Commissioner - *Larger Than Life* (1996), as Event Coordinator - *Getting Away with Murder* (1996), as Judge - *Hudson Street* (1995), series, as Lt. Al Teischler - *For Better or Worse* (1995), as Morton Makeshift - *New York Undercover* (1994), series, as Mr. Ross - *The Odd Couple: Together Again* (1993), as Murray - *Manhattan Murder Mystery* (1993), as Paul House - *The Public Eye* (1992), as Arthur Nabler - *Exclusive* (1992), as Mort - *Mad About You* (1992), series, as Mr. Wicker, Sgt. Panino - *Brooklyn Bridge* (1991), series, Acting - *Law & Order* (1990), series, as Nathan Marks - *Northern Exposure* (1990), series, as Rabbi Alan Schulman - *Quantum Leap* (1989), series, as Lenny Greenman - *Class of '86* (1986), Director - *Reward* (1980), Producer - *Mirror, Mirror* (1979), Producer - *The Comedy Company* (1978), Executive Producer - *The Boob Tube* (1975), Producer - *87th Precinct* (1961), series, Acting --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/jerry-adler