Jerry Adler
Herman "Hesh" Rabkin in The Sopranos
Jewish Name - Jerome Adler - Brooklyn NY
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.[1] He was
raised in an observant Jewish
household.[2]
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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