Jerry Adler died Saturday and "passed peacefully in his sleep," according to family; no cause of death was given. Born February 4, 1929, in Brooklyn, Adler began in theater as a stage manager in 1950, worked on Of Thee I Sing and My Fair Lady, moved into production supervision, and directed the 1974 Sammy Cohn revue Words and Music and the 1976 revival of My Fair Lady, earning a Drama Desk nomination. Adler transitioned to acting in the late 1970s; his first television credit came at age 62 on Brooklyn Bridge in 1991, followed by appearances on Quantum Leap, New York Undercover, Northern Exposure, and a regular role on Hudson Street. He later appeared in The Odd Couple: Together Again, Alright Already, Raising Dad, Rescue Me, and The Good Wife, had recurring roles on Mad About You and Transparent, and became best known as Hesh Rabkin on The Sopranos.
Adler transitioned to acting in the late 1970s, with his first television credit at age 62 in a guest spot on the coming-of-age comedy Brooklyn Bridge in 1991. He went on to appear in episodes of Quantum Leap, New York Undercover, and Northern Exposure, among other shows. before landing his first regularly scheduled role in the one-season Tony Danza comedy Hudson Street.
Adler also took over the role of Murray the cop in the 1993 TV movie The Odd Couple: Together Again and appeared as a series regular in Alright Already (1997-98), Raising Dad (2001-02), Rescue Me (2007-11), and The Good Wife (2011-16). Additionally, he had recurring roles in the comedies Mad About You and Transparent, but it was his portrayal of Hesh Rabkin on The Sopranos that cemented his place in television history.
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