Jerry Adler died at 96, according to a family announcement confirmed by Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York. He spent decades behind the scenes on 53 Broadway productions as a stage manager, producer, or director. His theater credits include the original production of My Fair Lady and collaborations with Marlene Dietrich, Julie Andrews and Richard Burton. He hailed from an entertainment family rooted in Jewish and Yiddish theater; his father, Philip Adler, was a Group Theatre general manager and his cousin Stella Adler was a renowned acting teacher. Adler left Broadway during the 1980s slump, moved to California, worked in television and later pivoted to acting in his 60s, earning roles such as Hesh Rabkin on The Sopranos and Howard Lyman on The Good Wife.
Among Adler's acting credits are The Sopranos, on which he played Tony Soprano adviser Hesh Rabkin across all six seasons, and The Good Wife, where he played law partner Howard Lyman. But before Adler had ever stepped in front of a film or television camera, he had 53 Broadway productions to his name all behind the scenes, serving as a stage manager, producer or director.
After a long theater career, which included the original production of My Fair Lady and working with the likes of Marlene Dietrich, Julie Andrews and Richard Burton, among many others, Adler left Broadway during its 1980s slump. He moved to California, where he worked on television productions like the soap opera Santa Barbara. I was really getting into the twilight of a mediocre career, he told The New York Times in 1992.
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