Jerry Adler

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Summary

Jerry Adler was an actor, director, and longtime Broadway stage manager who began acting in his sixties. He was best known for playing Hesh Rabkin on The Sopranos and Howard Lyman on The Good Wife, alongside roles in Mad About You, Rescue Me, and Transparent. His work ranged across crime dramas, comedies, and legal dramas, often in supporting character roles. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, activism, or political causes are on record.