Jerry Adler
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Born | New York City, U.S. | February 4, 1929
Occupation(s) | Actor, director, producer |
Years active | 1951–present |
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Jerry Adler (born February 4, 1929)
Early life
Adler was born and raised in
Career
Adler began his theatre career as a
Other credits includes Drat! The Cat!; a 1976 revival of Hellzapoppin starring Jerry Lewis ("Awful, terrible man"); and Richard Rodgers' final musical, I Remember Mama.[8]
As an actor, Adler is perhaps best known for his roles as
In addition, Adler appeared in an episode of The West Wing as Toby Ziegler's father, Jules Ziegler. The elder Ziegler worked as a 1950s member of Murder, Inc. Adler also appeared as the new chief Sidney Feinberg in the fourth season of FX's firefighter drama Rescue Me. He guest starred as Eddie's father Al in season three and season four of 'Til Death.
His screen credits include
From 2017 to 2019, Adler played Moshe Pfefferman, the father of Jeffrey Tambor's character, on the Amazon series Transparent. From 2017 to 2018, he reprised his role as Howard Lyman on CBS's The Good Fight starring Christine Baranski.
In 2019, he portrayed Saul Horowitz on Broad City and Hillston on Living with Yourself with Paul Rudd.
He also acted in Larry David's Broadway play Fish in the Dark.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | The Public Eye | Arthur Nabler | |
1993 | Manhattan Murder Mystery | Paul House | |
1995 | For Better or Worse | Morton Makeshift | |
1996 | Getting Away with Murder | Judge | |
1996 | Larger than Life | Event Coordinator | |
1997 | Six Ways to Sunday | Louis Varga | |
1999 | 30 Days | Rick Trainer | |
2005 | In Her Shoes | Lewis Feldman | |
2005 | Prime | Sam | |
2006 | Find Me Guilty | Rizzo | |
2007 | The Memory Thief | Mr. Zweig | |
2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Caden's father | |
2014 | The Angriest Man in Brooklyn | Cooper | |
2014 | A Most Violent Year | Joseph Mendelsohn | |
2019 | Fair Market Value | Victor Rosen | |
2019 | Driveways | Rodger |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Brooklyn Bridge | Bert Mendel | Episode: "Old Fools" |
1992 | True Colors | Mr. Green | 2 episodes |
1992 | Quantum Leap | Lenny Greenman | Episode: "It's a Wonderful Leap - May 10, 1958" |
1993–1999, 2019 |
Mad About You | Sgt. Panino / Mr. Wicker | 12 episodes |
1993 | The Odd Couple Together Again | Murray | TV movie |
1994–1995 | Northern Exposure | Rabbi Alan Schulman | 3 episodes |
1995 | New York Undercover | Mr. Ross | Episode: "All in the Family" |
1995 | One Life to Live | Len Hanen | 3 episodes |
1995–1996 | Hudson Street | Lt. Al Teischler | 22 episodes |
1996 | Law & Order | Judge Nathan Marks | Episode: "I.D." |
1996 | Spin City | Police Commissioner | Episode: "Dog Day Afternoon" |
1997–1998 | Alright Already | Al Lerner | 21 episodes |
1999–2007 | The Sopranos | Herman "Hesh" Rabkin
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28 episodes |
1999 | LateLine | Judge Fischbein | Episode: "Protecting the Source" |
1999 | Tracey Takes On... | Murray | Episode: "Lies" |
1999 | Aftershock: Earthquake in New York | Burt Hornstein | 2 episodes |
2000 | Wonderland | Perlman | Episode: "Spell Check" |
2000 | Bull | Max Decker | 2 episodes |
2001–2002 | Raising Dad | Sam Stewart | 22 episodes |
2002 | The West Wing | Jules Ziegler | Episode: "Holy Night" |
2005 | CSI: Miami | Cardinal Benedetti | Episode: "From the Grave" |
2006 | The War at Home | Jerry | Episode: "The West Palm Beach Story" |
2007–2011 | Rescue Me | Sidney Feinberg | 34 episodes |
2008–2009 | 'Til Death | Al Stark / Eddie's Father | 3 episodes |
2010 | Detroit 1-8-7 | Max Elkin | Episode: "Déjà Vu/All In" |
2011 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Minyan Member #1 | Episode: "Mister Softee" |
2011–2016 | The Good Wife | Howard Lyman | Recurring role; 30 episodes |
2013 | Remember Sunday | Sam | TV movie |
2014 | Mozart in the Jungle | Lazlo | 2 episodes |
2017–2018 | The Good Fight | Howard Lyman | 2 episodes |
2017–2019 | Transparent | Moshe Pfefferman | 9 episodes |
2019 | Broad City | Saul Horowitz | Episode: "Lost and Found" |
2019 | Living with Yourself | Hillston | Episode: "Green Tea" |
References
- Cleveland.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- ^ "Jerry Adler Biography (1929-)". Film Reference.
- ^ "Jerry Adler Is In Transitions -- And 'Transparent'". Showriz. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
- ^ "The Sunshine Boys lights up Connecticut stage…with two veteran Jewish actors". Jewish Ledger. 2014-06-04. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
- ^ Mindell, Cindy (2014-06-04). "The Sunshine Boys lights up Connecticut stage…with two veteran Jewish actors". Jewish Ledger. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- j.Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Funke, Lewis (6 June 1971). "News of the Rialto". New York Times. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
- ^ Rizzo, Frank (2017-08-26). "Actor Jerry Adler, 88, makes another transition". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
External links
- Jerry Adler at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jerry Adler at IMDb
- Jerry Adler at AllMovie