- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- February 4, 1929
- Place of Birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- August 23, 2025
Jerry Adler
Jerry Adler (February 4, 1929 – August 23, 2025) was 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. He was raised in a Jewish observant household. 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 i…
Filmography
movieDriveways
2020 · Rodger
tvTalking Sopranos
2020 · Self
tvMad About You
2019 · Mr. Wicker
tvLiving with Yourself
2019 · Hillston
movieTransparent: Musicale Finale
2019 · Moshe Pfefferman
movieFair Market Value
2019 · Victor Rosen
tvThe Good Fight
2017 · Howard Lyman
movieA Most Violent Year
2014 · Joseph Mendelsohn
tvTransparent
2014 · Moshe Pfefferman
movieThe Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014 · Cooper
movieKatharine Hepburn: The Great Kate
2014 · Self - Actor
movieAdult World
2014 · Stan
tvMozart in the Jungle
2014 · Lazlo
tvBroad City
2014 · Saul Borowitz
movieRemember Sunday
2013 · Sam
tvThe Good Wife
2009 · Howard Lyman
movieMedal of Honor
2008 · Writer
movieSynecdoche, New York
2008 · Caden's Father
movieThe Memory Thief
2007 · Mr. Zweig
movieGoodbye Baby
2007 · Perlman
tv'Til Death
2006 · Al Stark
movieFind Me Guilty
2006 · Saul Rizzo
movieIn Her Shoes
2005 · Lewis Feldman
moviePrime
2005 · Sam
tvThe War at Home
2005 · Jerry
tvRescue Me
2004 · Sidney Feinberg
tvCSI: Miami
2002 · Cardinal Benedetti
movieMixed Signals
2001 · Limo driver
tvRaising Dad
2001 · Sam Stewart
tvJackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000 · Maurice Tempelsman
movieJackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis
2000 · Maurice Tempelsman
tvCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Minyan Member #1
tvBull
2000
tvAftershock: Earthquake in New York
1999 · Burt Hornstein
tvThe West Wing
1999 · Jules Ziegler
movie30 Days
1999 · Rick Trainer
movieSix Ways to Sunday
1999 · Louis Varga
tvThe Sopranos
1999 · Hesh Rabkin
LateLine
tvLateLine
1998
Alright Already
tvAlright Already
1997 · Al Lerner
tvSpin City
1996 · Police Commissioner
movieLarger Than Life
1996 · Event Coordinator
movieGetting Away with Murder
1996 · Judge
tvHudson Street
1995 · Lt. Al Teischler
movieFor Better or Worse
1995 · Morton Makeshift
tvNew York Undercover
1994 · Mr. Ross
movieThe Odd Couple: Together Again
1993 · Murray
movieManhattan Murder Mystery
1993 · Paul House
movieThe Public Eye
1992 · Arthur Nabler
movieExclusive
1992 · Mort
tvMad About You
1992 · Mr. Wicker, Sgt. Panino
tvBrooklyn Bridge
1991
tvLaw & Order
1990 · Nathan Marks
tvNorthern Exposure
1990 · Rabbi Alan Schulman
tvQuantum Leap
1989 · Lenny Greenman
movieClass of '86
1986 · Director
movieReward
1980 · Producer
movieMirror, Mirror
1979 · Producer
movieThe Comedy Company
1978 · Executive Producer
movieThe Boob Tube
1975 · Producer
tv87th Precinct
1961
tvTony Awards
1956 · Production Supervisor, Stage Director