US Edition'Sopranos' actor Jerry Adler dies at 96
Jerry Adler began acting at 62 after decades in Broadway production, appearing in over 60 TV and film roles including 28 episodes of The Sopranos as Hesh Rabkin.
- On Saturday, August 23, 2025, Jerry Adler, veteran actor, died at age 96 in his New York City home, confirmed by his family, friend Frank J. Reilly, and Riverside Memorial Chapel.
- A longtime Broadway production figure, Jerry Adler was born February 4, 1929, in Brooklyn, New York, and worked on more than 50 productions including serving as stage manager on My Fair Lady .
- On screen, Adler appeared in 28 Sopranos episodes, delivering the line `A hit is a hit`, and later played Howard Lyman on The Good Wife and Sidney Feinberg on Rescue Me.
- Michael Imperioli paid tribute, writing `JERRY ADLER was a fantastic actor and the kindest of human beings`, while fans revisited The Sopranos on HBO Max and reflected on his memoir Too Funny for Words published last year.
- Having started acting in his 60s, Adler often portrayed Jewish characters and, in recent years, he and his wife Joan Laxman relocated from Connecticut to New York, marking a significant chapter's close in television and Broadway communities.
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Top 5 Sopranos Crew Members In Honor Of Jerry Adler's Passing
Fans of the TV show masterpiece The Sopranos were saddened to learn of the passing of Jerry Adler.The 96-year-old actor was perhaps best known for his role as Tony's trusted friend and shylock business runner, Hesh Rabkin, on the show.To me, The Sopranos is the greatest television show to have ever graced our screens, and Adler's presence played an integral part in its success.In honor of his passing, I thought I would take a look at the top fiv…
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wlsam.comJerry Adler, ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘The Good Wife’ Actor, Dies at 96
Jerry Adler, a Broadway veteran who helped bring some of theater's most iconic productions to life before reinventing himself as a TV actor on "The Sopranos," "The Good Wife" and "Rescue Me," died Saturday in New York City. He was 96. His publicist said the actor "passed peacefully in his sleep," The Guardian reported. Born in Brooklyn, Adler spent decades behind the scenes before finding success on screen. He began working as an assistant stage…
World fame came when he was about to retire: Jerry Adler, who associated fatherly kindness with brutal hardship in The Sopranos, died at the age of 96.
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