{"id":1977292,"date":"2025-08-24T13:16:22","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T13:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1977292"},"modified":"2025-08-24T13:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T13:16:22","slug":"jerry-adler-the-sopranos-and-the-good-wife-actor-dead-at-96","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jerry-adler-the-sopranos-and-the-good-wife-actor-dead-at-96\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Adler, The Sopranos and The Good Wife Actor, Dead at 96"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Veteran actor Jerry Adler, who starred in shows like <em>The Sopranos<\/em>, <em>The Good Wife <\/em>and <em>Rescue Me<\/em>, has died. He was 96.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Adler\u2019s death was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dignitymemorial.com\/obituaries\/new-york-ny\/jerry-adler-12496580\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:confirmed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">confirmed<\/a> by his family and friends Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>More from TVLine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe great actor, my friend Jerry Adler died today at the age of 96,\u201d his friend Frank J. Reilly <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FrankJReilly1\/status\/1959337300531589279\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wrote on X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cYou know him from one of his iconic roles had from many of his guest appearances. Not bad for a guy who didn\u2019t start acting until he was 65.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In HBO\u2019s <em>The Sopranos<\/em>, Adler played consigliere Hesh Rabkin, a Jewish associate of Tony Soprano\u2019s who helps guide the mafia boss. In\u00a0<em>The Good Wife\u00a0<\/em>and its offshoot\u00a0<em>The Good Fight<\/em>, the actor played Equity partner Howard Lyman, who was invited back to the firm to help Diane and Will outvote Derrick Bond. In FX\u2019s\u00a0<em>Rescue Me<\/em>, the actor recurred as New York Fire Department deputy chief Sidney Feinberg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Adler\u2019s other TV credits include <em>Mad About You, Transparent, Mozart in the Jungle, Raising Dad <\/em>and <em>Hudson Street<\/em>, in addition to one-off appearances on <em>Spin City, Law &amp; Order <\/em>and<em> Broad City.<\/em> On the film side of things, he starred in <em>Manhattan Murder Mystery, In Her Shoes, Getting Away With Murder<\/em> and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Before his career as an actor, Adler had a behind-the-scenes career in theater, working in over 50 Broadway plays. He notably was the stage manager for the 1956 original production of\u00a0<em>My Fair Lady<\/em> starring a young Julie Andrews.\u00a0He was also stage manager for the NBC soap opera\u00a0<em>Santa Barbara\u00a0<\/em>from 1986-1992.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>TV Stars Who Died in 2025<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TV Stars We Lost in 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/tv-stars-lost-2025-211523847.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:View Gallery58 Images;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\"><span>View Gallery<span>58 Images<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Best of TVLine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.tvline.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TVLine's Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TVLine&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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He was 96. Adler\u2019s death was confirmed by his family and friends Saturday. More from TVLine \u201cThe great actor, my friend Jerry Adler died today at the age of 96,\u201d his friend Frank J. 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