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Jerry Adler in Rescue Me (2004)

Biography

Jerry Adler

Overview

  • Born
    February 4, 1929 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    August 23, 2025 · New York City, New York, USA (in his sleep)
  • Birth name
    Jerome Elliott Adler
  • Height
    6′ 1¾″ (1.87 m)

Mini bio

  • Jerry Adler was born on February 4, 1929 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and director, known for Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993), In Her Shoes (2005) and Prime (2005). He was married to Joan Laxman, Catherone B. "Cathy" Rice and Dolores Bove. He died on August 23, 2025 in New York City, New York, USA.

Family

  • Spouses
      Joan Laxman(July 3, 1994 - August 23, 2025) (his death)
      Catherone B. "Cathy" Rice(March 28, 1978 - ?) (divorced)
      Dolores Bove(June 6, 1950 - ?) (divorced, 3 children)
  • Children
      Laura Adler
  • Parents
      Philip Adler
      Pauline Goldberg
  • Relatives
      Michael Adler(Sibling)
      Joe Adler(Grandchild)

Trivia

  • Stage Manager of the Broadway production of The Apple Tree when Barbara Harris had a nervous breakdown during the production and he had to bring down the curtain in the middle of the first act.
  • The son of Pauline and Philip Adler, who was a general manager of New York City's influential Group Theatre, founded in 1931.
  • He was nominated for a 1976 Joseph Jefferson Award for Director in a Play for "That Championship Season", at the Arlington Park Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
  • Adler came to wider attention on the hit HBO crime-family drama "The Sopranos" as Herman Rabkin, known as Hesh, a music mogul, loan shark and trusted associate of Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini).The character was supposed to be a one-off for the 1999 pilot, but David Chase, the show's creator, found Mr. Adler so compelling that he kept bringing him back for six seasons.
  • Began his theatre career as a stage manager in 1950.

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