Grief for Jerry Adler: “Sopranos” actor died at the age of 96

Jerry Adler (1929-2025) is dead. The iconic character actor, who became known through series such as “The Sopranos”, “Good Wife” and “Rescue Me”, died at the age of 96. . He died on August 23. A cause of death is not mentioned.

His death confirmed: “The great actor, my friend Jerry Adler, died today at the age of 96. You know him from one of his iconic roles and his many guest appearances. Not bad for a guy who only started acting at 65.”

Born New York Adler, whose cousin was the famous show teacher Stella Adler (1901-1992), initially started his career behind the scenes of the theater world before, in later years, with initial acting engagements in works such as “Manhattan Murder Mystery” (1993) by Woody (89).

His greatest successes were his recurring role in the legendary mafia series “Die Sopranos”. Here he played the figure Herman “Hesh” Rabkin, a consultant of the main character Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini, 1961-2013) from the first episode from 1999 until the series finale in 2007.

“After doing so many shows on Broadway behind the stage in the dark, it is so strange to be recognized now. This is something that I would never have expected. If I go along the street now, it means ‘Hey, hesh!'” ,.

In addition to his “sopranos” engagement, he was also seen over the years in films such as “Synecdoche, New York” and numerous TV series, around 30 episodes of the drama series “Good Wife” as well as the spin-off “The Good Fight”, in “Rescue Me” and the sitcom “Raising Dad”.