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Jerry Adler

1929 - 2025

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Jerry Adler (February 4, 1929 – August 23, 2025) was an American actor, theatrical producer, and director. He was known for his films Manhattan Murder Mystery, The Public Eye, In Her Shoes, and Prime, and for his television work as Herman "Hesh" Rabkin on The Sopranos, Howard Lyman on The Good Wife and The Good Fight, building maintenance man Mr. Wicker on Mad About You, Bob Saget's father Sam Stewart on Raising Dad, Fire Chief Sidney Feinberg on Rescue Me, Moshe Pfefferman on Transparent, Saul Horowitz on Broad City, and Hillston on Living with Yourself with Paul Rudd. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Adler is the 8,063rd most popular actor (down from 7,531st in 2024), the 12,366th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,108th in 2019) and the 3,743rd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jerry Adler ranks 8,063 out of 13,578. Before him are Keiko Kitagawa, Trevor Moore, Torrey DeVitto, Bill Mumy, Vivian Blaine, and Vladislav Galkin. After him are Damson Idris, Casey Siemaszko, Beth Fowler, Ted Lange, Nick Lachey, and Marie Gillain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Jerry Adler ranks 527. Before him are Bhanu Athaiya, Nel Noddings, Shirley Ann Grau, Brian Friel, Nirmala Deshpande, and Tom Foley. After him are Pete George, Peter Sculthorpe, Buck Owens, James H. Billington, Art Taylor, and Suraiya. Among people deceased in 2025, Jerry Adler ranks 434. Before him are Alevtina Olyunina, and Jim Bolger. After him are Satish Shah, Raúl Grijalva, Virginia Giuffre, Otacílio Gonçalves, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Abubaker Kaki Khamis, Nicky Katt, Pat Crowley, Slavko Obadov, and Daniel Kleppner.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Adler ranks 12,369 out of 20,380. Before him are Phil Heath (1979), Beth Ditto (1981), Torrey DeVitto (1984), Bill Mumy (1954), Blind Boy Fuller (1904), and Vivian Blaine (1921). After him are Eddie Dibbs (1951), Benjamin Stoddert (1751), Martha Hudson (1939), Casey Siemaszko (1961), Beth Fowler (1940), and Ted Lange (1948).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jerry Adler ranks 3,745. Before him are Jay Harrington (1971), James Van Der Beek (1977), Trevor Moore (1980), Torrey DeVitto (1984), Bill Mumy (1954), and Vivian Blaine (1921). After him are Casey Siemaszko (1961), Beth Fowler (1940), Ted Lange (1948), Nick Lachey (1973), Mireille Enos (1975), and Amanda Schull (1978).

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