Jerry Adler , a veteran actor who appeared in series The Sopranos , The Good Wife and Rescue Me and also served as a Broadway director and stage manager, has died at the age of 96, his loved ones announced .

His friend, Frank J. Reilly, confirmed his death, writing in part on X : “The great actor, my friend Jerry Adler died today at the age of 96. You know him from one of his iconic roles had from many of his guest appearances. Not bad for a guy who didn’t start acting until he was 65.”

In HBO’s seminal series, Adler notably portrayed consigliere Hesh Rabkin, a Jewish associate of Tony Soprano’s (James Gandolfini), whose wisdom helps guide the mafia boss. On the opposite end of the spectrum, he played the crude name partner Howard Lyman in The Good Wife and offshoot T

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