Veteran actor Jerry Adler , who starred in shows like The Sopranos , The Good Wife and Rescue Me , has died. He was 96.

Adler’s death was confirmed by his family and friends Saturday.

“The great actor, my friend Jerry Adler died today at the age of 96,” his friend Frank J. Reilly wrote on X . “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 The Sopranos , Adler played consigliere Hesh Rabkin, a Jewish associate of Tony Soprano’s who helps guide the mafia boss. In The Good Wife and its offshoot The Good Fight , the actor played Equity partner Howard Lyman, who was invited back to the firm to help Diane and Will outvote Derrick Bond. In FX’s Rescue Me , the actor

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