Overview

• His family said he died on August 23 in New York at age 96.
• Longtime friend Frank J. Reilly also noted his death in a post on X.
• Adler became widely known as Herman "Hesh" Rabkin on The Sopranos, appearing from the 1999 debut through the 2007 finale.
• Before on-screen work in his 60s, he was a Broadway stage manager and director on more than 50 productions, including the original 1956 My Fair Lady.
• His later credits included The Good Wife, The Good Fight, Rescue Me, Mozart in the Jungle and films such as Manhattan Murder Mystery, and no cause of death was disclosed.