Overview

• His family said he died Saturday at 96, with friend Frank J. Reilly confirming the news on X.
• He was widely known for Hesh Rabkin on HBO’s The Sopranos, Howard Lyman on CBS’s The Good Wife and Sidney Feinberg on FX’s Rescue Me.
• Before acting, he spent decades behind the scenes on Broadway, including serving as stage manager on the original My Fair Lady and directing several productions.
• The Good Wife co-creator Robert King posted a remembrance noting a standout diner scene that led to Adler’s multi-season run on the series and its spinoff.
• His screen work also included films such as Manhattan Murder Mystery, Synecdoche, New York and A Most Violent Year, and he is survived by his wife, psychologist Joan Laxman.