Jerry Adler's acting credits include "The Sopranos" and "The Good Wife." He also had 53 Broadway productions to his name, all behind the scenes.

Mr. Adler had dozens of behind-the-scenes Broadway credits before he stepped in front of the camera in his 60s.

For decades, he rehearsed Broadway's greatest shows from behind the scenes, then exploded onto the screen as The Sopranos' Hesh Rabkin