"The Good Wife" showrunner Robert King paid tribute to Adler, calling him "one of our favorite collaborators."

After spending years in behind-the-scenes roles on Broadway, he enjoyed a late career transformation to become an actor in films and on television.

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.

Following his passing, friends and fans alike mourned the loss of a beloved figure. On X, close friend Frank J. Reilly, whom he described as the "real one," revealed how the late actor helped his family.