Jerry Adler, best known for playing Herman "Hesh" Rabkin in the HBO crime drama series The Sopranos, has passed away at the age of 96, a new report reveals. The cause of death was not given, but it was speculated to be due to old age.

He passed peacefully in his sleep in New York City,” a spokesperson for the late TV star tells Page Six on Sunday.

Jerry Adler, who spent decades behind-the-scenes of storied Broadway productions before pivoting to acting in his 60s, has died at 96.