Michael Lerner
Known for Acting · 165 credits
- Born
- 1941-06-22
- Died
- 2023-04-08
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Michael Charles Lerner
Biography
Michael Charles Lerner (June 22, 1941 – April 8, 2023) was an American actor. He was best known for his Academy Award-nominated performance in Barton Fink, as well as appearing in the films Elf, Godzilla, Eight Men Out, and X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Known For
TV Shows (45)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Morty Berger / Defense Attorney Morton Berger
The Good Wife
2009
as Judge Dwight Sobel
Glee
2009
as Sidney Greene
Ironside
1967
as Joe Yarby / Adrian Father
MacGyver
1985
as Gantner
The A-Team
1983
as Jerry
M*A*S*H
1972
as Captain Futterman
Third Watch
1999
as Seymour Morgenstern
Love, American Style
1969
as Karatz
Entourage
2004
as Joe Roberts
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Rollie Simone / Meyer Rabinowitz
The Equalizer
1985
as Amar
The Rockford Files
1974
as Arnold Love / Murray Rosner
Emergency!
1972
as Martin Noble
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Fat Rolly
Hart to Hart
1979
as Arthur Radner
Childrens Hospital
2008
as Pop
Police Woman
1974
as Ralph Guidera
Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Mr. Byrd
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Albert Krueger
The Odd Couple
1970
as Sergeant Chomsky
Night Gallery
1970
as Dr. Burgess (segment "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan")
Kojak
1973
as Dr. Samuel Fine
The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Mr. Carolla
Amazing Stories
1985
as Mr. Marvin
That Girl
1966
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
as Lou Watkins
Rhoda
1974
Suburgatory
2011
as Aaron Laynberg
Saving Grace
2007
as Rebbe Jory Quecksilber
The Brady Bunch
1969
Harry O
1974
Wonder Woman
1975
as Ashton Ripley
Clueless
1996
as Mel Horowitz
The Doris Day Show
1968
as Mr. Murray / Fat Man
Banacek
1972
as Bartender
Dirty Sexy Money
2007
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
as Parelli
Godzilla: The Series
1998
as Mayor Ebert (voice)
Maron
2013
as Ralph
Hollywood Beat
1985
as Max
The Bannen Way
2010
as The Mensch
Courthouse
1995
as Judge Myron Winkleman
Picture Windows
1995
as Maestro
Delphi Bureau
1972
as Cy Turrell
Movies (120)
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
as Senator Brickman
Godzilla
1998
as Mayor Ebert
Elf
2003
as Fulton
Mirror Mirror
2012
as Baron
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
2003
as Producer (voice)
No Escape
1994
as Warden
Blank Check
1994
as Biderman
A Serious Man
2009
as Solomon Schlutz
Barton Fink
1991
as Jack Lipnick
Celebrity
1998
as Dr. Lupus
Harlem Nights
1989
as Bugsy Calhoune
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
as Mr. Katz
Newsies
1992
as Weasel
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
2011
as Wesley Mouch
Art School Confidential
2006
as Art Dealer
Vibes
1988
as Burt Wilder
The Beautician and the Beast
1997
as Jerry Miller
My Favorite Martian
1999
as Mr. Channing
Omen IV: The Awakening
1991
as Earl
Ashby
2015
as Entwhistle
Safe Men
1998
as Big Fat Bernie Gayle
The Road to Wellville
1994
as Goodloe Bender
Slipstream
2007
as Big Mikey
For Richer or Poorer
1997
as Phil Kleinman
Borderline
1980
as Henry Lydell
St. Ives
1976
as Myron Green
29 Palms
2002
as The Judge
Love and Other Disasters
2006
as Marvin Berstein
Anguish
1987
as John Pressman
Strange Invaders
1983
as Willie Collins
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
2007
as Mr. Souse
The Candidate
1972
as Paul Corliss
Radioland Murders
1994
as Lieutenant Cross
Eight Men Out
1988
as Arnold Rothstein
Goldengirl
1979
as Sternberg
No Way Back
1995
as Frank
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998
as Professor Marcus
Amos & Andrew
1993
as Phil Gillman
Maniac Cop 2
1990
as Edward Doyle
Hands of a Stranger
1987
as Captain Cirillo
The Shickles
2016
as Elroy Shickles
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004
as Uncle Lou
The Other Side of Midnight
1977
as Barbet
The Last Time
2006
as Leguzza
Busting
1974
as Marvin
The Mod Squad
1999
as Howard
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
2019
as Bobby Fox
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Fat Rolly
The Baltimore Bullet
1980
as Paulie
Gridlock
1980
as Marv
1000 to 1
2014
as Dr.
Class Reunion
1982
as Dr. Robert Young
Attention Shoppers
2000
as Khourosh
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978
as Dr. Canlan
The Calcium Kid
2004
as Artie Cohen
Dark Victory
1976
as Manny
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
1983
as Harry Cohn
Somebody Marry Me
2013
as Phil Rosenberg
Framed
1990
as Elliot Shane
Pete Smalls Is Dead
2010
as Leonard Proval
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975
as Dr. Marvin Kittredge
Poster Boy
2004
as Jack Kray
Firehouse
1973
as Ernie Bush
Life During Wartime
2010
as Harvey
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995
as Perry
The Comrades of Summer
1992
as George
Marriage: Year One
1971
as Lemberg
When Do We Eat?
2006
as Ira Stuckman
First Oscar
2022
as Louis Burt Mayer
Mockingbird Don't Sing
2001
as Dr. Stan York
Three's a Crowd
1969
as Sid Bagby
The Execution
1985
as Sidney Ferraro
A Cry for Help
1975
as Phillip Conover
Girl in the Cadillac
1995
as Pal
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
2000
as Morrie Borelli
Threshold
1981
as Henry De Vici
Movers & Shakers
1985
as Arnie
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974
as Dr. Ruben Seelman
Magic Carpet
1972
as Michael Glassman
LArceny
2004
as Jack Dane
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
1991
as Self
Hangup
1974
as Fred Richards
Immigrant
2013
Ruby and Oswald
1978
as Jack Ruby
Sallywood
2024
as Ned Levitt
Any Man's Death
1990
as Herb Denner
Outlaw Blues
1977
as Hatch
Brahmin Bulls
2013
as David
Scott Free
1976
as Santini
Newman's Law
1974
as Frank Archer
The Ski Bum
1971
as Rod
Alex in Wonderland
1970
as Leo
Thief
1971
as Jack Cutter
Yonkers Joe
2008
as Stanley
This Year's Blonde
1980
as Jack Warner
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971
as Fats Detroit
Killer on Board
1977
as Dr. Berglund
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
1975
as Marvin Margulies
Internet Famous
2016
as Joel Swanson
The Bannen Way
2010
as The Mensch
Hart to Hart
1979
as Poker Player
Diary of a Young Comic
1979
as Billy's agent
The Omen Legacy
2001
as Self
Reflections of Murder
1974
as Jerry Steele
Made in Hollywood
1990
as Irving
Pigeon
as Unnamed man
Wax On, Fuck Off
2010
as Cy Rosenthal
The Dream Makers
1975
as Mike
Confessions of the D.A. Man
1978
as Mark Warren
2 Dead 2 Kill
2014
as Alphonse Dente
American Bred
2018
as Francis Adamo
iGOD
2015
as Self
That Secret Sunday
1986
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
2018
as Milt the Man
This Child Is Mine
1985
as Abe Rosenberg
Picture Windows: Language of the Heart
1995
as Maestro
The King of Love
1987
as Nat Goldberg
Coast to Coast
1980
as Dr. Frederick Froll
Desperation Boulevard
1998
as Mannie Green
Burning Man: Metropolis
2012
as Hoover Robinson
About Michael Lerner
Michael Charles Lerner (June 22, 1941 – April 8, 2023) was an American actor. He was best known for his Academy Award-nominated performance in Barton Fink, as well as appearing in the films Elf, Godzilla, Eight Men Out, and X-Men: Days of Future Past. With 165 credits spanning from 1966 to 2024, Michael Lerner has appeared in 120 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Lerner Movies
- X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) — as Senator Brickman
- Godzilla (1998) — as Mayor Ebert
- Elf (2003) — as Fulton
- Mirror Mirror (2012) — as Baron
- 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003) — as Producer (voice)
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