Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Known for
Acting
Born
June 22, 1941
Died
April 8, 2023 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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

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Filmography

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Pigeon

Pigeon

Movie · as Unnamed man

2024
Sallywood poster

Sallywood

Movie · as Ned Levitt

2022
First Oscar poster

First Oscar

Movie · as Louis Burt Mayer

2019
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein poster

Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein

Movie · as Bobby Fox

2018
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars poster

Drive Me to Vegas and Mars

Movie · as Milt the Man

2018
American Bred poster

American Bred

Movie · as Francis Adamo

2016
The Shickles poster

The Shickles

Movie · as Elroy Shickles

2016
Internet Famous poster

Internet Famous

Movie · as Joel Swanson

2015
Ashby poster

Ashby

Movie · as Entwhistle

2015
iGOD

iGOD

Movie · as Self

2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past poster

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Movie · as Senator Brickman

2014
1000 to 1 poster

1000 to 1

Movie · as Dr.

2014
2 Dead 2 Kill poster

2 Dead 2 Kill

Movie · as Alphonse Dente

2013
Brahmin Bulls poster

Brahmin Bulls

Movie · as David

2013
Immigrant poster

Immigrant

Movie

2013
Somebody Marry Me poster

Somebody Marry Me

Movie · as Phil Rosenberg

2013
Maron poster

Maron

TV · as Ralph · 1 ep

2012
Mirror Mirror poster

Mirror Mirror

Movie · as Baron

2012
Burning Man: Metropolis

Burning Man: Metropolis

Movie · as Hoover Robinson

2011
Atlas Shrugged: Part I poster

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

Movie · as Wesley Mouch

2011
Suburgatory poster

Suburgatory

TV · as Aaron Laynberg · 1 ep

2010
Life During Wartime poster

Life During Wartime

Movie · as Harvey

2010
Pete Smalls Is Dead poster

Pete Smalls Is Dead

Movie · as Leonard Proval

2010
Wax On, Fuck Off poster

Wax On, Fuck Off

Movie · as Cy Rosenthal

2010
The Bannen Way poster

The Bannen Way

Movie · as The Mensch

2010
The Bannen Way poster

The Bannen Way

TV · as The Mensch · 16 eps

2009
A Serious Man poster

A Serious Man

Movie · as Solomon Schlutz

2009
The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife

TV · as Judge Dwight Sobel · 1 ep

2009
Glee poster

Glee

TV · as Sidney Greene · 5 eps

2008
Yonkers Joe poster

Yonkers Joe

Movie · as Stanley

2008
Childrens Hospital poster

Childrens Hospital

TV · as Pop · 1 ep

2007
Slipstream poster

Slipstream

Movie · as Big Mikey

2007
A Dennis the Menace Christmas poster

A Dennis the Menace Christmas

Movie · as Mr. Souse

2007
Dirty Sexy Money poster

Dirty Sexy Money

TV · 1 ep

2007
Saving Grace poster

Saving Grace

TV · as Rebbe Jory Quecksilber · 1 ep

2006
Love and Other Disasters poster

Love and Other Disasters

Movie · as Marvin Berstein

2006
The Last Time poster

The Last Time

Movie · as Leguzza

2006
When Do We Eat? poster

When Do We Eat?

Movie · as Ira Stuckman

2006
Art School Confidential poster

Art School Confidential

Movie · as Art Dealer

2004
The Calcium Kid poster

The Calcium Kid

Movie · as Artie Cohen

2004
LArceny poster

LArceny

Movie · as Jack Dane

2004
Nobody Knows Anything! poster

Nobody Knows Anything!

Movie · as Uncle Lou

2004
Poster Boy poster

Poster Boy

Movie · as Jack Kray

2004
Entourage poster

Entourage

TV · as Joe Roberts · 1 ep

2003
Elf poster

Elf

Movie · as Fulton

2003
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure poster

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

Movie · as Producer (voice)

2002
29 Palms poster

29 Palms

Movie · as The Judge

2001
Mockingbird Don't Sing poster

Mockingbird Don't Sing

Movie · as Dr. Stan York

2001
The Omen Legacy poster

The Omen Legacy

Movie · as Self

2000
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival poster

Murder at the Cannes Film Festival

Movie · as Morrie Borelli

2000
Attention Shoppers poster

Attention Shoppers

Movie · as Khourosh

1999
My Favorite Martian poster

My Favorite Martian

Movie · as Mr. Channing

1999
The Mod Squad poster

The Mod Squad

Movie · as Howard

1999
Third Watch poster

Third Watch

TV · as Seymour Morgenstern · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Morty Berger, Defense Attorney Morton Berger · 1 ep

1998
Godzilla poster

Godzilla

Movie · as Mayor Ebert

1998
Safe Men poster

Safe Men

Movie · as Big Fat Bernie Gayle

1998
Tale of the Mummy poster

Tale of the Mummy

Movie · as Professor Marcus

1998
Celebrity poster

Celebrity

Movie · as Dr. Lupus

1998
Desperation Boulevard poster

Desperation Boulevard

Movie · as Mannie Green

1998
Godzilla: The Series poster

Godzilla: The Series

TV · as Mayor Ebert (voice) · 1 ep

1997
The Beautician and the Beast poster

The Beautician and the Beast

Movie · as Jerry Miller

1997
For Richer or Poorer poster

For Richer or Poorer

Movie · as Phil Kleinman

1996
Clueless poster

Clueless

TV · as Mel Horowitz · 18 eps

1995
A Pyromaniac's Love Story poster

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

Movie · as Perry

1995
No Way Back poster

No Way Back

Movie · as Frank

1995
Girl in the Cadillac poster

Girl in the Cadillac

Movie · as Pal

1995
Picture Windows: Language of the Heart poster

Picture Windows: Language of the Heart

Movie · as Maestro

1995
Courthouse

Courthouse

TV · as Myron Winkleman · 11 eps

1995
Picture Windows poster

Picture Windows

TV · as Maestro · 1 ep

1994
Radioland Murders poster

Radioland Murders

Movie · as Lieutenant Cross

1994
No Escape poster

No Escape

Movie · as Warden

1994
Blank Check poster

Blank Check

Movie · as Biderman

1994
The Road to Wellville poster

The Road to Wellville

Movie · as Goodloe Bender

1993
Amos & Andrew poster

Amos & Andrew

Movie · as Phil Gillman

1992
The Comrades of Summer poster

The Comrades of Summer

Movie · as George

1992
Newsies poster

Newsies

Movie · as Weasel

1991
Barton Fink poster

Barton Fink

Movie · as Jack Lipnick

1991
Omen IV: The Awakening poster

Omen IV: The Awakening

Movie · as Earl

1991
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square poster

Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square

Movie · as Self

1990
Maniac Cop 2 poster

Maniac Cop 2

Movie · as Edward Doyle

1990
Made in Hollywood poster

Made in Hollywood

Movie · as Irving

1990
Framed poster

Framed

Movie · as Elliot Shane

1990
Any Man's Death poster

Any Man's Death

Movie · as Herb Denner

1989
Harlem Nights poster

Harlem Nights

Movie · as Bugsy Calhoune

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Mr. Byrd · 1 ep

1988
Eight Men Out poster

Eight Men Out

Movie · as Arnold Rothstein

1988
Vibes poster

Vibes

Movie · as Burt Wilder

1987
Anguish poster

Anguish

Movie · as John Pressman

1987
The King of Love

The King of Love

Movie · as Nat Goldberg

1987
Hands of a Stranger poster

Hands of a Stranger

Movie · as Captain Cirillo

1986
That Secret Sunday poster

That Secret Sunday

Movie

1985
Movers & Shakers poster

Movers & Shakers

Movie · as Arnie

1985
The Execution poster

The Execution

Movie · as Sidney Ferraro

1985
This Child Is Mine poster

This Child Is Mine

Movie · as Abe Rosenberg

1985
MacGyver poster

MacGyver

TV · as Gantner · 1 ep

1985
The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer

TV · as Amar · 1 ep

1985
Hollywood Beat poster

Hollywood Beat

TV · as Max · 1 ep

1985
Amazing Stories poster

Amazing Stories

TV · as Mr. Marvin · 1 ep

1983
Strange Invaders poster

Strange Invaders

Movie · as Willie Collins

1983
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess poster

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess

Movie · as Harry Cohn

1983
The A-Team poster

The A-Team

TV · as Jerry · 1 ep

1982
Class Reunion poster

Class Reunion

Movie · as Dr. Robert Young

1981
The Postman Always Rings Twice poster

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Movie · as Mr. Katz

1981
Threshold poster

Threshold

Movie · as Henry De Vici

1981
Hill Street Blues poster

Hill Street Blues

TV · as Rollie Simone, Meyer Rabinowitz · 3 eps

1980
Borderline poster

Borderline

Movie · as Henry Lydell

1980
Coast to Coast poster

Coast to Coast

Movie · as Dr. Frederick Froll

1980
Gridlock poster

Gridlock

Movie · as Marv

1980
This Year's Blonde poster

This Year's Blonde

Movie · as Jack Warner

1980
The Baltimore Bullet poster

The Baltimore Bullet

Movie · as Paulie

1979
Diary of a Young Comic poster

Diary of a Young Comic

Movie · as Norman Greenleaf - Billy's agent

1979
Goldengirl poster

Goldengirl

Movie · as Sternberg

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

Movie · as Poker Player

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · as Arthur Radner · 1 ep

1978
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story poster

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

Movie · as Dr. Canlan

1978
Confessions of the D.A. Man poster

Confessions of the D.A. Man

Movie · as Mark Warren

1978
Ruby and Oswald poster

Ruby and Oswald

Movie · as Jack Ruby

1977
Outlaw Blues poster

Outlaw Blues

Movie · as Hatch

1977
Killer on Board poster

Killer on Board

Movie · as Dr. Berglund

1977
The Other Side of Midnight poster

The Other Side of Midnight

Movie · as Barbet

1976
St. Ives poster

St. Ives

Movie · as Myron Green

1976
Scott Free poster

Scott Free

Movie · as Santini

1976
Dark Victory poster

Dark Victory

Movie · as Manny

1975
Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

Movie · as Fat Rolly

1975
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic poster

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

Movie · as Dr. Marvin Kittredge

1975
A Cry for Help poster

A Cry for Help

Movie · as Phillip Conover

1975
The Dream Makers poster

The Dream Makers

Movie · as Mike

1975
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood poster

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

Movie · as Marvin Margulies

1975
Wonder Woman poster

Wonder Woman

TV · as Ashton Ripley · 1 ep

1975
Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

TV · as Fat Rolly · 1 ep

1974
Busting poster

Busting

Movie · as Marvin

1974
Reflections of Murder poster

Reflections of Murder

Movie · as Jerry Steele

1974
Newman's Law poster

Newman's Law

Movie · as Frank Archer

1974
Hangup poster

Hangup

Movie · as Fred Richards

1974
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter poster

The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter

Movie · as Dr. Ruben Seelman

1974
The Missiles of October poster

The Missiles of October

Movie · as Pierre Salinger

1974
Rhoda poster

Rhoda

TV · 1 ep

1974
Harry O poster

Harry O

TV · 1 ep

1974
Police Woman poster

Police Woman

TV · as Ralph Guidera · 1 ep

1974
The Rockford Files poster

The Rockford Files

TV · as Arnold Love, Murray Rosner · 2 eps

1973
Firehouse poster

Firehouse

Movie · as Ernie Bush

1973
Kojak poster

Kojak

TV · as Dr. Samuel Fine · 1 ep

1973
Barnaby Jones poster

Barnaby Jones

TV · as Albert Krueger · 1 ep

1972
The Candidate poster

The Candidate

Movie · as Paul Corliss

1972
Magic Carpet poster

Magic Carpet

Movie · as Michael Glassman

1972
M*A*S*H poster

M*A*S*H

TV · as Captain Futterman · 1 ep

1972
The Bob Newhart Show poster

The Bob Newhart Show

TV · as Mr. Carolla · 1 ep

1972
Emergency! poster

Emergency!

TV · as Martin Noble · 1 ep

1972
The Streets of San Francisco poster

The Streets of San Francisco

TV · as Lou Watkins · 1 ep

1972
Banacek poster

Banacek

TV · as Bartender · 1 ep

1972
Delphi Bureau poster

Delphi Bureau

TV · as Cy Turrell · 1 ep

1971
What's a Nice Girl Like You...? poster

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?

Movie · as Fats Detroit

1971
Thief poster

Thief

Movie · as Jack Cutter

1971
Marriage: Year One poster

Marriage: Year One

Movie · as Lemberg

1971
The Ski Bum poster

The Ski Bum

Movie · as Rod

1970
Alex in Wonderland poster

Alex in Wonderland

Movie · as Leo

1970
The Odd Couple poster

The Odd Couple

TV · as Sergeant Chomsky · 1 ep

1970
Night Gallery poster

Night Gallery

TV · as Dr. Burgess (segment "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan") · 1 ep

1969
Three's a Crowd poster

Three's a Crowd

Movie · as Sid Bagby

1969
The Brady Bunch poster

The Brady Bunch

TV · 1 ep

1969
Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style

TV · as Karatz · 1 ep

1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors poster

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

TV · as Parelli · 1 ep

1968
The Doris Day Show poster

The Doris Day Show

TV · as Mr. Murray, Fat Man · 1 ep

1967
Ironside poster

Ironside

TV · as Joe Yarby, Adrian Father · 1 ep

1966
That Girl poster

That Girl

TV · 1 ep