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Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Known for: Acting

Born 22/06/1941
Died 2023-04-08
Place of birth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Series ★ 8,0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Morty Berger

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Series ★ 8,0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Defense Attorney Morton Berger

1999

The Good Wife Series ★ 7,6

The Good Wife

Judge Dwight Sobel

2009

Glee Series ★ 6,8

Glee

Sidney Greene

2009

MacGyver Series ★ 7,7

MacGyver

Gantner

1985

M*A*S*H Series ★ 8,0

M*A*S*H

Captain Futterman

1972

Third Watch Series ★ 8,0

Third Watch

Seymour Morgenstern

1999

Ironside Series ★ 6,8

Ironside

Joe Yarby

1967

Ironside Series ★ 6,8

Ironside

Adrian Father

1967

Entourage Series ★ 7,4

Entourage

Joe Roberts

2004

Love, American Style Series ★ 6,2

Love, American Style

Karatz

1969

The Rockford Files Series ★ 7,6

The Rockford Files

Arnold Love

1974

The Rockford Files Series ★ 7,6

The Rockford Files

Murray Rosner

1974

Hill Street Blues Series ★ 7,6

Hill Street Blues

Rollie Simone

1981

Hill Street Blues Series ★ 7,6

Hill Street Blues

Meyer Rabinowitz

1981

The A-Team Series ★ 7,5

The A-Team

Jerry

1983

Emergency! Series ★ 7,9

Emergency!

Martin Noble

1972

Hart to Hart Series ★ 6,9

Hart to Hart

Arthur Radner

1979

Starsky & Hutch Series ★ 7,4

Starsky & Hutch

Fat Rolly

1975

Barnaby Jones Series ★ 7,0

Barnaby Jones

Albert Krueger

1973

The Bob Newhart Show Series ★ 7,6

The Bob Newhart Show

Mr. Carolla

1972

Childrens Hospital Series ★ 7,0

Childrens Hospital

Pop

2008

The Equalizer Series ★ 7,2

The Equalizer

Amar

1985

Tales from the Crypt Series ★ 8,0

Tales from the Crypt

Mr. Byrd

1989

The Odd Couple Series ★ 7,8

The Odd Couple

Sergeant Chomsky

1970

Police Woman Series ★ 6,5

Police Woman

Ralph Guidera

1974

Night Gallery Series ★ 7,9

Night Gallery

Dr. Burgess (segment "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan")

1970

That Girl Series ★ 6,2

That Girl

1966

Rhoda Series ★ 6,2

Rhoda

1974

The Brady Bunch Series ★ 6,7

The Brady Bunch

1969

Amazing Stories Series ★ 7,5

Amazing Stories

Mr. Marvin

1985

The Doris Day Show Series ★ 6,2

The Doris Day Show

Mr. Murray

1968

The Doris Day Show Series ★ 6,2

The Doris Day Show

Fat Man

1968

Saving Grace Series ★ 7,4

Saving Grace

Rebbe Jory Quecksilber

2007

Kojak Series ★ 7,3

Kojak

Dr. Samuel Fine

1973

Suburgatory Series ★ 6,7

Suburgatory

Aaron Laynberg

2011

X-Men: Days of Future Past Film ★ 7,5

X-Men: Days of Future Past

Senator Brickman

2014

The Streets of San Francisco Series ★ 7,1

The Streets of San Francisco

Lou Watkins

1972

Clueless Series ★ 6,4

Clueless

Mel Horowitz

1996

Wonder Woman Series ★ 7,0

Wonder Woman

Ashton Ripley

1975

Godzilla: The Series Series ★ 7,9

Godzilla: The Series

Mayor Ebert (voice)

1998

Godzilla: The Series Series ★ 7,9

Godzilla: The Series

Mayor Ebert

1998

Godzilla Film ★ 5,7

Godzilla

Mayor Ebert

1998

Harry O Series ★ 5,2

Harry O

1974

Maron Series ★ 7,0

Maron

Ralph

2013

Dirty Sexy Money Series ★ 6,2

Dirty Sexy Money

2007

Elf Film ★ 6,7

Elf

Fulton

2003

Banacek Series ★ 8,4

Banacek

Bartender

1972

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Series ★ 4,8

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

Parelli

1969

Hollywood Beat Series ★ 5,0

Hollywood Beat

Max

1985

Mirror Mirror Film ★ 5,9

Mirror Mirror

Baron

2012

The Bannen Way Series ★ 4,2

The Bannen Way

The Mensch

2010

A Serious Man Film ★ 6,7

A Serious Man

Solomon Schlutz

2009

The Postman Always Rings Twice Film ★ 6,5

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Mr. Katz

1981

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure Film ★ 6,0

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

Producer (voice)

2003

Barton Fink Film ★ 7,5

Barton Fink

Jack Lipnick

1991

For Richer or Poorer Film ★ 6,0

For Richer or Poorer

Phil Kleinman

1997

No Escape Film ★ 6,2

No Escape

Warden

1994

Blank Check Film ★ 6,0

Blank Check

Biderman

1994

Harlem Nights Film ★ 6,1

Harlem Nights

Bugsy Calhoune

1989

Series ★ 8,0

Courthouse

Myron Winkleman

1995

Starsky & Hutch Film ★ 6,9

Starsky & Hutch

Fat Rolly

1975

Celebrity Film ★ 6,0

Celebrity

Dr. Lupus

1998

The Road to Wellville Film ★ 5,6

The Road to Wellville

Goodloe Bender

1994

The Beautician and the Beast Film ★ 6,7

The Beautician and the Beast

Jerry Miller

1997

Maniac Cop 2 Film ★ 6,0

Maniac Cop 2

Edward Doyle

1990

Omen IV: The Awakening Film ★ 5,0

Omen IV: The Awakening

Earl

1991

Picture Windows Series ★ 10,0

Picture Windows

Maestro

1995

My Favorite Martian Film ★ 5,7

My Favorite Martian

Mr. Channing

1999

Eight Men Out Film ★ 6,8

Eight Men Out

Arnold Rothstein

1988

Newsies Film ★ 6,7

Newsies

Weasel

1992

Delphi Bureau Series ★ 8,0

Delphi Bureau

Cy Turrell

1972

Anguish Film ★ 6,3

Anguish

John Pressman

1987

Ashby Film ★ 6,2

Ashby

Entwhistle

2015

Atlas Shrugged: Part I Film ★ 5,5

Atlas Shrugged: Part I

Wesley Mouch

2011

Borderline Film ★ 6,0

Borderline

Henry Lydell

1980

Art School Confidential Film ★ 6,1

Art School Confidential

Art Dealer

2006

Amos & Andrew Film ★ 5,5

Amos & Andrew

Phil Gillman

1993

The Mod Squad Film ★ 4,4

The Mod Squad

Howard

1999

Love and Other Disasters Film ★ 5,8

Love and Other Disasters

Marvin Berstein

2006

Vibes Film ★ 5,6

Vibes

Burt Wilder

1988

A Dennis the Menace Christmas Film ★ 5,5

A Dennis the Menace Christmas

Mr. Souse

2007

The Other Side of Midnight Film ★ 5,9

The Other Side of Midnight

Barbet

1977

What's a Nice Girl Like You...? Film ★ 6,2

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

Fats Detroit

1971

Tale of the Mummy Film ★ 4,7

Tale of the Mummy

Professor Marcus

1998

Radioland Murders Film ★ 5,8

Radioland Murders

Lieutenant Cross

1994

Safe Men Film ★ 5,5

Safe Men

Big Fat Bernie Gayle

1998

Busting Film ★ 6,3

Busting

Marvin

1974

No Way Back Film ★ 4,8

No Way Back

Frank

1995

Hands of a Stranger Film ★ 4,9

Hands of a Stranger

Captain Cirillo

1987

Mockingbird Don't Sing Film ★ 6,4

Mockingbird Don't Sing

Dr. Stan York

2001

Slipstream Film ★ 4,9

Slipstream

Big Mikey

2007

The Candidate Film ★ 6,5

The Candidate

Paul Corliss

1972

St. Ives Film ★ 5,7

St. Ives

Myron Green

1976

Strange Invaders Film ★ 5,0

Strange Invaders

Willie Collins

1983

Internet Famous Film ★ 3,9

Internet Famous

Joel Swanson

2016

Immigrant Film

Immigrant

2013

When Do We Eat? Film ★ 5,2

When Do We Eat?

Ira Stuckman

2006

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess Film ★ 7,0

Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess

Harry Cohn

1983

The Last Time Film ★ 5,7

The Last Time

Leguzza

2006

Life During Wartime Film ★ 5,9

Life During Wartime

Harvey

2010

Made in Hollywood Film ★ 7,3

Made in Hollywood

Irving

1990

29 Palms Film ★ 4,7

29 Palms

The Judge

2002

Goldengirl Film ★ 5,4

Goldengirl

Sternberg

1979

Nobody Knows Anything! Film ★ 3,5

Nobody Knows Anything!

Uncle Lou

2004

Poster Boy Film ★ 5,4

Poster Boy

Jack Kray

2004

1000 to 1 Film ★ 6,1

1000 to 1

Dr.

2014

Marriage: Year One Film ★ 6,0

Marriage: Year One

Lemberg

1971

The Calcium Kid Film ★ 5,5

The Calcium Kid

Artie Cohen

2004

Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein Film ★ 5,8

Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein

Bobby Fox

2019

Film ★ 8,0

Pigeon

Unnamed man

The Execution Film ★ 7,3

The Execution

Sidney Ferraro

1985

This Year's Blonde Film ★ 6,2

This Year's Blonde

Jack Warner

1980

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic Film ★ 5,7

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

Dr. Marvin Kittredge

1975

Class Reunion Film ★ 5,0

Class Reunion

Dr. Robert Young

1982

The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter Film ★ 10,0

The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter

Dr. Ruben Seelman

1974

The Baltimore Bullet Film ★ 5,7

The Baltimore Bullet

Paulie

1980

Picture Windows: Language of the Heart Film ★ 10,0

Picture Windows: Language of the Heart

Maestro

1995

Three's a Crowd Film ★ 6,7

Three's a Crowd

Sid Bagby

1969

The Omen Legacy Film ★ 7,0

The Omen Legacy

Self

2001

Thief Film ★ 7,4

Thief

Jack Cutter

1971

A Pyromaniac's Love Story Film ★ 5,3

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

Perry

1995

The Missiles of October Film ★ 7,5

The Missiles of October

Pierre Salinger

1974

Pete Smalls Is Dead Film ★ 4,6

Pete Smalls Is Dead

Leonard Proval

2010

Alex in Wonderland Film ★ 5,5

Alex in Wonderland

Leo

1970

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story Film ★ 9,5

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story

Dr. Canlan

1978

A Cry for Help Film ★ 7,4

A Cry for Help

Phillip Conover

1975

First Oscar Film ★ 6,4

First Oscar

Louis Burt Mayer

2022

Diary of a Young Comic Film ★ 7,0

Diary of a Young Comic

Norman Greenleaf - Billy's agent

1979

Killer on Board Film ★ 5,9

Killer on Board

Dr. Berglund

1977

Girl in the Cadillac Film ★ 4,8

Girl in the Cadillac

Pal

1995

Film

The King of Love

Nat Goldberg

1987

Framed Film ★ 4,7

Framed

Elliot Shane

1990

Movers & Shakers Film ★ 3,9

Movers & Shakers

Arnie

1985

Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square Film ★ 8,5

Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square

Self

1991

Any Man's Death Film ★ 4,4

Any Man's Death

Herb Denner

1990

Wax On, Fuck Off Film ★ 7,4

Wax On, Fuck Off

Cy Rosenthal

2010

Threshold Film ★ 5,3

Threshold

Henry De Vici

1981

Film

iGOD

Self

2015

The Ski Bum Film ★ 4,8

The Ski Bum

Rod

1971

The Comrades of Summer Film ★ 5,8

The Comrades of Summer

George

1992

Hart to Hart Film ★ 7,5

Hart to Hart

Poker Player

1979

LArceny Film ★ 6,0

LArceny

Jack Dane

2004

Outlaw Blues Film ★ 4,8

Outlaw Blues

Hatch

1977

This Child Is Mine Film ★ 7,7

This Child Is Mine

Abe Rosenberg

1985

2 Dead 2 Kill Film ★ 3,5

2 Dead 2 Kill

Alphonse Dente

2014

Hangup Film ★ 5,3

Hangup

Fred Richards

1974

Murder at the Cannes Film Festival Film ★ 8,0

Murder at the Cannes Film Festival

Morrie Borelli

2000

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood Film ★ 4,0

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood

Marvin Margulies

1975

Newman's Law Film ★ 6,6

Newman's Law

Frank Archer

1974

Gridlock Film ★ 5,7

Gridlock

Marv

1980

Sallywood Film ★ 8,0

Sallywood

Ned Levitt

2024

Confessions of the D.A. Man Film

Confessions of the D.A. Man

Mark Warren

1978

Scott Free Film ★ 7,0

Scott Free

Santini

1976

Yonkers Joe Film ★ 5,2

Yonkers Joe

Stanley

2008

Brahmin Bulls Film ★ 5,0

Brahmin Bulls

David

2013

Attention Shoppers Film ★ 4,3

Attention Shoppers

Khourosh

2000

That Secret Sunday Film ★ 6,8

That Secret Sunday

1986

The Dream Makers Film ★ 7,0

The Dream Makers

Mike

1975

Coast to Coast Film ★ 5,2

Coast to Coast

Dr. Frederick Froll

1980

Drive Me to Vegas and Mars Film

Drive Me to Vegas and Mars

Milt the Man

2018

Reflections of Murder Film ★ 6,8

Reflections of Murder

Jerry Steele

1974

The Bannen Way Film ★ 5,2

The Bannen Way

The Mensch

2010

Firehouse Film ★ 5,0

Firehouse

Ernie Bush

1973

Dark Victory Film

Dark Victory

Manny

1976

American Bred Film

American Bred

Francis Adamo

2018

Ruby and Oswald Film ★ 8,0

Ruby and Oswald

Jack Ruby

1978

Desperation Boulevard Film ★ 4,7

Desperation Boulevard

Mannie Green

1998

Magic Carpet Film ★ 9,0

Magic Carpet

Michael Glassman

1972

Somebody Marry Me Film ★ 1,0

Somebody Marry Me

Phil Rosenberg

2013

The Shickles Film

The Shickles

Elroy Shickles

2016

Film

Burning Man: Metropolis

Hoover Robinson

2012