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