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