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