Portrait of Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Acting

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.

Born: June 22, 1941

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Filmography

2024
Sallywood

as Ned Levitt

2022
First Oscar

as Louis Burt Mayer

2018
2018
American Bred

as Francis Adamo

2016
The Shickles

as Elroy Shickles

2016
Internet Famous

as Joel Swanson

2015
Ashby

as Entwhistle

2015
iGOD

as Self

2014
X-Men: Days of Future Past

as Senator Brickman

2014
1000 to 1

as Dr.

2014
2 Dead 2 Kill

as Alphonse Dente

2013
2013
Somebody Marry Me

as Phil Rosenberg

2012
2011
Suburgatory

as Aaron Laynberg

2011
Atlas Shrugged: Part I

as Wesley Mouch

2010
Pete Smalls Is Dead

as Leonard Proval

2010
Wax On, Fuck Off

as Cy Rosenthal

2010
2010
The Bannen Way

as The Mensch

2010
The Bannen Way

as The Mensch

2009
A Serious Man

as Solomon Schlutz

2009
The Good Wife

as Judge Dwight Sobel

2009
Glee

as Sidney Greene

2008
Yonkers Joe

as Stanley

2007
Saving Grace

as Rebbe Jory Quecksilber

2007
Slipstream

as Big Mikey

2006
The Last Time

as Leguzza

2006
Love and Other Disasters

as Marvin Berstein

2006
2006
When Do We Eat?

as Ira Stuckman

2004
2004
Entourage

as Joe Roberts

2004
Poster Boy

as Jack Kray

2004
The Calcium Kid

as Artie Cohen

2004
LArceny

as Jack Dane

2003
Elf

as Fulton

2002
29 Palms

as The Judge

2001
2001
Mockingbird Don't Sing

as Dr. Stan York

2000
1999
Third Watch

as Seymour Morgenstern

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Defense Attorney Morton Berger

1999
The Mod Squad

as Howard

1999
My Favorite Martian

as Mr. Channing

1998
Godzilla: The Series

as Mayor Ebert (voice)

1998
Godzilla: The Series

as Mayor Ebert

1998
Celebrity

as Dr. Lupus

1998
Safe Men

as Big Fat Bernie Gayle

1998
Tale of the Mummy

as Professor Marcus

1998
Desperation Boulevard

as Mannie Green

1998
Godzilla

as Mayor Ebert

1997
For Richer or Poorer

as Phil Kleinman

1997
1995
Picture Windows

as Maestro

1995
No Way Back

as Frank

1994
The Road to Wellville

as Goodloe Bender

1994
Radioland Murders

as Lieutenant Cross

1994
No Escape

as Warden

1994
Blank Check

as Biderman

1993
Amos & Andrew

as Phil Gillman

1992
Newsies

as Weasel

1991
Barton Fink

as Jack Lipnick

1990
1990
Maniac Cop 2

as Edward Doyle

1990
Framed

as Elliot Shane

1990
Any Man's Death

as Herb Denner

1989
Harlem Nights

as Bugsy Calhoune

1989
1988
Eight Men Out

as Arnold Rothstein

1988
Vibes

as Burt Wilder

1987
Hands of a Stranger

as Captain Cirillo

1987
Anguish

as John Pressman

1985
This Child Is Mine

as Abe Rosenberg

1985
MacGyver

as Gantner

1985
Amazing Stories

as Mr. Marvin

1985
1985
1985
1985
The Execution

as Sidney Ferraro

1983
Strange Invaders

as Willie Collins

1983
The A-Team

as Jerry

1982
Class Reunion

as Dr. Robert Young

1981
Threshold

as Henry De Vici

1981
Hill Street Blues

as Rollie Simone

1981
Hill Street Blues

as Meyer Rabinowitz

1980
Borderline

as Henry Lydell

1980
Coast to Coast

as Dr. Frederick Froll

1980
Gridlock

as Marv

1980
This Year's Blonde

as Jack Warner

1979
Goldengirl

as Sternberg

1979
Hart to Hart

as Arthur Radner

1979
Hart to Hart

as Poker Player

1979
Diary of a Young Comic

as Billy's agent

1978
Ruby and Oswald

as Jack Ruby

1978
1977
Killer on Board

as Dr. Berglund

1977
Outlaw Blues

as Hatch

1976
Scott Free

as Santini

1976
St. Ives

as Myron Green

1976
Dark Victory

as Manny

1975
1975
Wonder Woman

as Ashton Ripley

1975
Starsky & Hutch

as Fat Rolly

1975
Starsky & Hutch

as Fat Rolly

1975
A Cry for Help

as Phillip Conover

1975
1974
Reflections of Murder

as Jerry Steele

1974
Hangup

as Fred Richards

1974
The Rockford Files

as Arnold Love

1974
The Rockford Files

as Murray Rosner

1974
Police Woman

as Ralph Guidera

1974
1974
Newman's Law

as Frank Archer

1974
Busting

as Marvin

1973
Kojak

as Dr. Samuel Fine

1973
Barnaby Jones

as Albert Krueger

1973
Firehouse

as Ernie Bush

1972
Magic Carpet

as Michael Glassman

1972
Delphi Bureau

as Cy Turrell

1972
M*A*S*H

as Captain Futterman

1972
The Bob Newhart Show

as Mr. Carolla

1972
Banacek

as Bartender

1972
The Candidate

as Paul Corliss

1972
Emergency!

as Martin Noble

1971
1971
Thief

as Jack Cutter

1971
1970
Night Gallery

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

1970
The Odd Couple

as Sergeant Chomsky

1969
Three's a Crowd

as Sid Bagby

1968
1968
The Doris Day Show

as Mr. Murray

1967
Ironside

as Joe Yarby

1967
Ironside

as Adrian Father

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Pigeon

as Unnamed man