Michael Lerner

Acting

Michael Lerner

Born June 22, 1941Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA164 credits

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

Sallywood
8.0

Sallywood

Movie

2024

First Oscar
6.4

First Oscar

Movie

2022

Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
5.8

Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein

Movie

2019

Drive Me to Vegas and Mars

Drive Me to Vegas and Mars

Movie

2018

American Bred

American Bred

Movie

2018

The Shickles

The Shickles

Movie

2016

Filmography

Sallywood
2024Sallywoodas Ned LevittMovie
First Oscar
2022First Oscaras Louis Burt MayerMovie
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
2019Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankensteinas Bobby FoxMovie
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
2018Drive Me to Vegas and Marsas Milt the ManMovie
American Bred
2018American Bredas Francis AdamoMovie
The Shickles
2016The Shicklesas Elroy ShicklesMovie
Internet Famous
2016Internet Famousas Joel SwansonMovie
Ashby
2015Ashbyas EntwhistleMovie
i
2015iGODas SelfMovie
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014X-Men: Days of Future Pastas Senator BrickmanMovie
1000 to 1
20141000 to 1as Dr.Movie
2 Dead 2 Kill
20142 Dead 2 Killas Alphonse DenteMovie
Immigrant
2013ImmigrantMovie
Brahmin Bulls
2013Brahmin Bullsas DavidMovie
Somebody Marry Me
2013Somebody Marry Meas Phil RosenbergMovie
B
2012Burning Man: Metropolisas Hoover RobinsonMovie
Mirror Mirror
2012Mirror Mirroras BaronMovie
Suburgatory
2011Suburgatoryas Aaron LaynbergTV
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
2011Atlas Shrugged: Part Ias Wesley MouchMovie
Pete Smalls Is Dead
2010Pete Smalls Is Deadas Leonard ProvalMovie
Wax On, Fuck Off
2010Wax On, Fuck Offas Cy RosenthalMovie
Life During Wartime
2010Life During Wartimeas HarveyMovie
The Bannen Way
2010The Bannen Wayas The MenschMovie
The Bannen Way
2010The Bannen Wayas The MenschTV
A Serious Man
2009A Serious Manas Solomon SchlutzMovie
The Good Wife
2009The Good Wifeas Judge Dwight SobelTV
Glee
2009Gleeas Sidney GreeneTV
Childrens Hospital
2008Childrens Hospitalas PopTV
Yonkers Joe
2008Yonkers Joeas StanleyMovie
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
2007A Dennis the Menace Christmasas Mr. SouseMovie
Dirty Sexy Money
2007Dirty Sexy MoneyTV
Saving Grace
2007Saving Graceas Rebbe Jory QuecksilberTV
Slipstream
2007Slipstreamas Big MikeyMovie
The Last Time
2006The Last Timeas LeguzzaMovie
Love and Other Disasters
2006Love and Other Disastersas Marvin BersteinMovie
Art School Confidential
2006Art School Confidentialas Art DealerMovie
When Do We Eat?
2006When Do We Eat?as Ira StuckmanMovie
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004Nobody Knows Anything!as Uncle LouMovie
Entourage
2004Entourageas Joe RobertsTV
Poster Boy
2004Poster Boyas Jack KrayMovie
The Calcium Kid
2004The Calcium Kidas Artie CohenMovie
LArceny
2004LArcenyas Jack DaneMovie
Elf
2003Elfas FultonMovie
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
2003101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventureas Producer (voice)Movie
29 Palms
200229 Palmsas The JudgeMovie
The Omen Legacy
2001The Omen Legacyas SelfMovie
Mockingbird Don't Sing
2001Mockingbird Don't Singas Dr. Stan YorkMovie
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
2000Murder at the Cannes Film Festivalas Morrie BorelliMovie
Attention Shoppers
2000Attention Shoppersas KhouroshMovie
Third Watch
1999Third Watchas Seymour MorgensternTV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Morty BergerTV
The Mod Squad
1999The Mod Squadas HowardMovie
My Favorite Martian
1999My Favorite Martianas Mr. ChanningMovie
Celebrity
1998Celebrityas Dr. LupusMovie
Godzilla: The Series
1998Godzilla: The Seriesas Mayor Ebert (voice)TV
Safe Men
1998Safe Menas Big Fat Bernie GayleMovie
Tale of the Mummy
1998Tale of the Mummyas Professor MarcusMovie
Desperation Boulevard
1998Desperation Boulevardas Mannie GreenMovie
Godzilla
1998Godzillaas Mayor EbertMovie
For Richer or Poorer
1997For Richer or Pooreras Phil KleinmanMovie
The Beautician and the Beast
1997The Beautician and the Beastas Jerry MillerMovie
Clueless
1996Cluelessas Mel HorowitzTV
Girl in the Cadillac
1995Girl in the Cadillacas PalMovie
Picture Windows
1995Picture Windowsas MaestroTV
C
1995Courthouseas Judge Myron WinklemanTV
Picture Windows: Language of the Heart
1995Picture Windows: Language of the Heartas MaestroMovie
No Way Back
1995No Way Backas FrankMovie
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995A Pyromaniac's Love Storyas PerryMovie
The Road to Wellville
1994The Road to Wellvilleas Goodloe BenderMovie
Radioland Murders
1994Radioland Murdersas Lieutenant CrossMovie
No Escape
1994No Escapeas WardenMovie
Blank Check
1994Blank Checkas BidermanMovie
Amos & Andrew
1993Amos & Andrewas Phil GillmanMovie
The Comrades of Summer
1992The Comrades of Summeras GeorgeMovie
Newsies
1992Newsiesas WeaselMovie
Barton Fink
1991Barton Finkas Jack LipnickMovie
Omen IV: The Awakening
1991Omen IV: The Awakeningas EarlMovie
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
1991Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Squareas SelfMovie
Made in Hollywood
1990Made in Hollywoodas IrvingMovie
Maniac Cop 2
1990Maniac Cop 2as Edward DoyleMovie
Framed
1990Framedas Elliot ShaneMovie
Any Man's Death
1990Any Man's Deathas Herb DennerMovie
Harlem Nights
1989Harlem Nightsas Bugsy CalhouneMovie
Tales from the Crypt
1989Tales from the Cryptas Mr. ByrdTV
Eight Men Out
1988Eight Men Outas Arnold RothsteinMovie
Vibes
1988Vibesas Burt WilderMovie
T
1987The King of Loveas Nat GoldbergMovie
Hands of a Stranger
1987Hands of a Strangeras Captain CirilloMovie
Anguish
1987Anguishas John PressmanMovie
That Secret Sunday
1986That Secret SundayMovie
This Child Is Mine
1985This Child Is Mineas Abe RosenbergMovie
MacGyver
1985MacGyveras GantnerTV
Amazing Stories
1985Amazing Storiesas Mr. MarvinTV
Hollywood Beat
1985Hollywood Beatas MaxTV
The Equalizer
1985The Equalizeras AmarTV
Movers & Shakers
1985Movers & Shakersas ArnieMovie
The Execution
1985The Executionas Sidney FerraroMovie
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
1983Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddessas Harry CohnMovie
Strange Invaders
1983Strange Invadersas Willie CollinsMovie
The A-Team
1983The A-Teamas JerryTV
Class Reunion
1982Class Reunionas Dr. Robert YoungMovie
Threshold
1981Thresholdas Henry De ViciMovie
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981The Postman Always Rings Twiceas Mr. KatzMovie
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street Bluesas Rollie SimoneTV
Borderline
1980Borderlineas Henry LydellMovie
Coast to Coast
1980Coast to Coastas Dr. Frederick FrollMovie
Gridlock
1980Gridlockas MarvMovie
This Year's Blonde
1980This Year's Blondeas Jack WarnerMovie
The Baltimore Bullet
1980The Baltimore Bulletas PaulieMovie
Goldengirl
1979Goldengirlas SternbergMovie
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to Hartas Arthur RadnerTV
Hart to Hart
1979Hart to Hartas Poker PlayerMovie
Diary of a Young Comic
1979Diary of a Young Comicas Billy's agentMovie
Ruby and Oswald
1978Ruby and Oswaldas Jack RubyMovie
Confessions of the D.A. Man
1978Confessions of the D.A. Manas Mark WarrenMovie
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Storyas Dr. CanlanMovie
Killer on Board
1977Killer on Boardas Dr. BerglundMovie
Outlaw Blues
1977Outlaw Bluesas HatchMovie
The Other Side of Midnight
1977The Other Side of Midnightas BarbetMovie
Scott Free
1976Scott Freeas SantiniMovie
St. Ives
1976St. Ivesas Myron GreenMovie
Dark Victory
1976Dark Victoryas MannyMovie
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywoodas Marvin MarguliesMovie
Wonder Woman
1975Wonder Womanas Ashton RipleyTV
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & Hutchas Fat RollyTV
Starsky & Hutch
1975Starsky & Hutchas Fat RollyMovie
A Cry for Help
1975A Cry for Helpas Phillip ConoverMovie
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholicas Dr. Marvin KittredgeMovie
The Dream Makers
1975The Dream Makersas MikeMovie
Reflections of Murder
1974Reflections of Murderas Jerry SteeleMovie
Hangup
1974Hangupas Fred RichardsMovie
Police Woman
1974Police Womanas Ralph GuideraTV
The Rockford Files
1974The Rockford Filesas Arnold LoveTV
Harry O
1974Harry OTV
Rhoda
1974RhodaTV
Newman's Law
1974Newman's Lawas Frank ArcherMovie
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunteras Dr. Ruben SeelmanMovie
Busting
1974Bustingas MarvinMovie
Kojak
1973Kojakas Dr. Samuel FineTV
Barnaby Jones
1973Barnaby Jonesas Albert KruegerTV
Firehouse
1973Firehouseas Ernie BushMovie
Magic Carpet
1972Magic Carpetas Michael GlassmanMovie
Delphi Bureau
1972Delphi Bureauas Cy TurrellTV
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San Franciscoas Lou WatkinsTV
M*A*S*H
1972M*A*S*Has Captain FuttermanTV
The Bob Newhart Show
1972The Bob Newhart Showas Mr. CarollaTV
Banacek
1972Banacekas BartenderTV
The Candidate
1972The Candidateas Paul CorlissMovie
Emergency!
1972Emergency!as Martin NobleTV
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971What's a Nice Girl Like You...?as Fats DetroitMovie
Marriage: Year One
1971Marriage: Year Oneas LembergMovie
Thief
1971Thiefas Jack CutterMovie
The Ski Bum
1971The Ski Bumas RodMovie
Alex in Wonderland
1970Alex in Wonderlandas LeoMovie
Night Gallery
1970Night Galleryas Dr. Burgess (segment "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan")TV
The Odd Couple
1970The Odd Coupleas Sergeant ChomskyTV
Three's a Crowd
1969Three's a Crowdas Sid BagbyMovie
Love, American Style
1969Love, American Styleas KaratzTV
The Brady Bunch
1969The Brady BunchTV
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969The Bold Ones: The New Doctorsas ParelliTV
The Doris Day Show
1968The Doris Day Showas Mr. MurrayTV
Ironside
1967Ironsideas Joe YarbyTV
That Girl
1966That GirlTV
P
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