Michael Lerner

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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Good Wife

The A-Team

Glee

MacGyver

Third Watch

Ironside

All Movies (120)

• Sallywood2024 · as Ned Levitt
• First Oscar2022 · as Louis Burt Mayer
• Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein2019 · as Bobby Fox
• Drive Me to Vegas and Mars2018 · as Milt the Man
• American Bred2018 · as Francis Adamo
• The Shickles2016 · as Elroy Shickles
• Internet Famous2016 · as Joel Swanson
• Ashby2015 · as Entwhistle
• iGOD2015 · as Self
• X-Men: Days of Future Past2014 · as Senator Brickman
• 1000 to 12014 · as Dr.
• 2 Dead 2 Kill2014 · as Alphonse Dente
• Immigrant2013
• Brahmin Bulls2013 · as David
• Somebody Marry Me2013 · as Phil Rosenberg
• Burning Man: Metropolis2012 · as Hoover Robinson
• Mirror Mirror2012 · as Baron
• Atlas Shrugged: Part I2011 · as Wesley Mouch
• Pete Smalls Is Dead2010 · as Leonard Proval
• Wax On, Fuck Off2010 · as Cy Rosenthal
• Life During Wartime2010 · as Harvey
• The Bannen Way2010 · as The Mensch
• A Serious Man2009 · as Solomon Schlutz
• Yonkers Joe2008 · as Stanley
• A Dennis the Menace Christmas2007 · as Mr. Souse
• Slipstream2007 · as Big Mikey
• The Last Time2006 · as Leguzza
• Love and Other Disasters2006 · as Marvin Berstein
• Art School Confidential2006 · as Art Dealer
• When Do We Eat?2006 · as Ira Stuckman
• Nobody Knows Anything!2004 · as Uncle Lou
• Poster Boy2004 · as Jack Kray
• The Calcium Kid2004 · as Artie Cohen
• LArceny2004 · as Jack Dane
• Elf2003 · as Fulton
• 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure2003 · as Producer (voice)
• 29 Palms2002 · as The Judge
• The Omen Legacy2001 · as Self
• Mockingbird Don't Sing2001 · as Dr. Stan York
• Murder at the Cannes Film Festival2000 · as Morrie Borelli
• Attention Shoppers2000 · as Khourosh
• The Mod Squad1999 · as Howard
• My Favorite Martian1999 · as Mr. Channing
• Celebrity1998 · as Dr. Lupus
• Safe Men1998 · as Big Fat Bernie Gayle
• Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy1998 · as Professor Marcus
• Desperation Boulevard1998 · as Mannie Green
• Godzilla1998 · as Mayor Ebert
• For Richer or Poorer1997 · as Phil Kleinman
• The Beautician and the Beast1997 · as Jerry Miller
• Girl in the Cadillac1995 · as Pal
• Picture Windows: Language of the Heart1995 · as Maestro
• No Way Back1995 · as Frank
• A Pyromaniac's Love Story1995 · as Perry
• The Road to Wellville1994 · as Goodloe Bender
• Radioland Murders1994 · as Lieutenant Cross
• No Escape1994 · as Warden
• Blank Check1994 · as Biderman
• Amos & Andrew1993 · as Phil Gillman
• The Comrades of Summer1992 · as George
• Newsies1992 · as Weasel
• Barton Fink1991 · as Jack Lipnick
• Omen IV: The Awakening1991 · as Earl
• Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square1991 · as Self
• Made in Hollywood1990 · as Irving
• Maniac Cop 21990 · as Edward Doyle
• Framed1990 · as Elliot Shane
• Any Man's Death1990 · as Herb Denner
• Harlem Nights1989 · as Bugsy Calhoune
• Eight Men Out1988 · as Arnold Rothstein
• Vibes1988 · as Burt Wilder
• The King of Love1987 · as Nat Goldberg
• Hands of a Stranger1987 · as Captain Cirillo
• Anguish1987 · as John Pressman
• That Secret Sunday1986
• This Child Is Mine1985 · as Abe Rosenberg
• Movers & Shakers1985 · as Arnie
• The Execution1985 · as Sidney Ferraro
• Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess1983 · as Harry Cohn
• Strange Invaders1983 · as Willie Collins
• Class Reunion1982 · as Dr. Robert Young
• Threshold1981 · as Henry De Vici
• The Postman Always Rings Twice1981 · as Mr. Katz
• Borderline1980 · as Henry Lydell
• Coast to Coast1980 · as Dr. Frederick Froll
• Gridlock1980 · as Marv
• This Year's Blonde1980 · as Jack Warner
• The Baltimore Bullet1980 · as Paulie
• Goldengirl1979 · as Sternberg
• Hart to Hart1979 · as Poker Player
• Diary of a Young Comic1979 · as Norman Greenleaf - Billy's agent
• Ruby and Oswald1978 · as Jack Ruby
• Confessions of the D.A. Man1978 · as Mark Warren
• A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story1978 · as Dr. Canlan
• Killer on Board1977 · as Dr. Berglund
• Outlaw Blues1977 · as Hatch
• The Other Side of Midnight1977 · as Barbet
• Scott Free1976 · as Santini
• St. Ives1976 · as Myron Green
• Dark Victory1976 · as Manny
• F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood1975 · as Marvin Margulies
• Starsky & Hutch1975 · as Fat Rolly
• A Cry for Help1975 · as Phillip Conover
• Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic1975 · as Dr. Marvin Kittredge
• The Dream Makers1975 · as Mike
• Reflections of Murder1974 · as Jerry Steele
• Hangup1974 · as Fred Richards
• Newman's Law1974 · as Frank Archer
• The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter1974 · as Dr. Ruben Seelman
• Busting1974 · as Marvin
• Firehouse1973 · as Ernie Bush
• Magic Carpet1972 · as Michael Glassman
• The Candidate1972 · as Paul Corliss
• What's a Nice Girl Like You...?1971 · as Fats Detroit
• Marriage: Year One1971 · as Lemberg
• Thief1971 · as Jack Cutter
• The Ski Bum1971 · as Rod
• Alex in Wonderland1970 · as Leo
• Three's a Crowd1969 · as Sid Bagby
• Pigeon— · as Unnamed man

All TV Shows (51)

• Maron2013 · as Ralph
• Suburgatory2011 · as Aaron Laynberg
• The Bannen Way2010 · as The Mensch
• The Good Wife2009 · as Judge Dwight Sobel
• Glee2009 · as Sidney Greene
• Childrens Hospital2008 · as Pop
• Dirty Sexy Money2007
• Saving Grace2007 · as Rebbe Jory Quecksilber
• Entourage2004 · as Joe Roberts
• Third Watch1999 · as Seymour Morgenstern
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Morty Berger
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Defense Attorney Morton Berger
• Godzilla: The Series1998 · as Mayor Ebert (voice)
• Godzilla: The Series1998 · as Mayor Ebert
• Clueless1996 · as Mel Horowitz
• Picture Windows1995 · as Maestro
• Courthouse1995 · as Myron Winkleman
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Mr. Byrd
• MacGyver1985 · as Gantner
• Amazing Stories1985 · as Mr. Marvin
• Hollywood Beat1985 · as Max
• The Equalizer1985 · as Amar
• The A-Team1983 · as Jerry
• Hill Street Blues1981 · as Rollie Simone
• Hill Street Blues1981 · as Meyer Rabinowitz
• Hart to Hart1979 · as Arthur Radner
• Wonder Woman1975 · as Ashton Ripley
• Starsky & Hutch1975 · as Fat Rolly
• Police Woman1974 · as Ralph Guidera
• The Rockford Files1974 · as Arnold Love
• The Rockford Files1974 · as Murray Rosner
• Harry O1974
• Rhoda1974
• Kojak1973 · as Dr. Samuel Fine
• Barnaby Jones1973 · as Albert Krueger
• Delphi Bureau1972 · as Cy Turrell
• The Streets of San Francisco1972 · as Lou Watkins
• M*A*S*H1972 · as Captain Futterman
• The Bob Newhart Show1972 · as Mr. Carolla
• Banacek1972 · as Bartender
• Emergency!1972 · as Martin Noble
• Night Gallery1970 · as Dr. Burgess (segment "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan")
• The Odd Couple1970 · as Sergeant Chomsky
• Love, American Style1969 · as Karatz
• The Brady Bunch1969
• The Bold Ones: The New Doctors1969 · as Parelli
• The Doris Day Show1968 · as Fat Man
• The Doris Day Show1968 · as Mr. Murray
• Ironside1967 · as Joe Yarby
• Ironside1967 · as Adrian Father
• That Girl1966