Michael Lerner

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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.

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
X-Men: Days of Future Past

X-Men: Days of Future Past

2014 ⭐ 3.8
as Senator Brickman
Elf

Elf

2003 ⭐ 3.3
as Fulton
Godzilla

Godzilla

1998 ⭐ 2.8
as Mayor Ebert
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 ⭐ 4.0
as Defense Attorney Morton Berger
Mirror Mirror

Mirror Mirror

2012 ⭐ 3.0
as Baron
A Serious Man

A Serious Man

2009 ⭐ 3.3
as Solomon Schlutz
Barton Fink

Barton Fink

1991 ⭐ 3.7
as Jack Lipnick
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

2003 ⭐ 3.0
as Producer (voice)
The A-Team

The A-Team

1983 ⭐ 3.8
as Jerry
Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989 ⭐ 4.0
as Mr. Byrd
Glee

Glee

2009 ⭐ 3.4
as Sidney Greene
MacGyver

MacGyver

1985 ⭐ 3.8
as Gantner
M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

1972 ⭐ 4.0
as Captain Futterman
The Good Wife

The Good Wife

2009 ⭐ 3.8
as Judge Dwight Sobel
Entourage

Entourage

2004 ⭐ 3.7
as Joe Roberts
The Postman Always Rings Twice

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981 ⭐ 3.3
as Mr. Katz
Blank Check

Blank Check

1994 ⭐ 3.0
as Biderman
Celebrity

Celebrity

1998 ⭐ 3.0
as Dr. Lupus
No Escape

No Escape

1994 ⭐ 3.1
as Warden
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

1975 ⭐ 3.5
as Ashton Ripley
Ashby

Ashby

2015 ⭐ 3.1
as Entwhistle
The Beautician and the Beast

The Beautician and the Beast

1997 ⭐ 3.4
as Jerry Miller
Harlem Nights

Harlem Nights

1989 ⭐ 3.0
as Bugsy Calhoune
My Favorite Martian

My Favorite Martian

1999 ⭐ 2.9
as Mr. Channing
Love and Other Disasters

Love and Other Disasters

2006 ⭐ 2.9
as Marvin Berstein
Newsies

Newsies

1992 ⭐ 3.4
as Weasel
Omen IV: The Awakening

Omen IV: The Awakening

1991 ⭐ 2.5
as Earl
Eight Men Out

Eight Men Out

1988 ⭐ 3.4
as Arnold Rothstein
Maniac Cop 2

Maniac Cop 2

1990 ⭐ 3.0
as Edward Doyle
For Richer or Poorer

For Richer or Poorer

1997 ⭐ 3.0
as Phil Kleinman