Michael Lerner

Actor

Michael Lerner

Born June 22, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USADied April 8, 2023115 films

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.

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Barton Fink posterFirst watchBarton Fink19917.5as Jack LipnickA major role in one of the best-rated films of their career.A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.View film

Essential films

Ranked by role, acclaim and reach
Anguish poster6.3Anguish1987The Beautician and the Beast poster6.7The Beautician and the Beast1997Eight Men Out poster6.8Eight Men Out1988Maniac Cop 2 poster6.0Maniac Cop 21990The Calcium Kid poster5.5The Calcium Kid2004Amos & Andrew poster5.5Amos & Andrew1993The Postman Always Rings Twice poster6.5The Postman Always Rings Twice1981Harlem Nights poster6.0Harlem Nights1989

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Filmography

115 films as actor
  1. TBAPigeonUnnamed man
  2. 2024SallywoodNed Levitt
  3. 2022First OscarLouis Burt Mayer
  4. 2019Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, FrankensteinBobby Fox
  5. 2018Drive Me to Vegas and MarsMilt the Man
  6. 2018American BredFrancis Adamo
  7. 2016The ShicklesElroy Shickles
  8. 2016Internet FamousJoel Swanson
  9. 2015AshbyEntwhistle
  10. 2014X-Men: Days of Future PastSenator Brickman
  11. 20141000 to 1Dr.
  12. 20142 Dead 2 KillAlphonse Dente
  13. 2013Immigrant
  14. 2013Brahmin BullsDavid
  15. 2013Somebody Marry MePhil Rosenberg
  16. 2012Mirror MirrorBaron
  17. 2011Atlas Shrugged: Part IWesley Mouch
  18. 2010Pete Smalls Is DeadLeonard Proval
  19. 2010Life During WartimeHarvey
  20. 2010The Bannen WayThe Mensch
  21. 2009A Serious ManSolomon Schlutz
  22. 2008Yonkers JoeStanley
  23. 2007A Dennis the Menace ChristmasMr. Souse
  24. 2007SlipstreamBig Mikey
  25. 2006The Last TimeLeguzza
  26. 2006Love and Other DisastersMarvin Berstein
  27. 2006Art School ConfidentialArt Dealer
  28. 2006When Do We Eat?Ira Stuckman
  29. 2004Nobody Knows Anything!Uncle Lou
  30. 2004Poster BoyJack Kray
  31. 2004The Calcium KidArtie Cohen
  32. 2004LArcenyJack Dane
  33. 2003ElfFulton
  34. 2003101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London AdventureProducer (voice)
  35. 200229 PalmsThe Judge
  36. 2001Mockingbird Don't SingDr. Stan York
  37. 2000Murder at the Cannes Film FestivalMorrie Borelli
  38. 2000Attention ShoppersKhourosh
  39. 1999The Mod SquadHoward
  40. 1999My Favorite MartianMr. Channing
  41. 1998CelebrityDr. Lupus
  42. 1998Safe MenBig Fat Bernie Gayle
  43. 1998Tale of the MummyProfessor Marcus
  44. 1998Desperation BoulevardMannie Green
  45. 1998GodzillaMayor Ebert
  46. 1997For Richer or PoorerPhil Kleinman
  47. 1997The Beautician and the BeastJerry Miller
  48. 1995Girl in the CadillacPal
  49. 1995Picture Windows: Language of the HeartMaestro
  50. 1995No Way BackFrank
  51. 1995A Pyromaniac's Love StoryPerry
  52. 1994The Road to WellvilleGoodloe Bender
  53. 1994Radioland MurdersLieutenant Cross
  54. 1994No EscapeWarden
  55. 1994Blank CheckBiderman
  56. 1993Amos & AndrewPhil Gillman
  57. 1992The Comrades of SummerGeorge
  58. 1992NewsiesWeasel
  59. 1991Barton FinkJack Lipnick
  60. 1991Omen IV: The AwakeningEarl
  61. 1990Made in HollywoodIrving
  62. 1990Maniac Cop 2Edward Doyle
  63. 1990FramedElliot Shane
  64. 1989Harlem NightsBugsy Calhoune
  65. 1988Eight Men OutArnold Rothstein
  66. 1988VibesBurt Wilder
  67. 1987The King of LoveNat Goldberg
  68. 1987Hands of a StrangerCaptain Cirillo
  69. 1987AnguishJohn Pressman
  70. 1986That Secret Sunday
  71. 1985This Child Is MineAbe Rosenberg
  72. 1985Movers & ShakersArnie
  73. 1985The ExecutionSidney Ferraro
  74. 1983Rita Hayworth: The Love GoddessHarry Cohn
  75. 1983Strange InvadersWillie Collins
  76. 1982Class ReunionDr. Robert Young
  77. 1981ThresholdHenry De Vici
  78. 1981The Postman Always Rings TwiceMr. Katz
  79. 1980BorderlineHenry Lydell
  80. 1980Coast to CoastDr. Frederick Froll
  81. 1980GridlockMarv
  82. 1980This Year's BlondeJack Warner
  83. 1980The Baltimore BulletPaulie
  84. 1979GoldengirlSternberg
  85. 1979Hart to HartPoker Player
  86. 1979Diary of a Young ComicNorman Greenleaf - Billy's agent
  87. 1978Ruby and OswaldJack Ruby
  88. 1978Confessions of the D.A. ManMark Warren
  89. 1978A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig StoryDr. Canlan
  90. 1977Killer on BoardDr. Berglund
  91. 1977Outlaw BluesHatch
  92. 1977The Other Side of MidnightBarbet
  93. 1976Scott FreeSantini
  94. 1976St. IvesMyron Green
  95. 1976Dark VictoryManny
  96. 1975F. Scott Fitzgerald in HollywoodMarvin Margulies
  97. 1975Starsky & HutchFat Rolly
  98. 1975A Cry for HelpPhillip Conover
  99. 1975Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage AlcoholicDr. Marvin Kittredge
  100. 1975The Dream MakersMike
  101. 1974The Missiles of OctoberPierre Salinger
  102. 1974Reflections of MurderJerry Steele
  103. 1974HangupFred Richards
  104. 1974Newman's LawFrank Archer
  105. 1974The Rockford Files: Backlash of the HunterDr. Ruben Seelman
  106. 1974BustingMarvin
  107. 1973FirehouseErnie Bush
  108. 1972Magic CarpetMichael Glassman
  109. 1972The CandidatePaul Corliss
  110. 1971What's a Nice Girl Like You...?Fats Detroit
  111. 1971Marriage: Year OneLemberg
  112. 1971ThiefJack Cutter
  113. 1971The Ski BumRod
  114. 1970Alex in WonderlandLeo
  115. 1969Three's a CrowdSid Bagby