Michael Lerner

Michael Lerner

Michael 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 Godzilla, Eight Men Out, and X-Men: Days of Future Paast.

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Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Morty Berger

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 • as Defense Attorney Morton Berger

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

1972 • as Captain Futterman

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

1969 • as Karatz

MacGyver

MacGyver

1985 • as Gantner

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

2009 • as Judge Dwight Sobel

Filmography

2024

Sallywood
Sallywood
as Ned Levitt
Movie - Released: 4/4/2024

2022

First Oscar
First Oscar
as Louis Burt Mayer
Movie - Released: 4/21/2022

2019

Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
as Bobby Fox
Movie - Released: 7/16/2019

2018

Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
as Milt the Man
Movie - Released: 12/31/2018
American Bred
American Bred
as Francis Adamo
Movie - Released: 5/25/2018

2016

The Shickles
The Shickles
as Elroy Shickles
Movie - Released: 10/12/2016
Internet Famous
Internet Famous
as Joel Swanson
Movie - Released: 6/21/2016

2015

Ashby
Ashby
as Entwhistle
Movie - Released: 4/19/2015
Movie
iGod
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2015

2014

X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Days of Future Past
as Senator Brickman
Movie - Released: 5/15/2014
1000 to 1
1000 to 1
as Dr.
Movie - Released: 3/4/2014
2 Dead 2 Kill
2 Dead 2 Kill
as Alphonse Dente
Movie - Released: 1/1/2014

2013

Brahmin Bulls
Brahmin Bulls
as David
Movie - Released: 10/5/2013
Immigrant
Immigrant
Movie - Released: 11/1/2013
Somebody Marry Me
Somebody Marry Me
as Phil Rosenberg
Movie - Released: 6/30/2013

2012

Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror
as Baron
Movie - Released: 3/15/2012

2011

Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
as Wesley Mouch
Movie - Released: 4/14/2011
Suburgatory
Suburgatory
as Aaron Laynberg
TV - Released: 9/28/2011

2010

Life During Wartime
Life During Wartime
as Harvey
Movie - Released: 4/16/2010
Pete Smalls Is Dead
Pete Smalls Is Dead
as Leonard Proval
Movie - Released: 9/17/2010
Movie
Wax On, Fuck Off
as Cy Rosenthal
Movie - Released: 6/25/2010
The Bannen Way
The Bannen Way
as The Mensch
Movie - Released: 1/6/2010
The Bannen Way
The Bannen Way
as The Mensch
TV - Released: 1/6/2010

2009

A Serious Man
A Serious Man
as Solomon Schlutz
Movie - Released: 10/2/2009
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Judge Dwight Sobel
TV - Released: 9/22/2009
Glee
Glee
as Sidney Greene
TV - Released: 5/19/2009

2008

Yonkers Joe
Yonkers Joe
as Stanley
Movie - Released: 4/1/2008
Childrens Hospital
Childrens Hospital
as Pop
TV - Released: 12/8/2008

2007

Slipstream
Slipstream
as Big Mikey
Movie - Released: 2/10/2007
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
as Mr. Souse
Movie - Released: 11/13/2007
Dirty Sexy Money
Dirty Sexy Money
TV - Released: 9/26/2007

2006

Love and Other Disasters
Love and Other Disasters
as Marvin Berstein
Movie - Released: 9/9/2006
The Last Time
The Last Time
as Leguzza
Movie - Released: 10/1/2006
When Do We Eat?
When Do We Eat?
as Ira Stuckman
Movie - Released: 4/7/2006
Art School Confidential
Art School Confidential
as Art Dealer
Movie - Released: 5/5/2006

2004

The Calcium Kid
The Calcium Kid
as Artie Cohen
Movie - Released: 4/30/2004
Movie
LArceny
as Jack Dane
Movie - Released: 3/2/2004
Nobody Knows Anything!
Nobody Knows Anything!
as Uncle Lou
Movie - Released: 8/24/2004
Poster Boy
Poster Boy
as Jack Kray
Movie - Released: 5/8/2004
Entourage
Entourage
as Joe Roberts
TV - Released: 7/18/2004

2003

Elf
Elf
as Fulton
Movie - Released: 11/7/2003
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
as Producer (voice)
Movie - Released: 3/2/2003

2002

29 Palms
29 Palms
as The Judge
Movie - Released: 7/29/2002

2001

Mockingbird Don't Sing
Mockingbird Don't Sing
as Dr. Stan York
Movie - Released: 5/4/2001

2000

Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
as Morrie Borelli
Movie - Released: 12/17/2000
Attention Shoppers
Attention Shoppers
as Khourosh
Movie - Released: 9/21/2000

1999

My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian
as Mr. Channing
Movie - Released: 2/11/1999
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
as Howard
Movie - Released: 3/26/1999
Third Watch
Third Watch
as Seymour Morgenstern
TV - Released: 9/23/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Morty Berger
TV - Released: 9/20/1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Defense Attorney Morton Berger
TV - Released: 9/20/1999

1998

Godzilla
Godzilla
as Mayor Ebert
Movie - Released: 5/20/1998
Safe Men
Safe Men
as Big Fat Bernie Gayle
Movie - Released: 8/7/1998
Tale of the Mummy
Tale of the Mummy
as Professor Marcus
Movie - Released: 8/3/1998
Celebrity
Celebrity
as Dr. Lupus
Movie - Released: 9/7/1998
Desperation Boulevard
Desperation Boulevard
as Mannie Green
Movie - Released: 6/1/1998

1997

The Beautician and the Beast
The Beautician and the Beast
as Jerry Miller
Movie - Released: 2/7/1997
For Richer or Poorer
For Richer or Poorer
as Phil Kleinman
Movie - Released: 12/11/1997

1995

A Pyromaniac's Love Story
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
as Perry
Movie - Released: 4/28/1995
No Way Back
No Way Back
as Frank
Movie - Released: 5/12/1995
Girl in the Cadillac
Girl in the Cadillac
as Pal
Movie - Released: 10/24/1995
TV
Courthouse
as Judge Myron Winkleman
TV - Released: 9/13/1995
Picture Windows
Picture Windows
as Maestro
TV - Released: 10/1/1995

1994

Radioland Murders
Radioland Murders
as Lieutenant Cross
Movie - Released: 10/21/1994
No Escape
No Escape
as Warden
Movie - Released: 4/29/1994
Blank Check
Blank Check
as Biderman
Movie - Released: 2/11/1994
The Road to Wellville
The Road to Wellville
as Goodloe Bender
Movie - Released: 10/28/1994

1993

Amos & Andrew
Amos & Andrew
as Phil Gillman
Movie - Released: 3/5/1993

1992

The Comrades of Summer
The Comrades of Summer
as George
Movie - Released: 7/11/1992
Newsies
Newsies
as Weasel
Movie - Released: 4/10/1992

1991

Barton Fink
Barton Fink
as Jack Lipnick
Movie - Released: 8/1/1991
Omen IV: The Awakening
Omen IV: The Awakening
as Earl
Movie - Released: 7/19/1991
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1991

1990

Maniac Cop 2
Maniac Cop 2
as Edward Doyle
Movie - Released: 7/18/1990
Made in Hollywood
Made in Hollywood
as Irving
Movie - Released: 10/20/1990
Framed
Framed
as Elliot Shane
Movie - Released: 6/24/1990
Any Man's Death
Any Man's Death
as Herb Denner
Movie - Released: 5/10/1990

1989

Harlem Nights
Harlem Nights
as Bugsy Calhoune
Movie - Released: 11/17/1989
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt
as Mr. Byrd
TV - Released: 6/10/1989

1988

Eight Men Out
Eight Men Out
as Arnold Rothstein
Movie - Released: 9/2/1988
Vibes
Vibes
as Burt Wilder
Movie - Released: 8/5/1988

1987

Anguish
Anguish
as John Pressman
Movie - Released: 3/23/1987
Movie
The King of Love
as Nat Goldberg
Movie - Released: 11/19/1987
Hands of a Stranger
Hands of a Stranger
as Captain Cirillo
Movie - Released: 5/10/1987

1986

That Secret Sunday
That Secret Sunday
Movie - Released: 11/25/1986

1985

Movers & Shakers
Movers & Shakers
as Arnie
Movie - Released: 5/3/1985
The Execution
The Execution
as Sidney Ferraro
Movie - Released: 1/14/1985
This Child Is Mine
This Child Is Mine
as Abe Rosenberg
Movie - Released: 11/4/1985
MacGyver
MacGyver
as Gantner
TV - Released: 9/29/1985
The Equalizer
The Equalizer
as Amar
TV - Released: 9/18/1985
Hollywood Beat
Hollywood Beat
as Max
TV - Released: 9/21/1985
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
as Mr. Marvin
TV - Released: 9/29/1985

1983

Strange Invaders
Strange Invaders
as Willie Collins
Movie - Released: 9/16/1983
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
as Harry Cohn
Movie - Released: 11/1/1983
The A-Team
The A-Team
as Jerry
TV - Released: 1/23/1983

1982

Class Reunion
Class Reunion
as Dr. Robert Young
Movie - Released: 10/29/1982

1981

The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Mr. Katz
Movie - Released: 3/20/1981
Threshold
Threshold
as Henry De Vici
Movie - Released: 9/19/1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
as Rollie Simone
TV - Released: 1/15/1981
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
as Meyer Rabinowitz
TV - Released: 1/15/1981

1980

Borderline
Borderline
as Henry Lydell
Movie - Released: 12/19/1980
Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast
as Dr. Frederick Froll
Movie - Released: 10/3/1980
Gridlock
Gridlock
as Marv
Movie - Released: 10/2/1980
This Year's Blonde
This Year's Blonde
as Jack Warner
Movie - Released: 5/18/1980
The Baltimore Bullet
The Baltimore Bullet
as Paulie
Movie - Released: 4/1/1980

1979

Diary of a Young Comic
Diary of a Young Comic
as Billy's agent
Movie - Released: 2/3/1979
Goldengirl
Goldengirl
as Sternberg
Movie - Released: 10/6/1979
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
as Poker Player
Movie - Released: 8/25/1979
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
as Poker Player
TV - Released: 9/22/1979
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart
as Arthur Radner
TV - Released: 9/22/1979

1978

A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
as Dr. Canlan
Movie - Released: 1/15/1978
Confessions of the D.A. Man
Confessions of the D.A. Man
as Mark Warren
Movie - Released: 1/20/1978
Ruby and Oswald
Ruby and Oswald
as Jack Ruby
Movie - Released: 2/8/1978

1977

Outlaw Blues
Outlaw Blues
as Hatch
Movie - Released: 7/15/1977
Killer on Board
Killer on Board
as Dr. Berglund
Movie - Released: 10/10/1977
The Other Side of Midnight
The Other Side of Midnight
as Barbet
Movie - Released: 6/8/1977

1976

St. Ives
St. Ives
as Myron Green
Movie - Released: 2/24/1976
Scott Free
Scott Free
as Santini
Movie - Released: 10/13/1976
Dark Victory
Dark Victory
as Manny
Movie - Released: 2/5/1976

1975

Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
as Fat Rolly
Movie - Released: 5/1/1975
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
as Dr. Marvin Kittredge
Movie - Released: 2/11/1975
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help
as Phillip Conover
Movie - Released: 2/12/1975
The Dream Makers
The Dream Makers
as Mike
Movie - Released: 1/7/1975
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
as Marvin Margulies
Movie - Released: 12/17/1975
Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman
as Ashton Ripley
TV - Released: 11/7/1975
Starsky & Hutch
Starsky & Hutch
as Fat Rolly
TV - Released: 9/10/1975

1974

Busting
Busting
as Marvin
Movie - Released: 2/27/1974
Reflections of Murder
Reflections of Murder
as Jerry Steele
Movie - Released: 11/24/1974
Newman's Law
Newman's Law
as Frank Archer
Movie - Released: 8/21/1974
Hangup
Hangup
as Fred Richards
Movie - Released: 10/1/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Dr. Ruben Seelman
Movie - Released: 3/27/1974
Rhoda
Rhoda
TV - Released: 9/9/1974
Harry O
Harry O
TV - Released: 9/12/1974
Police Woman
Police Woman
as Ralph Guidera
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Dr. Ruben Seelman
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Arnold Love
TV - Released: 9/13/1974
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files
as Murray Rosner
TV - Released: 9/13/1974

1973

Firehouse
Firehouse
as Ernie Bush
Movie - Released: 1/2/1973
Kojak
Kojak
as Dr. Samuel Fine
TV - Released: 10/24/1973
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
as Albert Krueger
TV - Released: 1/28/1973

1972

The Candidate
The Candidate
as Paul Corliss
Movie - Released: 6/29/1972
Magic Carpet
Magic Carpet
as Michael Glassman
Movie - Released: 11/6/1972
M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H
as Captain Futterman
TV - Released: 9/17/1972
The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show
as Mr. Carolla
TV - Released: 9/16/1972
Emergency!
Emergency!
as Martin Noble
TV - Released: 1/22/1972
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco
as Lou Watkins
TV - Released: 9/23/1972
Banacek
Banacek
as Bartender
TV - Released: 9/13/1972

1971

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
as Fats Detroit
Movie - Released: 12/18/1971
Thief
Thief
as Jack Cutter
Movie - Released: 10/9/1971
Marriage: Year One
Marriage: Year One
as Lemberg
Movie - Released: 10/15/1971
The Ski Bum
The Ski Bum
as Rod
Movie - Released: 1/8/1971

1970

Alex in Wonderland
Alex in Wonderland
as Leo
Movie - Released: 12/22/1970
The Odd Couple
The Odd Couple
as Sergeant Chomsky
TV - Released: 9/24/1970
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
as Dr. Burgess (segment "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan")
TV - Released: 12/16/1970

1969

Three's a Crowd
Three's a Crowd
as Sid Bagby
Movie - Released: 12/2/1969
The Brady Bunch
The Brady Bunch
TV - Released: 9/26/1969
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
as Karatz
TV - Released: 9/29/1969
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
as Parelli
TV - Released: 9/14/1969

1968

The Doris Day Show
The Doris Day Show
as Fat Man
TV - Released: 9/24/1968
The Doris Day Show
The Doris Day Show
as Mr. Murray
TV - Released: 9/24/1968

1967

Ironside
Ironside
as Joe Yarby
TV - Released: 3/28/1967
Ironside
Ironside
as Adrian Father
TV - Released: 3/28/1967

1966

That Girl
That Girl
TV - Released: 9/8/1966

Unknown

Movie
Pigeon
as Unnamed man
Movie