Person

Michael Lerner

Acting · 1941-06-22 · † 2023-04-08 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography (71)

Year	Film	As
2018	Drive Me to Vegas and Mars	Milt
2016	The Shickles	Elroy Shickles
2016	American Bred	Francis Adamo
2015	Switching Lanes	David Smith
2015	Ashby	Entwistle
2014	X-Men: Days of Future Past	Senator Brickman
2013	Brahmin Bulls	David
2013	Immigrant	Rabbi Malenkovich
2012	Burning Man: Metropolis	Hoover Robinson
2012	Trailer War	Archive Footage
2012	Mirror Mirror	Baron
2011	Atlas Shrugged: Part I	Wesley Mouch
2010	The Bannen Way	The Mensch
2009	Life During Wartime	Harvey
2009	A Serious Man	Solomon Schlutz
2008	Yonkers Joe	Stanley
2007	Slipstream	Big Mikey
2006	Art School Confidential	Art Dealer
2006	Love and Other Disasters	Marvin Berstein
2005	When Do We Eat?	Ira
2004	Pigeon	Man on Train
2004	The Calcium Kid	Artie Cohen
2004	Poster Boy	Jack Kray
2004	Larceny	Actor
2003	Elf	Fulton
2003	101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure	Producer (voice)
2002	29 Palms	The Judge
2001	Mockingbird Don't Sing	Dr. Stan York
1999	My Favorite Martian	Mr. Channing
1999	The Mod Squad	Howard
1998	Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy	Professor Marcus
1998	Godzilla	Mayor Ebert
1998	Celebrity	Dr. Lupus
1998	Safe Men	Big Fat Bernie Gayle
1998	Desperation Boulevard	Mannie Green the Manager
1997	For Richer or Poorer	Phil Kleinman
1997	The Beautician and the Beast	Jerry Miller
1995	A Pyromaniac's Love Story	Perry
1995	Girl in the Cadillac	Pal
1995	No Way Back	Frank
1994	Radioland Murders	Lieutenant Cross
1994	Blank Check	Biderman
1994	The Road to Wellville	Goodloe Bender
1994	No Escape	Warden
1993	Amos & Andrew	Phil Gillman
1992	Newsies	Weasel
1991	Omen IV: The Awakening	Earl
1991	Barton Fink	Jack Lipnick
1990	Maniac Cop 2	Edward Doyle
1989	Harlem Nights	Bugsy Calhoune
1988	Eight Men Out	Arnold Rothstein
1988	Vibes	Burt Wilder
1987	Anguish	John
1985	Movers & Shakers	Arnie
1983	Strange Invaders	Willie Collins
1982	Class Reunion	Dr. Robert Young
1981	The Postman Always Rings Twice	Mr. Katz
1981	Threshold	Henry De Vici
1980	Borderline	Henry Lydell
1980	The Baltimore Bullet	Paulie
1980	Coast to Coast	Dr. Frederick Froll
1979	Goldengirl	Sternberg
1977	Outlaw Blues	Hatch
1977	The Other Side of Midnight	Barbet
1976	St. Ives	Myron Green
1974	Newman's Law	Frank Acker
1974	Hangup	Fred Richards
1974	Busting	Marvin
1972	The Candidate	Paul Corliss
1970	Alex in Wonderland	Leo
1968	Smile	Actor