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Michael Lerner
Highest Rated: 90% Barton Fink (1991)
Lowest Rated: Not Available
Birthday: Jun 22, 1941
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Jowly character player who honed his skills with San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre before making his film debut in "Alex in Wonderland" (1970). After several small film roles, Lerner gained notice for his performance as Katz, the Machiavellian lawyer, in Bob Rafelson's "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1981) and as World Series "fixer" Arnold Rothstein in John Sayles' "Eight Men Out" (1988).
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | First Oscar | Louis B. Mayer (Character) | - | 2022 |
| 89% | 64% | Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein | Bobby Fox (Character) | - | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | American Bred | Francis Adamo (Character) | - | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Switching Lanes | David Smith (Character) | - | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Shickles | Michael Lerner (Character) | - | 2016 |
| 52% | 48% | Ashby | Entwhistle (Character) | - | 2015 |
| 60% | No Score Yet | Brahmin Bulls | David (Character) | - | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Two Dead 2 Kill | Alpohnse Dente (Character) | - | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Immigrant | Rabbi Malenkovich (Character) | - | 2013 |
| 49% | 46% | Mirror Mirror | Baron (Character) | $64.9M | 2012 |
| 12% | 69% | Atlas Shrugged: Part 1 | Wesley Mouch (Character) | $4.6M | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 32% | The Bannen Way | The Mensch (Character) | - | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 33% | Pete Smalls Is Dead | Leonard Proval (Character) | - | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variations for Piano for Six Hands | Unknown (Character) | - | 2009 |
| 68% | 48% | Life During Wartime | Harvey Weiner (Character) | $278.8K | 2009 |
| 52% | 49% | Yonkers Joe | Stanley (Character) | $5.0K | 2008 |
| 20% | 57% | Love and Other Disasters | Marvin Bernstein (Character) | - | 2006 |
| 35% | 39% | The Last Time | Leguzza (Character) | - | 2006 |
| 42% | 69% | When Do We Eat? | Ira Stuckman (Character) | $428.4K | 2005 |
| 30% | 47% | Poster Boy | Jack Kray (Character) | $61.4K | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pigeon | Man on Train (Character) | - | 2004 |
| 0% | 54% | The Calcium Kid | Artie Cohen (Character) | - | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 19% | Nobody Knows Anything | Uncle Lou (Character) | - | 2003 |
| 67% | 41% | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | Producer (Voice) | - | 2003 |
| 86% | 79% | Elf | Fulton (Character) | $177.1M | 2003 |
| 0% | 36% | 29 Palms | The Judge (Character) | - | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | 72% | Mockingbird Don't Sing | Dr. Stan York (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larceny | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 43% | Attention Shoppers | Unknown (Character) | - | 1999 |
| 3% | 17% | The Mod Squad | Howard (Character) | $13.3M | 1999 |
| 12% | 31% | My Favorite Martian | Mr. Channing (Character) | $36.8M | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Desperation Boulevard | Unknown (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 57% | 54% | Safe Men | Big Fat Bernie Gayle (Character) | $36.7K | 1998 |
| 17% | 17% | Tale of the Mummy | Professor Marcus (Character) | - | 1998 |
| 42% | 42% | Celebrity | Dr. Lupus (Character) | $5.0M | 1998 |
| 20% | 28% | Godzilla | Mayor Ebert (Character) | $136.1M | 1998 |
| 13% | 46% | For Richer or Poorer | Phil Kleinman (Character) | $31.6M | 1997 |
| 22% | 46% | The Beautician and the Beast | Jerry Miller (Character) | $11.5M | 1997 |
| No Score Yet | 28% | No Way Back | Frank Serlano (Character) | - | 1996 |
| 0% | 54% | A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Perry (Character) | $465.6K | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Picture Windows: Trilogy 1 | Maestro (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Girl in the Cadillac | Pal (Character) | - | 1995 |
| 39% | 44% | The Road to Wellville | Goodloe Bender (Character) | $6.5M | 1994 |
| 32% | 60% | Radioland Murders | Lieutenant Cross (Character) | $1.2M | 1994 |
| 9% | 34% | Blank Check | Biderman (Character) | $30.6M | 1994 |
| 57% | 41% | No Escape | The Warden (Character) | $14.2M | 1994 |
| 17% | 31% | Amos & Andrew | Phil Gillman (Character) | $9.5M | 1993 |
| 39% | 88% | Newsies | Weasel (Character) | $2.7M | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | 71% | The Comrades of Summer | George (Character) | - | 1992 |
| 62% | 48% | Maniac Cop 2 | Edward Doyle (Character) | - | 1991 |
| 17% | 23% | Omen IV: The Awakening | Earl (Character) | - | 1991 |
| 90% | 89% | Barton Fink | Jack Lipnick (Character) | $5.7M | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Closer | Chester's Doctor (Character) | - | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | 20% | Framed | Elliot Shane (Character) | - | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Any Man's Death | Unknown (Character) | - | 1990 |
| 26% | 80% | Harlem Nights | Bugsy Calhoune (Character) | $58.5M | 1989 |
| 13% | 62% | Vibes | Burt Wilder (Character) | $1.7M | 1988 |
| 87% | 79% | Eight Men Out | Arnold Rothstein (Character) | $4.3M | 1988 |
| 63% | 63% | Anguish | John Pressman (Character) | - | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Anguish | John (Character) | - | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The King of Love | Unknown (Character) | - | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | That Secret Sunday | Mario Pinelli (Character) | - | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Execution | Sidney Ferraro (Character) | - | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | 26% | Movers and Shakers | Arnie (Character) | - | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | This Child Is Mine | Abe Rosenberg (Character) | - | 1985 |
| 67% | 33% | Strange Invaders | Willie Collins (Character) | - | 1983 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess | Harry Cohn (Character) | - | 1983 |
| 0% | 39% | National Lampoon's Class Reunion | Dr. Robert Young (Character) | - | 1982 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Threshold | Henry De Vici (Character) | - | 1981 |
| 79% | 58% | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Mr. Katz (Character) | - | 1981 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | Borderline | Henry Lydell (Character) | - | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | This Year's Blonde | Jack Warner (Character) | - | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | 36% | Coast to Coast | Dr. Frederick Froll (Character) | - | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Goldengirl | Sternberg (Character) | - | 1979 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Vegas | Nate Stephanson (Character) | - | 1978 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story | Dr. Canlan (Character) | - | 1978 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ruby and Oswald | Jack Ruby (Character) | - | 1978 |
| No Score Yet | 45% | Outlaw Blues | Hatch (Character) | - | 1977 |
| 25% | 73% | The Other Side of Midnight | Barbet (Character) | - | 1977 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Killer on Board | Dr. Berglund (Character) | - | 1977 |
| No Score Yet | 44% | Dark Victory | Manny (Character) | - | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Scott Free | Santini (Character) | - | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood | Marvin Margulies (Character) | - | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sarah T.: Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic | Dr. Marvin Kittredge (Character) | - | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Cry for Help | Phillip Conover (Character) | - | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Starsky and Hutch | Fat Rolly (Character) | - | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dream Makers | Mike (Character) | - | 1975 |
| 17% | 55% | Busting | Marvin (Character) | - | 1974 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Reflections of Murder | Jerry Steele (Character) | - | 1974 |
| No Score Yet | 20% | Firehouse | Ernie Bush (Character) | - | 1973 |
| 89% | 74% | The Candidate | Paul Corliss (Character) | - | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marriage: Year One | Lemberg (Character) | - | 1971 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Magic Carpet | Michael Glassman (Character) | - | 1971 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | What's a Nice Girl Like You...? | Fats Detroit (Character) | - | 1971 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Thief | Jack Cutter (Character) | - | 1971 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Three's a Crowd | Sid Bagby (Character) | - | 1969 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75% | 82% | Maron | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| 70% | 72% | Glee | Sidney Greene (Guest Star) | 2013-2014 |
| 91% | 90% | Suburgatory | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 93% | 90% | The Good Wife | Judge Dwight Sobel (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bannen Way | The Mensch (Character) | 2009-2010 |
| 76% | 67% | Saving Grace | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| 68% | No Score Yet | Dirty Sexy Money | Martin (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| 65% | 82% | Entourage | Joe Roberts (Guest Star) | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Courthouse | Judge Myron Winkleman (Character) | 1995 2006 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kingdom Hospital | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| 78% | 81% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Morty Berger (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | 72% | Third Watch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Godzilla: The Series | Unknown (Voice) | 1998-2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Clueless | Unknown (Character) | 1996-1997 |
| 82% | 97% | Tales From the Crypt | Unknown (Character) | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Equalizer | Amar (Guest Star) | 1988 |
| 97% | No Score Yet | Hill Street Blues | Rollie Simone (Guest Star) | 1983 1985 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | The A-Team | Jerry (Guest Star) | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hart to Hart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1979 1982 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Barnaby Jones | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
| 100% | 81% | Wonder Woman | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1978 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kojak | Dr. Samuel Fine (Guest Star) | 1978 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rockford Files | Murray Rosner (Guest Star) | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Police Woman | Ralph Guidera (Guest Star) | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry O | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1976 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rhoda | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Starsky and Hutch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1975 |
| No Score Yet | 87% | M*A*S*H | Captain Futterman (Guest Star) | 1974 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love Story | Lou Graham (Character) | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bob Newhart Show | Mr. Carolla (Guest Star) | 1973 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Streets of San Francisco | Lou Watkins (Guest Star) | 1972 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | That Girl | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1971 |
| 78% | No Score Yet | The Brady Bunch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1969 |
| 71% | 88% | The Good Guys | Arthur (Guest Star) | 1969 |