Michael Lerner (actor)

Michael C. Lerner (born June 22, 1941) is an American actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Barton Fink (1991). Lerner has also played Arnold Rothstein in Eight Men Out (1988), Phil Gillman in Amos & Andrew (1993), The Warden in No Escape (1994), Mayor Ebert in Roland Emmerich's Godzilla (1998), Mr. Greenway in Elf (2003), and Senator Brickman in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).

Not to be confused with Michael Learned.
Michael Lerner
Born (1941-06-22) June 22, 1941
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Alma materBrooklyn College
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActor
Years active1963–present
RelativesKen Lerner (brother)
Sam Lerner (nephew)
Jenny Lerner (niece)
Patti Klein (sister-in-law)
AwardsLos Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor

Life and career

Lerner was born in Brooklyn, New York, of Romanian-Jewish descent, the son of Blanche and George Lerner, a fisherman and antiques dealer.[1] He was raised in the Bensonhurst and Red Hook neighborhoods. His brother, Ken Lerner, is also an actor, as is his nephew, Sam Lerner.[2]

After graduating from Brooklyn College and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), Lerner began his acting career in the late 1960s at the American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) in San Francisco. At the age of 24 he appeared as "Hieronymous the Miser" in a KPFA radio production of Michel de Ghelderode's Breugelesque play, Red Magic.

During the seventies, Lerner began making several guest appearances in television shows such as The Brady Bunch, The Odd Couple and M*A*S*H. He appeared in three episodes of The Rockford Files. In 1974, he appeared in the teleplay The Missiles of October, playing Pierre Salinger.

In 1970, Lerner made his film debut in Alex in Wonderland. He then went on to appear in supporting roles in various Hollywood movies such as The Candidate, St. Ives and the 1981 remake of The Postman Always Rings Twice. In 1991, after co-starring in Harlem Nights, Lerner played film producer Jack Lipnick in Barton Fink, for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Lerner's later projects include the Christmas comedy Elf and Poster Boy, as well as appearing in television programs such as Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and Entourage.

In 2002, he appeared in London's West End production of Up for Grabs with Madonna. Michael also appeared on BBC Radio Four in 2008 as a member of the cast of David Quantick's Radio Four's series One. He portrayed Senator Brickman in the Marvel Comics/Twentieth Century Fox film, X-Men: Days of Future Past.

In 2013, Lerner appeared in a Season 4 episode of Glee as Sidney Greene, an investor in the revival of Broadway musical Funny Girl. His character is on the panel of judges, watching the Rachel Berry character audition for the lead role. He reprised his role as Sidney in Season 5 in several New York-based episodes of the series, as Funny Girl opens on Broadway.[3]

His favorite actor is the late Edward G. Robinson.[1]

Selected filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
1970 Alex in Wonderland Leo
1971 The Ski Bum Rod
1972 The Candidate Paul Corliss
1974 Busting Marvin Royce
Newman's Law Frank Acker
Hangup Fred Richards
1976 St. Ives Myron Green
1977 The Other Side of Midnight Barbet
Outlaw Blues Hatch
1979 Goldengirl Sternberg
1980 The Baltimore Bullet Paulie
Coast to Coast Dr. Frederick Froll
Borderline Henry Lydell
1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice Mr. Katz
Threshold Henry de Vici
1982 National Lampoon's Class Reunion Dr. Robert Young
1983 Strange Invaders Willie Collings
1985 Movers & Shakers Arnie
1987 Anguish John Pressman
1988 Vibes Burt Wilder
Eight Men Out Arnold Rothstein
1989 Harlem Nights Bugsy Calhoune
1990 Maniac Cop 2 Deputy Commissioner Edward Doyle
Any Man's Death Herb Denner
1991 Omen IV: The Awakening Earl Knight
1991 Barton Fink Jack Lipnick Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
1992 Newsies Weasel
The Comrades of Summer George
1993 Amos & Andrew Phil Gillman
1994 Blank Check Biderman
Radioland Murders Lieutenant Cross
The Road to Wellville Goodloe Bender
No Escape The Warden
1995 No Way Back Frank Serlano
A Pyromaniac's Love Story Perry
Girl in the Cadillac Pal
1997 The Beautician and the Beast Jerry Miller
For Richer or Poorer Phillip Kleinman
1998 Godzilla Mayor Ebert
Safe Men Big Fat Bernie Gayle
Celebrity Dr. Lupus
Tale of the Mummy Professor Marcus
1999 The Mod Squad Howard
My Favorite Martian Mr. Channing
2001 Mockingbird Don't Sing Dr. Stan York
2002 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure Producer Voice role
2003 Elf Mr. Greenway
2004 The Calcium Kid Artie Cohen
Larceny Pete
Poster Boy Jack Kray
2005 When Do We Eat? Ira Stuckman
2006 Love and Other Disasters Marvin Bernstein
Art School Confidential Art Dealer
The Last Time Leguzza
2007 A Dennis the Menace Christmas Mr. Souse
Slipstream Big Mikey
2008 Yonkers Joe Stanley
2009 A Serious Man Solomon Schlutz
Life During Wartime Harvey Wiener
2010 Pete Smalls Is Dead Leonard Proval
Wax On, F*ck Off Cy Rosenthal Short film
2011 Atlas Shrugged: Part I Wesley Mouch
2012 Mirror Mirror Baron
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past Senator Brickman
2015 Ashby Entwhistle
2019 Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein Bobby Fox

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1963 Dr. Kildare Dr. Brown 1 episode
1969 The Good Guys Arthur 2 episodes
Three's a Crowd Sid Bagby Television film
The Brady Bunch Johnny 1 episode
1970 The Young Lawyers Anthony Maroni
The Doris Day Show Mr. Murray 2 episodes
1971 That Girl Charlie 1 episode
The D.A. Mark Warren
What's a Nice Girl Like You...? Fats Detroit Television film
1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors Jack Watson 1 episode
Ironside Adrian Father
Night Gallery Dr. Burgess
The Delphi Bureau Cy Turrell
Banacek Bartender
The Streets of San Francisco Lou Watkins
1973 Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Dr. Nasserman
Firehouse Ernie Bush Television film
The Bob Newhart Show Mr. Carolla 1 episode
Emergency! Martin Noble
Love Story Lou Graham
The New Perry Mason Derek Stocker
1974 M*A*S*H Captain Bernie Futterman
The Rockford Files Dr. Ruben Steelman
Arnold Love 2 episodes
Love, American Style Karatz 1 episode
Chase Cupid
The Odd Couple Sgt. Chomsky
Reflections of Murder Jerry Steele Television film
The Missiles of October Pierre Salinger
1975 Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic Dr. Marvin Kittredge
The Dream Makers Mike
A Cry for Help Philip Conover
Starsky & Hutch Fat Rolly 2 episodes
Lucas Tanner Artie 1 episode
Rhoda Ralph Bentley
1976 Jigsaw John Arthur Devore
Harry O Wilt Kane
Police Woman Guidera
The Rockford Files Murray Rosner
1978 Ruby and Oswald Jack Ruby Television film
Kojak Dr. Samuel Fine 1 episode
Vegas Nate Sephanson
Wonder Woman Ashton Ripley
1980 Barnaby Jones Albert Kruger
This Year's Blonde Jack L. Warner Television film
1982 Hart to Hart Art Radner 1 episode
1983 Hill Street Blues Rollie Simone 4 episodes
Blood Feud Eddie Cheyfitz Television film
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess Harry Cohn
1985 Hollywood Beat Pilot Pilot episode
MacGyver Gartner
The A-Team Jerry 1 episode
1987 Amazing Stories Mr. Marvin
Hands of a Stranger Capt. Cirrillo Television film
The King of Love Nat Goldberg
1988 Great Performances Oscar Hammerstein 1 episode
The Equalizer Amar
1991 Omen IV: The Awakening Earl Knight Television film
1992 The Comrades of Summer George
1993 Tales from the Crypt Mr. Byrd 1 episode
1995 Picture Windows Maestro
Courthouse Judge Myron Winkleman 11 episodes
1996-97 Clueless Mel Horowitz 18 episodes
1998-99 Godzilla: The Series Mayor Ebert Voice role;

3 episodes

2000 Murder at the Cannes Film Festival Morrie Borelli Television film
2001 Third Watch Seymour Morgenstern 1 episode
2003-06 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Morty Berger 2 episodes
2004 Kingdom Hospital Sheldon Fleischer 3 episodes
2007 Entourage Joe Roberts 1 episode
2008 Dirty Sexy Money Martin
2009 Saving Grace Rebbe Jory Quecksilber
2010 The Bannen Way The Mensch Web series;

16 episodes

2012 The Good Wife Judge Dwight Sobel 1 episode
Suburgatory Aaron Laynberg
2013-14 Glee Sidney Greene 5 episodes
2015 Comedy Bang! Bang! Darren Schlepping 1 episode
Childrens Hospital Pop
2016 Maron Ralph
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References
  1. Kaplan, Michael (January 1999). "Interview with Michael Lerner". Cigar Aficionado. Archived from the original on March 10, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
  2. "Michael Lerner Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on May 22, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  3. "Lea Michele and Michael Lerner". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 23, 2014. Lea Michele and Michael Lerner on the set of "Glee" on March 16, 2014, in New York City.
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