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Michael C. Lerner is an American character actor in film, television and theater. 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), Mayor Ebert in Roland Emmerich's Godzilla (1998), Mr. Greenway in Elf (2003), and Senator Brickman in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).
Born
Sunday, 22 June 1941
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein | Bobby Fox | 2019 |
| American Bred | Francis Adamo | 2018 |
| Switching Lanes | David Smith | 2017 |
| The Shickles | Elroy Shickles | 2016 |
| Internet Famous | Joel Swanson | 2016 |
| Ashby | Entwistle / Entwhistle | 2015 |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | Senator Brickman | 2014 |
| 1000 to 1: the Cory Weissman Story | Dr. | 2014 |
| 2 Dead 2 Kill | Alpohnse Dente | 2014 |
| Immigrant | Rabbi Malenkovich | 2013 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein | Bobby Fox | 2019 |
| American Bred | Francis Adamo | 2018 |
| Switching Lanes | David Smith | 2017 |
| The Shickles | Elroy Shickles | 2016 |
| Internet Famous | Joel Swanson | 2016 |
| Ashby | Entwistle / Entwhistle | 2015 |
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | Senator Brickman | 2014 |
| 1000 to 1: the Cory Weissman Story | Dr. | 2014 |
| 2 Dead 2 Kill | Alpohnse Dente | 2014 |
| Immigrant | Rabbi Malenkovich | 2013 |
| Brahmin Bulls | David | 2013 |
| Somebody Marry Me | Phil Rosenberg | 2013 |
| Maron | Ralph | 2013 |
| Burning Man: Metropolis | Hoover Robinson | 2012 |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Darren Schlepping | 2012 |
| Mirror Mirror | Baron | 2012 |
| Prohibition | Himself - Historian | 2011 |
| Suburgatory | Aaron Laynberg | 2011 |
| Atlas Shrugged: Part I | Wesley Mouch | 2011 |
| Matumbo Goldberg | Rabbi | 2011 |
| Pete Smalls Is Dead | Leonard Proval | 2010 |
| The Bannen Way | The Mensch | 2010 |
| Life During Wartime | Harvey | 2009 |
| A Serious Man | Solomon Schlutz | 2009 |
| The Good Wife | Judge Dwight Sobel | 2009 |
| Glee | Sidney Greene | 2009 |
| Yonkers Joe | Stanley | 2009 |
| Childrens Hospital | Pop | 2008 |
| A Dennis the Menace Christmas | Mr. Souse | 2007 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Mayor Ebert | 2007 |
| Dirty Sexy Money | Martin | 2007 |
| Saving Grace | Rebbe Jory Quecksilber | 2007 |
| Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen | Quote Reader | 2007 |
| Slipstream | Big Mikey | 2007 |
| The Last Time | Leguzza | 2006 |
| Love and Other Disasters | Marvin Bernstein / Marvin Berstein | 2006 |
| When Do We Eat? | Ira Stuckman | 2006 |
| Art School Confidential | Art Dealer | 2006 |
| Nobody Knows Anything! | Uncle Lou | 2004 |
| Entourage | Joe Roberts | 2004 |
| Poster Boy | Jack Kray | 2004 |
| Kingdom Hospital | Sheldon Fleischer | 2004 |
| Larceny | 2004 | |
| The Calcium Kid | Artie Cohen | 2004 |
| Elf | Fulton | 2003 |
| 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure | Producer (voice) / Producer | 2002 |
| 29 Palms | The Judge | 2002 |
| The Omen Legacy | Self | 2001 |
| Mockingbird Don't Sing | Dr. Stan York | 2001 |
| Attention Shoppers | Khourosh | 2000 |
| Third Watch | Seymour Morgenstern | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Morton Berger, Morty Berger | 1999 |
| My Favorite Martian | Mr. Channing | 1999 |
| The Mod Squad | Howard | 1999 |
| Celebrity | Dr. Lupus | 1998 |
| Tale of the Mummy | Professor Marcus | 1998 |
| Godzilla: The Series | Mayor Ebert | 1998 |
| Safe Men | Big Fat Bernie Gayle | 1998 |
| Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's | Self | 1998 |
| Desperation Boulevard | 1998 | |
| Godzilla | Mayor Ebert | 1998 |
| For Richer or Poorer | Phil Kleinman | 1997 |
| The Beautician and the Beast | Jerry Miller | 1997 |
| Clueless | Mel Horowitz | 1996 |
| Courthouse | Judge Myron Winkleman | 1995 |
| Girl in the Cadillac | Pal | 1995 |
| No Way Back | Frank Serlano / Frank | 1995 |
| A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Perry | 1995 |
| Picture Windows | Maestro | 1994 |
| The Road to Wellville | Goodloe Bender | 1994 |
| Radioland Murders | Lieutenant Cross | 1994 |
| No Escape | The Warden / Warden | 1994 |
| Blank Check | Biderman | 1994 |
| Amos & Andrew | Phil Gillman | 1993 |
| Newsies | Weasel | 1992 |
| The 64th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1992 |
| The Comrades of Summer | George | 1992 |
| Barton Fink | Jack Lipnick | 1991 |
| Omen IV: The Awakening | Earl | 1991 |
| Blood Drips Heavily on Newsies Square | Himself / Self | 1991 |
| Maniac Cop 2 | Edward Doyle | 1990 |
| Framed | Elliot Shane | 1990 |
| Any Man's Death | Herb Denner | 1990 |
| The Closer | Chester's Doctor | 1990 |
| Made in Hollywood | Irving | 1990 |
| Harlem Nights | Bugsy Calhoune | 1989 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Mr. Byrd | 1989 |
| Eight Men Out | Arnold Rothstein | 1988 |
| Vibes | Burt Wilder | 1988 |
| Melba | Oscar Hammerstein | 1988 |
| Hands of a Stranger | Captain Cirillo | 1987 |
| Anguish | John / John Pressman | 1987 |
| This Child Is Mine | Abe Rosenberg | 1985 |
| Amazing Stories | Mr. Marvin | 1985 |
| MacGyver | Gantner | 1985 |
| Hollywood Beat | Max | 1985 |
| The Equalizer | Amar | 1985 |
| Movers & Shakers | Arnie | 1985 |
| The Execution | Sidney Ferraro | 1985 |
| Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess | Harry Cohn | 1983 |
| Strange Invaders | Willie Collins | 1983 |
| Blood Feud | Eddie Cheyfitz - Hoffa's Attorney | 1983 |
| The A-Team | Jerry | 1983 |
| Class Reunion | Dr. Robert Young / Dr. Young | 1982 |
| Today's F.B.I. | Croft | 1981 |
| Threshold | Henry De Vici | 1981 |
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | Mr. Katz | 1981 |
| Hill Street Blues | Rollie Simone, Meyer Rabinowitz | 1981 |
| Borderline | Henry Lydell | 1980 |
| Coast to Coast | Dr. Frederick Froll | 1980 |
| Gridlock | Marv | 1980 |
| This Year's Blonde | Jack Warner | 1980 |
| The Baltimore Bullet | Paulie | 1980 |
| Hart to Hart | Arthur Radner | 1979 |
| Goldengirl | Sternberg | 1979 |
| Killer on Board | Dr. Berglund | 1977 |
| A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story | Dr. Canlan | 1977 |
| Outlaw Blues | Hatch | 1977 |
| The Other Side of Midnight | Barbet | 1977 |
| St. Ives | Myron Green | 1976 |
| Jigsaw John | Arthur Devore | 1976 |
| Wonder Woman | Ashton Ripley | 1975 |
| Starsky and Hutch | Fat Rolly | 1975 |
| A Cry for Help | Phillip Conover | 1975 |
| The Missiles of October | Pierre Salinger - White House Press Secretary | 1974 |
| Reflections of Murder | Jerry Steele | 1974 |
| Hangup | Fred Richards | 1974 |
| Police Woman | Ralph Guidera | 1974 |
| Rhoda | Ralph Bentley | 1974 |
| Newman's Law | Frank Acker / Frank Archer | 1974 |
| Lucas Tanner | Artie | 1974 |
| The Rockford Files | Arnold Love, Dr. Ruben Seelman, Murray Rosner | 1974 |
| Busting | Marvin | 1974 |
| Kojak | Dr. Samuel Fine | 1973 |
| Love Story | Lou Graham | 1973 |
| Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice | Dr. Nasserman | 1973 |
| The New Perry Mason | Derek Stocker | 1973 |
| Chase | Cupid | 1973 |
| Harry O | Wilt Kane | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Albert Krueger | 1973 |
| Firehouse | Ernie Bush | 1973 |
| M*A*S*H | Captain Futterman | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Lou Watkins | 1972 |
| The Bob Newhart Show | Mr. Carolla | 1972 |
| The Candidate | Paul Corliss | 1972 |
| Banacek | Bartender | 1972 |
| The Delphi Bureau | Cy Turrell | 1972 |
| Emergency! | Martin Noble | 1972 |
| What's a Nice Girl Like You...? | Fats Detroit | 1971 |
| Marriage: Year One | Lemberg | 1971 |
| Thief | Jack Cutter | 1971 |
| The D.A. | Mark Warren | 1971 |
| The Ski Bum | Rod | 1971 |
| The Odd Couple | Sergeant Chomsky | 1970 |
| Alex in Wonderland | Leo | 1970 |
| Three's a Crowd | Sid Bagby | 1969 |
| Night Gallery | Dr. Burgess (segment "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan") | 1969 |
| The Young Lawyers | Anthony Marioni | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | Karatz (segment "Love and the Image Makers") | 1969 |
| The Brady Bunch | Johnny | 1969 |
| The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Jack Walton, Parelli | 1969 |
| The Good Guys | Arthur, Customer | 1968 |
| The Doris Day Show | Mr. Murray, Fat Man | 1968 |
| Ironside | Adrian Father, Joe Yarby | 1967 |
| That Girl | Charlie | 1966 |
| Dr. Kildare | Dr. Brown | 1961 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1992 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
