
Michael Lerner
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

Barton Fink
as Jack Lipnick
1991

Godzilla
as Mayor Ebert
1998

A Pyromaniac's Love Story
as Perry
1995

Elf
as Fulton
2003

The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Mr. Katz
1981

Amos & Andrew
as Phil Gillman
1993

The Calcium Kid
as Artie Cohen
2004

The Candidate
as Paul Corliss
1972

Love and Other Disasters
as Marvin Berstein
2006

Radioland Murders
as Lieutenant Cross
1994

Borderline
as Henry Lydell
1980

Harlem Nights
as Bugsy Calhoune
1989

Class Reunion
as Dr. Robert Young
1982

My Favorite Martian
as Mr. Channing
1999

The Last Time
as Leguzza
2006

Maniac Cop 2
as Edward Doyle
1990

Eight Men Out
as Arnold Rothstein
1988

When Do We Eat?
as Ira Stuckman
2006

Diary of a Young Comic
as Billy's agent
1979

Anguish
as John Pressman
1987
TV Appearances

Third Watch
as Seymour Morgenstern
1999

M*A*S*H
as Captain Futterman
1972

Rhoda
1974

The Odd Couple
as Sergeant Chomsky
1970

The Brady Bunch
1969

That Girl
1966

Tales from the Crypt
as Mr. Byrd
1989

The Bob Newhart Show
as Mr. Carolla
1972

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Morty Berger
1999

MacGyver
as Gantner
1985

Kojak
as Dr. Samuel Fine
1973

Dirty Sexy Money
2007