Michael Lerner
Date of birth: 1941-06-22
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Michael Charles 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.
Movie Credits
Barton Fink
1991-08-01
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the he
Godzilla
1998-05-20
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995-04-28
A pastry boy and the son of a hair-piece mogul become involved in an arson scandal. Sergio is offere
Elf
2003-11-07
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North P
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981-03-20
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair
Amos & Andrew
1993-03-05
When Andrew Sterling, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in New En
The Calcium Kid
2004-04-30
When milkman Jimmy Connelly accidentally puts Britain's contender for the World title out of action,
The Candidate
1972-06-29
Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is w
Love and Other Disasters
2006-09-09
Flighty Emily "Jacks" Jackson works for the British edition of Vogue magazine. Rather than pursue a
Radioland Murders
1994-10-21
A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.
Borderline
1980-12-19
Jeb Maynard is a patrolman guarding the U.S.-Mexican border, whose partner and buddy Scooter has jus
Harlem Nights
1989-11-17
'Sugar' Ray is the owner of an illegal casino and must contend with the pressure of vicious gangster
Class Reunion
1982-10-29
Lizzie Borden High's class of '72 are going through the motions at their tenth-year reunion, until d
My Favorite Martian
1999-02-11
Ambitious television reporter Tim O'Hara stumbles upon a martian whose spaceship has accidentally cr
The Last Time
2006-10-01
Ted Ryker is the top salesman in the New York office of a business machine company; the corporate st
Maniac Cop 2
1990-07-18
Undead cop Matt Cordell rises from the grave, and is after the criminals who murdered him in prison.
Eight Men Out
1988-09-02
Buck Weaver and Hap Felsch are young idealistic players on the Chicago White Sox, a pennant-winning
When Do We Eat?
2006-04-07
An old school dad is as tough on his sons as his father is on him. On this night, however, one of th
Diary of a Young Comic
1979-02-03
A time capsule of the L.A. comedy scene in the 1970s, "Diary of a Young Comic" casts Richard Lewis a
Anguish
1987-03-23
An ophthalmologist's assistant with an unhealthy interest in human eyeballs goes on a killing spree
Yonkers Joe
2008-04-01
Yonkers Joe tells the story of a dice hustler whose determination to make one last grab for a big sc
No Way Back
1995-05-12
When FBI Agent Zack Grant's partner is killed during a blown-up operation, he attempts to find the p
Mirror Mirror
2012-03-15
After she spends all her money, an evil enchantress queen schemes to marry a handsome, wealthy princ
St. Ives
1976-02-24
A dabbler-in-crime and his assistant hire an ex-police reporter to recover some stolen papers.
LArceny
2004-03-02
A young man from New Jersey comes to Los Angeles to visit his slightly crazy cousin and gets mistake
Safe Men
1998-08-07
Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence, Rhode Is
Strange Invaders
1983-09-16
Alien beings, who settle in a small midwestern town, are disturbed by a young professor determined t
The Beautician and the Beast
1997-02-07
A New York City beautician is mistakenly hired as the school teacher for the children of the preside
Tale of the Mummy
1998-08-03
Centuries ago, under the sands of ancient Egypt, a Prince was buried and his tomb eternally cursed s
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971-12-18
A Bronx working girl is drawn into an elaborate extortion plot after being kidnapped by a gang of so
Omen IV: The Awakening
1991-07-19
Damien Thorn is dead, but his prophecy is reborn in a mysterious girl named Delia, who is adopted by
Slipstream
2007-02-10
Aging screenwriter Felix Bonhoeffer has lived his life in two states of existence: in reality and hi
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
2007-11-13
A Dennis The Menace version of A Christmas Carol where Mr. Wilson plays his own version of Scrooge.
Busting
1974-02-27
Defying orders to lay-off the case, two Los Angeles vice-squad cops go after a local mobster and use
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
2011-04-14
A powerful railroad executive, Dagny Taggart, struggles to keep her business alive while society is
29 Palms
2002-07-29
When a bag filled with money goes missing from a casino, the Hitman (Chris O'Donnell) must retrieve
Coast to Coast
1980-10-03
Madie is a neurotic, wealthy woman who escapes from a New York state mental hospital where her unwho
Reflections of Murder
1974-11-24
The wife and mistress of the abusive headmaster of a boy's school plot and carry out his murder. The
Movers & Shakers
1985-05-03
Studio head Joe Mulholland promises his dying producer and mentor, Saul Gritz, to adapt a popular se
First Oscar
2022-04-21
The film follows two student cinematographers who, as the war approaches Moscow, refuse to be evacua
Outlaw Blues
1977-07-15
An aspiring musician is released from prison to find that a song he had written while locked up has
Brahmin Bulls
2013-10-05
When Ashok makes a surprise visit to Los Angeles to visit his estranged son, the two begin a journey
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1978-01-15
One of the most moving stories in the annals of sports is presented in this true drama documenting t
Immigrant
2013-11-01
"Immigrant" is the coming of age story of Daanyik, a nine year-old Russian boy, whose family immigra
Confessions of the D.A. Man
1978-01-20
A dangerous campus radical may go free if the District Attorney's office can't locate any witnesses
Thief
1971-10-09
A professional thief tries to break with his past but has to pull off one last job to pay off a gamb
Starsky & Hutch
1975-04-30
A young couple in a car exactly like Starsky's is killed by hitmen and word is out on the street tha
Threshold
1981-09-19
Celebrated heart surgeon Thomas Vrain supports the research of an offbeat scientist who has invented
Nobody Knows Anything!
2004-08-24
Sarah thinks making a movie is easy. With the guidance of her screenwriter uncle, she goes on a wild
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975-02-11
Finding herself unable to cope with the divorce of her parents and the stress of daily life, 15-year
Poster Boy
2004-05-08
The gay son of a conservative senator who is also the poster boy for his father's re-election unknow
Magic Carpet
1972-11-06
A young student living in Rome gets a job as a tour guide and falls in love with a young stowaway wh
Murder at the Cannes Film Festival
2000-12-17
A comedic murder mystery set in the middle of the Cannes Film Fest. Amidst the bumbling and drama, t
Scott Free
1976-10-13
A professional gambler finds himself on the run from the mob, the federal government, and a band of
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
2003-03-02
Being one of 101 takes its toll on Patch, who doesn't feel unique. When he's accidentally left behin
Newman's Law
1974-08-21
LAPD Officer Newman has not gotten the reputation of a straight arrow by avoiding conflict when figh
Girl in the Cadillac
1995-10-24
A runaway teenage girl and a drifter rob a bank, hit the road to elude the Texas Rangers and find lo
Made in Hollywood
1990-10-20
A parable of the Hollywood image-making industry told through a pastiche of narrative cliches.
Celebrity
1998-09-07
The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Rob
Life During Wartime
2010-04-16
Friends, family, and lovers struggle to find love, forgiveness, and meaning in an almost war-torn wo
Three's a Crowd
1969-12-02
An airline pilot tries to balance two wives he has in two separate cities.
A Cry for Help
1975-02-12
A talk-radio host, who specializes in abusing and insulting his audience, gets a call from a disturb
No Escape
1994-04-29
In the year 2022, a ruthless prison warden has created the ultimate solution for his most troublesom
Gridlock
1980-10-02
A series of freak accidents on the Los Angeles freeway traps a cast-load of familiar TV faces in an
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014-05-15
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as
Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess
1983-11-01
The life and times of silverscreen goddess Rita Hayworth.
Ashby
2015-04-19
When new kid in town Ed Wallis is given an assignment to interview an older person, he turns to his
The King of Love
1987-11-19
A publishing empire founder discovers that his rise to power was costly.
The Execution
1985-01-14
The members of a San Diego Wednesday night womens' mah jongg club are five survivors of a Nazi conce
Dark Victory
1976-02-05
A TV producer with a terminal illness is given the strength to keep going by her love for her doctor
For Richer or Poorer
1997-12-11
Brad Sexton and his wife, Caroline, are wealthy New Yorkers with both marital and financial problems
Framed
1990-06-24
A painter is accused of art-forging. He thinks his girlfriend betrayed him, so it's time for revenge
Marriage: Year One
1971-10-15
A medical student marries a millionaire's daughter but insists they live on the money he earns.
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
2018-12-31
Cowboy, a senior citizen ex-lawyer and gambler, is persuaded by his spunky seventeen year old neighb
iGOD
2015-01-01
People have been asking questions about God since the dawn of humankind and humanity's disagreements
Mockingbird Don't Sing
2001-05-04
The tragic true story of one of the worst cases of child abuse ever documented (in which a girl was
Desperation Boulevard
1998-06-01
An ex-child star (Judy Tenuta) tries to reclaim her former fame.
Art School Confidential
2006-05-05
Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art
Hands of a Stranger
1987-05-10
A New York cop becomes obsessed with finding his wife's rapist.
Attention Shoppers
2000-09-21
An actor's promotional appearance at a new shopping centre is ruined when a popular rival shows up a
This Child Is Mine
1985-11-04
An unwed teen is fighting a major court battle to recover her infant daughter from adoptive parents.
Vibes
1988-08-05
Medium Sylvia Pickel and psychometrist Nick Deezy meet at a psychic research facility in New York. N
Firehouse
1973-01-02
Conflict erupts within a close-knit engine company of a big-city fire department when a black recrui
This Year's Blonde
1980-05-18
First he seduced her. Then he made her a star. He was Johnny Hyde, 52-year-old agent, friend, lover.
The Dream Makers
1975-01-07
A college president becomes the president of a record company, and finds himself enmeshed in a payol
Any Man's Death
1990-05-10
When a photo-journalist vanishes while covering an African civil war, a roll of film holds the only
Killer on Board
1977-10-10
The passengers on a cruise ship are seized by panic when a deadly virus begins killing off passenger
Blank Check
1994-02-11
Bullied by his siblings and nagged by his parents, 11-year-old Preston Waters is fed up with his fam
The Other Side of Midnight
1977-06-08
When French beauty Noelle Page falls in love with American pilot Larry Douglas, she believes he'll m
Hangup
1974-10-01
A rookie cop on the undercover narcotic squad falls for the junkie who can help him nab a ruthless p
A Serious Man
2009-10-02
It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been in
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood
1975-12-17
The story of author F. Scott Fitzgerald's two stays in Hollywood to write for films, once in 1927 at
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
1991-01-01
Washed up actor Don Knotts shows up on the back lot of Universal Studios in Hollywood, California in
Ruby and Oswald
1978-02-08
The most accurate portrait ever made of the events surrounding the Kennedy assassination and the sub
The Road to Wellville
1994-10-28
An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustl
Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein
2019-07-16
When actor David Harbour finds lost footage of his father's disastrous televised stage play of a lit
The Comrades of Summer
1992-07-11
Sparky Smith (Joe Mantegna) was manager of the Seattle Mariners until he had one too many shouting m
The Ski Bum
1971-01-08
A ski instructor tries to teach a bunch of insanely eccentric people how to ski while dealing with e
Newsies
1992-04-10
A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When t
Pete Smalls Is Dead
2010-09-17
Two old pals attend an old friends funeral and find there is more to his death than him being dead.
1000 to 1
2014-03-04
Cory Weissman is a college basketball player who suffers a devastating stroke. He perseveres to find
Sallywood
2024-04-04
Inspired by movies of Oscar nominated actress Sally Kirkland, a young writer moves to Hollywood to p
Goldengirl
1979-10-06
A neo-Nazi Doctor tries to make a superwoman of his daughter who has been specially fed, exercised &
Alex in Wonderland
1970-12-22
Bohemian Alex Morrison has just finished directing his first feature length movie. In its previews,
Somebody Marry Me
2013-06-30
David can inherit his father’s vast fortune on one condition: he has to get married. The problem is
American Bred
2018-05-25
In present day Detroit, where the influence of organized crime has diminished; one of the lasting cr
The Baltimore Bullet
1980-04-01
A tale of two hustlers trying to set up a big game.
That Secret Sunday
1986-11-25
A police cover-up of the murder of two young women at a wild party is complicated by the possible fa
Wax On, Fuck Off
2010-06-25
Ralph Macchio, once a former teen idol, once on top the world in the 80s. Now he is a family man wit
The Mod Squad
1999-03-26
Three youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD.
The Shickles
2016-10-12
The Shickles is an edgy comedy which explores the life and loves of an eccentric Jewish family follo
Internet Famous
2016-06-21
A group of Internet "sensations" compete for a tv show. Parody of the Internet.
Hart to Hart
1979-08-25
In this pilot film, a friend of Jonathan Hart's is killed in a motor accident just after he has left
The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter
1974-03-27
The hit 1974 series pilot aired on NBC March 27, 1974, as a 90-minute made-for-television movie. In
The Bannen Way
2010-01-06
A charming con-man navigates a complex life between his police chief father and mob boss uncle while
2 Dead 2 Kill
2014-01-01
An ex-narc finds a journal written in code, leading to the whereabouts of a stash of stolen drugs.
Pigeon
Set in Remies, France in 1941 during World War II, a Jewish man tries to escape Nazi persecution and
The Omen Legacy
2001-10-30
The true stories that spawned the serie tale of Damien, a small boy with an angelic face, whose very
Picture Windows: Language of the Heart
1995-09-01
Part of the anthology series "Picture Windows," "Language of the Heart" brings Degas’ painting The R
Elf: Buddy's Sing and Cheer Along Edition
2018-11-27
This hilarious Christmas film tells the tale of a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Sant