Michael Lerner: movies and TV shows
Michael Lerner has 171 credits in the archive: 120 films and 51 TV series, from 1966 to 2024. Highest rated: Banacek (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1966 – 2024 · busiest year: 1974 (10 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sallywood | Ned Levitt | Film | 8.0 | 83 |
| 2022 | First Oscar | Louis Burt Mayer | Film | 6.4 | 81 |
| 2019 | Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein | Bobby Fox | Film | 5.8 | 78 |
| 2018 | American Bred | Francis Adamo | Film | — | 77 |
| 2018 | Drive Me to Vegas and Mars | Milt the Man | Film | — | 77 |
| 2016 | Internet Famous | Joel Swanson | Film | 3.8 | 75 |
| 2016 | The Shickles | Elroy Shickles | Film | — | 75 |
| 2015 | Ashby | Entwhistle | Film | 6.2 | 74 |
| 2015 | iGOD | Self | Film | — | 74 |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Senator Brickman | Film | 7.5 | 73 |
| 2014 | 1000 to 1 | Dr. | Film | 6.1 | 73 |
| 2014 | 2 Dead 2 Kill | Alphonse Dente | Film | 3.5 | 73 |
| 2013 | Maron | Ralph | TV | 7.2 | 72 |
| 2013 | Immigrant | Film | — | 72 | |
| 2013 | Somebody Marry Me | Phil Rosenberg | Film | 1.0 | 72 |
| 2013 | Brahmin Bulls | David | Film | 5.0 | 72 |
| 2012 | Mirror Mirror | Baron | Film | 5.9 | 71 |
| 2012 | Burning Man: Metropolis | Hoover Robinson | Film | — | 71 |
| 2011 | Suburgatory | Aaron Laynberg | TV | 6.7 | 70 |
| 2011 | Atlas Shrugged: Part I | Wesley Mouch | Film | 5.5 | 70 |
| 2010 | The Bannen Way | The Mensch | TV | 4.2 | 69 |
| 2010 | Life During Wartime | Harvey | Film | 5.9 | 69 |
| 2010 | Wax On, Fuck Off | Cy Rosenthal | Film | 7.4 | 69 |
| 2010 | Pete Smalls Is Dead | Leonard Proval | Film | 4.6 | 69 |
| 2010 | The Bannen Way | The Mensch | Film | 5.3 | 69 |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Judge Dwight Sobel | TV | 7.6 | 68 |
| 2009 | Glee | Sidney Greene | TV | 6.8 | 68 |
| 2009 | A Serious Man | Solomon Schlutz | Film | 6.7 | 68 |
| 2008 | Childrens Hospital | Pop | TV | 6.9 | 67 |
| 2008 | Yonkers Joe | Stanley | Film | 5.1 | 67 |
| 2007 | Saving Grace | Rebbe Jory Quecksilber | TV | 7.4 | 66 |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy Money | TV | 6.2 | 66 | |
| 2007 | Slipstream | Big Mikey | Film | 4.9 | 66 |
| 2007 | A Dennis the Menace Christmas | Mr. Souse | Film | 5.5 | 66 |
| 2006 | Art School Confidential | Art Dealer | Film | 6.1 | 65 |
| 2006 | Love and Other Disasters | Marvin Berstein | Film | 5.7 | 65 |
| 2006 | When Do We Eat? | Ira Stuckman | Film | 5.2 | 65 |
| 2006 | The Last Time | Leguzza | Film | 5.7 | 65 |
| 2004 | Entourage | Joe Roberts | TV | 7.4 | 63 |
| 2004 | Nobody Knows Anything! | Uncle Lou | Film | 3.7 | 63 |
| 2004 | The Calcium Kid | Artie Cohen | Film | 5.5 | 63 |
| 2004 | Poster Boy | Jack Kray | Film | 5.4 | 63 |
| 2004 | LArceny | Jack Dane | Film | 7.3 | 63 |
| 2003 | Elf | Fulton | Film | 6.7 | 62 |
| 2003 | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | Producer (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 62 |
| 2002 | 29 Palms | The Judge | Film | 4.7 | 61 |
| 2001 | Mockingbird Don't Sing | Dr. Stan York | Film | 6.4 | 60 |
| 2001 | The Omen Legacy | Self | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2000 | Attention Shoppers | Khourosh | Film | 4.3 | 59 |
| 2000 | Murder at the Cannes Film Festival | Morrie Borelli | Film | 8.0 | 59 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Morty Berger | TV | 8.0 | 58 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Defense Attorney Morton Berger | TV | 8.0 | 58 |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Seymour Morgenstern | TV | 7.9 | 58 |
| 1999 | My Favorite Martian | Mr. Channing | Film | 5.7 | 58 |
| 1999 | The Mod Squad | Howard | Film | 4.4 | 58 |
| 1998 | Godzilla: The Series | Mayor Ebert (voice) | TV | 7.9 | 57 |
| 1998 | Godzilla: The Series | Mayor Ebert | TV | 7.9 | 57 |
| 1998 | Godzilla | Mayor Ebert | Film | 5.7 | 57 |
| 1998 | Celebrity | Dr. Lupus | Film | 6.0 | 57 |
| 1998 | Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy | Professor Marcus | Film | 4.7 | 57 |
| 1998 | Safe Men | Big Fat Bernie Gayle | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 1998 | Desperation Boulevard | Mannie Green | Film | 4.7 | 57 |
| 1997 | The Beautician and the Beast | Jerry Miller | Film | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1997 | For Richer or Poorer | Phil Kleinman | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1996 | Clueless | Mel Horowitz | TV | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1995 | Courthouse | Myron Winkleman | TV | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1995 | Picture Windows | Maestro | TV | 10.0 | 54 |
| 1995 | A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Perry | Film | 5.2 | 54 |
| 1995 | No Way Back | Frank | Film | 4.8 | 54 |
| 1995 | Girl in the Cadillac | Pal | Film | 4.8 | 54 |
| 1995 | Picture Windows: Language of the Heart | Maestro | Film | 10.0 | 54 |
| 1994 | No Escape | Warden | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 1994 | Blank Check | Biderman | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1994 | The Road to Wellville | Goodloe Bender | Film | 5.6 | 53 |
| 1994 | Radioland Murders | Lieutenant Cross | Film | 5.9 | 53 |
| 1993 | Amos & Andrew | Phil Gillman | Film | 5.5 | 52 |
| 1992 | Newsies | Weasel | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1992 | The Comrades of Summer | George | Film | 5.8 | 51 |
| 1991 | Barton Fink | Jack Lipnick | Film | 7.5 | 50 |
| 1991 | Omen IV: The Awakening | Earl | Film | 5.0 | 50 |
| 1991 | Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square | Self | Film | 8.5 | 50 |
| 1990 | Maniac Cop 2 | Edward Doyle | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 1990 | Made in Hollywood | Irving | Film | 7.3 | 49 |
| 1990 | Framed | Elliot Shane | Film | 4.7 | 49 |
| 1990 | Any Man's Death | Herb Denner | Film | 4.4 | 49 |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Mr. Byrd | TV | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1989 | Harlem Nights | Bugsy Calhoune | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1988 | Eight Men Out | Arnold Rothstein | Film | 6.8 | 47 |
| 1988 | Vibes | Burt Wilder | Film | 5.7 | 47 |
| 1987 | Anguish | John Pressman | Film | 6.3 | 46 |
| 1987 | Hands of a Stranger | Captain Cirillo | Film | 4.9 | 46 |
| 1987 | The King of Love | Nat Goldberg | Film | — | 46 |
| 1986 | That Secret Sunday | Film | 6.8 | 45 | |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Gantner | TV | 7.7 | 44 |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Amar | TV | 7.1 | 44 |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Mr. Marvin | TV | 7.5 | 44 |
| 1985 | Hollywood Beat | Max | TV | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1985 | Movers & Shakers | Arnie | Film | 3.9 | 44 |
| 1985 | This Child Is Mine | Abe Rosenberg | Film | 7.7 | 44 |
| 1985 | The Execution | Sidney Ferraro | Film | 7.3 | 44 |
| 1983 | The A-Team | Jerry | TV | 7.5 | 42 |
| 1983 | Strange Invaders | Willie Collins | Film | 4.8 | 42 |
| 1983 | Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess | Harry Cohn | Film | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1982 | Class Reunion | Dr. Robert Young | Film | 5.0 | 41 |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | Rollie Simone | TV | 7.6 | 40 |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | Meyer Rabinowitz | TV | 7.6 | 40 |
| 1981 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Mr. Katz | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1981 | Threshold | Henry De Vici | Film | 5.3 | 40 |
| 1980 | Borderline | Henry Lydell | Film | 6.0 | 39 |
| 1980 | This Year's Blonde | Jack Warner | Film | 6.3 | 39 |
| 1980 | The Baltimore Bullet | Paulie | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1980 | Coast to Coast | Dr. Frederick Froll | Film | 5.0 | 39 |
| 1980 | Gridlock | Marv | Film | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | Arthur Radner | TV | 6.8 | 38 |
| 1979 | Goldengirl | Sternberg | Film | 5.4 | 38 |
| 1979 | Diary of a Young Comic | Norman Greenleaf - Billy's agent | Film | 7.0 | 38 |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | Poker Player | Film | 7.5 | 38 |
| 1978 | A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story | Dr. Canlan | Film | 9.5 | 37 |
| 1978 | Ruby and Oswald | Jack Ruby | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1978 | Confessions of the D.A. Man | Mark Warren | Film | — | 37 |
| 1977 | The Other Side of Midnight | Barbet | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1977 | Killer on Board | Dr. Berglund | Film | 5.9 | 36 |
| 1977 | Outlaw Blues | Hatch | Film | 4.8 | 36 |
| 1976 | St. Ives | Myron Green | Film | 5.7 | 35 |
| 1976 | Dark Victory | Manny | Film | — | 35 |
| 1976 | Scott Free | Santini | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Fat Rolly | TV | 7.3 | 34 |
| 1975 | Wonder Woman | Ashton Ripley | TV | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Fat Rolly | Film | 6.9 | 34 |
| 1975 | Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic | Dr. Marvin Kittredge | Film | 5.7 | 34 |
| 1975 | A Cry for Help | Phillip Conover | Film | 7.4 | 34 |
| 1975 | The Dream Makers | Mike | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1975 | F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood | Marvin Margulies | Film | 4.0 | 34 |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Arnold Love | TV | 7.6 | 33 |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Murray Rosner | TV | 7.6 | 33 |
| 1974 | Police Woman | Ralph Guidera | TV | 6.4 | 33 |
| 1974 | Rhoda | TV | 6.3 | 33 | |
| 1974 | Harry O | TV | 5.2 | 33 | |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter | Dr. Ruben Seelman | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1974 | Busting | Marvin | Film | 6.2 | 33 |
| 1974 | Newman's Law | Frank Archer | Film | 6.6 | 33 |
| 1974 | Reflections of Murder | Jerry Steele | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1974 | Hangup | Fred Richards | Film | 5.3 | 33 |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones | Albert Krueger | TV | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1973 | Kojak | Dr. Samuel Fine | TV | 7.2 | 32 |
| 1973 | Firehouse | Ernie Bush | Film | 5.0 | 32 |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | Captain Futterman | TV | 7.9 | 31 |
| 1972 | Emergency! | Martin Noble | TV | 7.9 | 31 |
| 1972 | The Bob Newhart Show | Mr. Carolla | TV | 7.5 | 31 |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Lou Watkins | TV | 7.0 | 31 |
| 1972 | Banacek | Bartender | TV | 8.4 | 31 |
| 1972 | Delphi Bureau | Cy Turrell | TV | 8.0 | 31 |
| 1972 | The Candidate | Paul Corliss | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1972 | Magic Carpet | Michael Glassman | Film | 9.0 | 31 |
| 1971 | Marriage: Year One | Lemberg | Film | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1971 | What's a Nice Girl Like You...? | Fats Detroit | Film | 6.3 | 30 |
| 1971 | The Ski Bum | Rod | Film | 4.8 | 30 |
| 1971 | Thief | Jack Cutter | Film | 7.4 | 30 |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple | Sergeant Chomsky | TV | 7.8 | 29 |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | Dr. Burgess (segment "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan") | TV | 7.8 | 29 |
| 1970 | Alex in Wonderland | Leo | Film | 5.5 | 29 |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Karatz | TV | 6.2 | 28 |
| 1969 | The Brady Bunch | TV | 6.7 | 28 | |
| 1969 | The Bold Ones: The New Doctors | Parelli | TV | 4.8 | 28 |
| 1969 | Three's a Crowd | Sid Bagby | Film | 6.7 | 28 |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show | Mr. Murray | TV | 6.2 | 27 |
| 1968 | The Doris Day Show | Fat Man | TV | 6.2 | 27 |
| 1967 | Ironside | Joe Yarby | TV | 6.9 | 26 |
| 1967 | Ironside | Adrian Father | TV | 6.9 | 26 |
| 1966 | That Girl | TV | 6.2 | 25 | |
| Pigeon | Unnamed man | Film | 8.0 | — |