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Michael Lerner Biography (1941?-)

Born June 22, 1941 (some sources cite 1937 or 1943), in Brooklyn, NY; brotherof Ken Lerner (an actor). Addresses: Agent: Craig Shapiro, InnovativeArtists, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA 90067.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

June 22, 1941?

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Leo, Alex in Wonderland, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
• The Ski Bum (also known as Point Zero), Avco-Embassy, 1971
• Paul Corliss, The Candidate, Warner Bros., 1972
• Marvin, Busting, United Artists, 1974
• Richards, Hangup (also known as Super Dude), Warner Bros.,1974
• Frank Acker, Newman's Law, Universal, 1974
• Myron Green, St. Ives, Warner Bros., 1976
• Barbet, The Other Side of Midnight, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
• Hatch, Outlaw Blues, Warner Bros., 1977
• Sternberg, Goldengirl, Avco-Embassy, 1979
• Dr. Froll, Coast to Coast, Paramount, 1980
• Henry Lydell, Borderline, ITC, 1980
• Paulie, The Baltimore Bullet, Avco-Embassy, 1980
• Mr. Katz, The Postman Always Rings Twice (also known as Wenn der Postmann zweimal klingelt), Paramount, 1981
• Henry De Vici, Threshold, 1981, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
• Dr. Robert Young, National Lampoon's Class Reunion (also known asClass Reunion), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
• Willie Collins, Strange Invaders, Orion, 1983
• Arnie, Movers and Shakers, United Artists, 1985
• John Pressman, Angustia (also known as Anguish), Lauren, 1987, Spectrafilm, 1988
• Arnold Rothstein, Eight Men Out, Orion, 1988
• Burt Wilder, Vibes, Columbia, 1988
• Harvey (some sources cite Herb Denner), Any Man's Death, 1988, Paramount, 1990
• Bugsy Calhoune, Harlem Nights, Paramount, 1989
• Edward Doyle, Maniac Cop 2, Cordell Productions, 1991
• (Uncredited) Chester's doctor, The Closer, ION Pictures, 1991
• Jack Lipnick, Barton Fink, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
• Weasel, Newsies (also known as Newsboys), Buena Vista, 1992
• Phil Gillman, Amos & Andrew, New Line Cinema, 1993
• Warden, No Escape (also known as Escape from Absolom), Columbia, 1994
• Lieutenant Cross, Radioland Murders, Universal, 1994
• Goodloe Bender, The Road to Wellville, Columbia, 1994
• Biderman, Blank Check (also known as Blank Cheque), Buena Vista, 1994
• Pal, Girl in the Cadillac, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1995
• Perry, A Pyromaniac's Love Story (also known as Burning Love), Buena Vista, 1995
• Strozzi gang member, Last Man Standing (also known as Gundown and Welcome to Jericho), New Line Cinema, 1996
• Phil Kleinman, For Richer or Poorer, Universal, 1997
• Jerry Miller, The Beautician and the Beast, Paramount, 1997
• Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (documentary), Northern Arts Entertainment, 1998
• Professor Marcus, Tale of the Mummy (also known as Russell Mulcahy's Tale of the Mummy), Dimension Films, 1998
• Mayor Ebert, Godzilla, TriStar, 1998
• Dr. Lupus, Celebrity, Miramax, 1998
• Big fat Bernie Gayle, Safe Men, October Films, 1998
• Uncle, Nobody Knows Anything, Stargazer Entertainment, 1998
• Howard, The Mod Squad, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
• Mr. Channing, My Favorite Martian (also known as My Favourite Martian), Buena Vista, 1999
• Khourosh, Attention Shoppers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, 2000
• Dr. Stan York, Mockingbird Don't Sing, Mainline Releasing, 2001
• Larceny, Larceny Productions, 2001
• The judge, 29 Palms, Alliance Atlantic Communications, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• Sid Bagbay, Three's a Crowd, ABC, 1969
• Daughter of the Mind, ABC, 1969
• Lemberg, Marriage: Year One, NBC, 1971
• Jack Cutter, Thief (also known as A Day in the Life of a Burglar), ABC, 1971
• Fats Detroit, What's a Nice Girl like You ... ?, ABC, 1971
• Michael Glassman, Magic Carpet, ABC, 1972
• Jerry Steele, Reflections of Murder, ABC, 1974
• Pierre Salinger, The Missiles of October, ABC, 1974
• Dr. Marvin Kittredge, Sarah T.--Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic, NBC, 1975
• Mike, The Dream Makers (also known as The Death of Sammy),NBC, 1975
• Philip Conover, A Cry for Help (also known as End of the Line), ABC, 1975
• Santini, Scott Free, NBC, 1976
• Manny, Dark Victory, NBC, 1976
• Marvin Margulies, F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood (also known asThe Screen Test), ABC, 1976
• Dr. Berglund, Killer on Board, NBC, 1977
• Dr. Canlan, A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story, NBC,1978
• Jack Ruby, Ruby and Oswald (also known as Four Days in Dallas), CBS, 1978
• Poker player, Hart to Hart, 1979
• Jack Warner, Moviola: This Year's Blond (also known as Moviola, The Secret Love of Marilyn Monroe, and This Year's Blond),NBC, 1980
• Marv, Gridlock (also known as The Great American Traffic Jam), NBC, 1980
• Eddie Cheyfitz, Blood Feud, syndicated, 1983
• Harry Cohn, Rita Hayworth: The Love Goddess, CBS, 1983
• Sidney Ferraro, The Execution, NBC, 1985
• Abe Rosenberg, This Child Is Mine, NBC, 1985
• Mario Pinelli, That Secret Sunday (also known as Betrayal of Trust), CBS, 1986
• Captain Cirillo, Hands of a Stranger (also known as Double Standard), NBC, 1987
• Nat Goldberg, The King of Love, ABC, 1987
• Elliot Shane, Framed (also known as Real Fakes and Precious), HBO, 1990
• Earl Knight, Omen IV: The Awakening, Fox, 1991
• George, The Comrades of Summer, HBO, 1992
• Hank, Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (also known as The Case of the Heartbroken Bride), NBC, 1992
• Frank Seriano, No Way Back, HBO, 1996
• Morrie Borelli, Murder at the Cannes Film Festival, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
• Pilots
• Ernie Bush, Firehouse, ABC, 1973
• Dr. Ruben Seelman, The Rockford Files (also known as The Rockford Files: Backlash of the Hunter), NBC, 1974
• Paul Sherman, Grandpa Max, CBS, 1975
• Fat Rolly, Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1975
• Nate Destefano (some sources cite Nate Stephanson), Vega$ (also known as High Roller), ABC, 1978
• Lieutenant Harry Moss, Hart to Hart, ABC, 1979
• Larry Brinker, I Gave at the Office, NBC, 1984
• Gantner, MacGyver, ABC, 1985
• The Boys, Showtime, 1988
• Series
• Love Story, NBC, 1973-1974
• Max Como, Hollywood Beat, ABC, 1985
• Judge Myron Winkelman, Courthouse, CBS, 1995
• Mel Horowitz, Clueless, UPN, 1996-1997
• Miniseries
• Oscar Hammerstein I, Melba, 1987, PBS, 1989
• Maestro, "Language of the Heart," Picture Windows, Showtime, 1995
• Specials
• Starathon 92: A Weekend with the Stars (also known as Starathon92), syndicated, 1992
• Himself, "Faith," On Values: Talking with Peggy Noonan, PBS, 1995
• (Uncredited) Himself, The Omen Legacy, 2001
• Episodic
• Johnny, "Every Boy Does It Once," The Brady Bunch, ABC, 1969
• Bartender, "Let's Hear It for a Living Legend," Banacek, NBC, 1972
• Dr. Burgess, "You Can Come Up Now, Mrs. Millikan," Night Gallery,NBC, 1972
• Adrian Father, "Down Two Roads," Ironside, 1972
• Mr. Carolla, "The Man with the Golden Wrist," The Bob Newhart Show, CBS, 1973
• Martin Noble, "Honest," Emergency!, NBC, 1973
• Captain Futterman, "For Want of a Boot," M*A*S*H, CBS, 1974
• Sergeant Chomsky, "New York's Oddest," The Odd Couple, 1974
• Arnold Love, "Profit and Loss: Profit: Part 1," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1974
• Arnold Love, "Profit and Loss: Loss: Part 2," The Rockford Files,NBC, 1974
• Fat Rolly, "Texas Longhorn," Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1975
• Wilt Kane, "Victim," Harry O, ABC, 1976
• Murray Rosner, "Piece Work," The Rockford Files, NBC, 1976
• "My Teenage Idol Is Missing," Wonder Woman (also known as The New Adventures of Wonder Woman), CBS, 1978
• Dr. Samuel Fine, "The Halls of Terror," Kojak, 1978
• Albert Krueger, "Run to Death," Barnaby Jones, 1980
• Arthur Radner, "Blue and Broken-Harted," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1982
• Rollie Simone, "Spotlight on Rico," Hill Street Blues, 1983
• Rollie Simone, "A Hill of Beans," Hill Street Blues, 1983
• Rollie Simone, "Buddy, Can You Spare a Heart?" Hill Street Blues,1983
• Jerry, "Where Is the Monster When You Need Him?" The A Team, NBC,1985
• Meyer Rabinowitz, "An Oy for an Oy," Hill Street Blues, 1985
• Mr. Marvin, "The 21-Inch Sun," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1987
• Amar, "No Place Like Home," The Equalizer, CBS, 1988
• Mr. Byrd, "People Who Live in Brass Hearses," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1993
• Narrator, Sex and the Silver Screen, Showtime, 1996
• Seymour Morgenstern, "Adam 55-3," Third Watch, NBC, 2001
• Stage Appearances
• The Women of Trachis, Center Theatre Group, New Theatre for Now, Los Angeles, 1972
• The Tooth of Crime, Center Theatre Group, New Theatre for Now, 1973
• Sir Toby Belch, Twelfth Night, Circle Repertory Theatre, New YorkCity, 1980-1981
• Ben Hammerstein, Total Abandon, Perry Street Theatre, New York City, 1982
• Manny, Up for Grabs, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 2002
• Also appeared in Little Murders, Los Angeles, late 1960s, and Hurlyburly, Los Angeles.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• New York Times, August 18, 1991, p. H15
• Variety, February 23, 1998, p. 87