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.

Michael Lerner

Acting Born June 22, 1941 – Died April 8, 2023 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Morty Berger

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Defense Attorney Morton Berger

The Good Wife

Judge Dwight Sobel

MacGyver

Gantner

Glee

Sidney Greene

Ironside

Joe Yarby

Ironside

Adrian Father

M*A*S*H

Captain Futterman

The Rockford Files

Arnold Love

The Rockford Files

Murray Rosner

Love, American Style

Karatz

Hill Street Blues

Rollie Simone