Michael Lerner

Career timeline

1. 1941 · Born

   Born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

2. 1966 · Screen debut

   That Girl (TV)

3. 1999 · Breakthrough

   Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV)

4. 2015 · Latest release

   Ashby (Movie)

5. 2023 · Died

   April 8, 2023

Career in numbers

7 1960s

22 1970s

14 1980s

24 1990s

16 2000s

7 2010s

• Drama53
• Comedy42
• Crime20
• Mystery12
• Thriller10
• Action & Adventure10

Highest-rated title Third Watch 1999 8.0 Most popular title Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Michael Lerner in our catalogue.

Alan Rafkin

7 titles together

Stuart Margolin

4 titles together

John Patterson

4 titles together

Robert Day

4 titles together

Lawrence Dobkin

3 titles together

Lorenzo Music

3 titles together

Lee Philips

3 titles together

Jeff Goldblum

3 titles together

Jerry Belson

3 titles together

Gary Nelson

3 titles together

1. 2015 Ashby as Entwhistle 6.2 Movie
2. 2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past as Senator Brickman 7.5 Movie
3. 2013 Maron as Ralph 7.0 TV
4. 2012 Mirror Mirror as Baron 5.9 Movie
5. 2011 Atlas Shrugged: Part I as Wesley Mouch 5.5 Movie
6. 2010 Life During Wartime as Harvey 5.9 Movie
7. 2010 The Bannen Way as The Mensch TV
8. 2009 A Serious Man as Solomon Schlutz 6.7 Movie
9. 2009 The Good Wife as Judge Dwight Sobel 7.6 TV
10. 2009 Glee as Sidney Greene 6.8 TV
11. 2008 Childrens Hospital as Pop 7.0 TV
12. 2007 A Dennis the Menace Christmas as Mr. Souse 5.5 Movie
13. 2007 Dirty Sexy Money 6.2 TV
14. 2007 Saving Grace as Rebbe Jory Quecksilber 7.4 TV
15. 2006 Love and Other Disasters as Marvin Berstein 5.8 Movie
16. 2006 Art School Confidential as Art Dealer 6.1 Movie
17. 2006 When Do We Eat? as Ira Stuckman 5.2 Movie
18. 2004 Entourage as Joe Roberts 7.4 TV
19. 2004 Poster Boy as Jack Kray 5.4 Movie
20. 2004 LArceny as Jack Dane Movie
21. 2003 Elf as Fulton 6.7 Movie
22. 2003 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure as Producer (voice) 6.0 Movie
23. 2001 Mockingbird Don't Sing as Dr. Stan York 6.4 Movie
24. 1999 Third Watch as Seymour Morgenstern 8.0 TV
25. 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Morty Berger 8.0 TV
26. 1999 The Mod Squad as Howard 4.4 Movie
27. 1999 My Favorite Martian as Mr. Channing 5.7 Movie
28. 1998 Celebrity as Dr. Lupus 6.0 Movie
29. 1998 Godzilla: The Series as Mayor Ebert (voice) 7.9 TV
30. 1998 Safe Men as Big Fat Bernie Gayle 5.5 Movie
31. 1998 Tale of the Mummy as Professor Marcus 4.7 Movie
32. 1998 Godzilla as Mayor Ebert 5.7 Movie
33. 1997 For Richer or Poorer as Phil Kleinman 6.0 Movie
34. 1997 The Beautician and the Beast as Jerry Miller 6.7 Movie
35. 1996 Clueless as Mel Horowitz 6.5 TV
36. 1995 Picture Windows as Maestro TV
37. 1995 Courthouse as Myron Winkleman TV
38. 1995 A Pyromaniac's Love Story as Perry Movie
39. 1994 The Road to Wellville as Goodloe Bender 5.6 Movie
40. 1994 No Escape as Warden 6.2 Movie
41. 1994 Blank Check as Biderman 6.0 Movie
42. 1993 Amos & Andrew as Phil Gillman 5.5 Movie
43. 1992 Newsies as Weasel 6.7 Movie
44. 1991 Barton Fink as Jack Lipnick 7.5 Movie
45. 1991 Omen IV: The Awakening as Earl 5.0 Movie
46. 1990 Maniac Cop 2 as Edward Doyle 6.0 Movie
47. 1990 Framed as Elliot Shane Movie
48. 1989 Harlem Nights as Bugsy Calhoune 6.1 Movie
49. 1988 Eight Men Out as Arnold Rothstein 6.8 Movie
50. 1988 Vibes as Burt Wilder 5.6 Movie
51. 1987 Anguish as John Pressman 6.3 Movie
52. 1985 MacGyver as Gantner 7.7 TV
53. 1985 Hollywood Beat as Max TV
54. 1985 The Equalizer as Amar 7.2 TV
55. 1985 The Execution as Sidney Ferraro Movie
56. 1983 Strange Invaders as Willie Collins 5.0 Movie
57. 1981 Threshold as Henry De Vici Movie
58. 1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice as Mr. Katz 6.5 Movie
59. 1981 Hill Street Blues as Rollie Simone 7.6 TV
60. 1980 Borderline as Henry Lydell 6.0 Movie
61. 1980 Gridlock as Marv Movie
62. 1979 Hart to Hart as Arthur Radner 6.9 TV
63. 1978 Ruby and Oswald as Jack Ruby Movie
64. 1978 A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story as Dr. Canlan Movie
65. 1975 Wonder Woman as Ashton Ripley 7.0 TV
66. 1975 A Cry for Help as Phillip Conover Movie
67. 1974 The Rockford Files as Arnold Love 7.6 TV
68. 1974 Police Woman as Ralph Guidera 6.5 TV
69. 1974 Harry O TV
70. 1974 Rhoda 6.2 TV
71. 1974 Busting as Marvin 6.3 Movie
72. 1973 Kojak as Dr. Samuel Fine 7.3 TV
73. 1973 Barnaby Jones as Albert Krueger 7.0 TV
74. 1973 Firehouse as Ernie Bush Movie
75. 1972 Delphi Bureau as Cy Turrell TV
76. 1972 The Streets of San Francisco as Lou Watkins 7.1 TV
77. 1972 M*A*S*H as Captain Futterman 8.0 TV
78. 1972 The Bob Newhart Show as Mr. Carolla 7.6 TV
79. 1972 Banacek as Bartender 8.4 TV
80. 1972 The Candidate as Paul Corliss 6.5 Movie
81. 1972 Emergency! as Martin Noble 7.9 TV
82. 1971 Thief as Jack Cutter Movie
83. 1970 The Odd Couple as Sergeant Chomsky 7.8 TV
84. 1969 Three's a Crowd as Sid Bagby Movie
85. 1969 Love, American Style as Karatz 6.2 TV
86. 1969 The Brady Bunch 6.7 TV
87. 1969 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors as Parelli TV
88. 1968 The Doris Day Show as Mr. Murray TV
89. 1967 Ironside as Joe Yarby 6.8 TV
90. 1966 That Girl 6.2 TV

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