Michael 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.

Known For

X-Men: Days of Future Past

as Senator Brickman

Elf

as Fulton

Godzilla

as Mayor Ebert

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Morty Berger

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Defense Attorney Morton Berger

Mirror Mirror

as Baron

A Serious Man

as Solomon Schlutz

Barton Fink

as Jack Lipnick

101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure

as Producer (voice)

The A-Team

as Jerry