Date of Birth : Jun 22nd 1941
Wide-shouldered American actor Michael Lerner has become a Rod Steiger for the ’90s, specializing in portraying brusque bullies with above-average intelligence. For many years a professor of literature at San Francisco State College, Lerner turned to acting in the late ’60s, making his film bow with 1970’s Alex in Wonderland. He alternated his movie work with stage appearances at the American Conservatory Theatre. Michael Lerner’s more notable film roles include Arnold Rothstein in Eight Men Out (1988) and a Louis Mayer-clone movie producer (for which he was Oscar nominated) in Barton Fink (1991). Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
CAREER
Ashby ( 2015 )
Life During Wartime ( 2010 )
Love and Other Disasters ( 2007 )
My Favourite Martian ( 1999 )
Celebrity ( 1999 )
Tale of the Mummy ( 1999 )
Godzilla ( 1998 )
For Richer or Poorer ( 1997 )
Blank Check ( 1994 )
No Escape ( 1994 )
Barton Fink ( 1992 )
Strange Invaders ( 1983 )
The Other Side of Midnight ( 1977 )
The Candidate ( 1972 )