Michael C. Lerner was an American actor who lived from June 22, 1941, until April 8, 2023.
He was nominated for an Oscar Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Barton Fink as Jack Lipnick (1991).

Lerner also starred as Arnold Rothstein in Eight Men Out (1988), Phil Gillman in Amos & Andrew (1993), The Warden in No Escape (1994), Mel Horowitz in Clueless, Jerry Miller in The Beautician and the Beast (1997), Mayor Ebert in Roland Emmerich’s Godzilla (1998), Mr. Greenway in Elf (2003), and Senator Brickman in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).

Michael Lerner top movies and TV shows

The Good Wife, Emergency!, The Brady Bunch, Maron, Law & Order: Special Victims, Kojak, The A-Team, The Rockford Files, Hart to Hart, Starsky & Hutch, The Waltons, Police Woman, Suburgatory, Ironside, Banacek, Dr. Kildare, Night Gallery, Amazing Stories, Tales from the Crypt, The Streets of San Francisco

Michael Lerner Awards and nominations

Awards:

Best Ensemble Cast
American Bred (2016)

Best Supporting Actor
Barton Fink (1991)

Nominations:

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Barton Fink (1991) – 1992

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Barton Fink (1991) – 1992

Best Supporting Actor
Barton Fink (1991) – 1992

Meanwhile, his character is on the judging panel, watching Rachel Berry’s audition for the starring part. In Season 5, he reprised his role as Sidney in numerous New York-based episodes of the show, as Funny Girl premiered on Broadway.

Lerner was a collector of rare books, a connoisseur of Cuban cigars, and a very excellent poker player, according to his own description. Lerner died at the age of 81 on April 8, 2023.