Actor

Michael Lerner

98 credited titles on WatchWise

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 in one minute

Strongest genre

Thriller

$152M · 100% hit rate

Biggest hit

X-Men: Days of Future Past

$746M

Standout efficiency

7.3x

Clueless · gross ÷ budget

Commercial performance

Associated lifetime gross

$362M

Combined reported budget

$147M

Gross / budget

2.5x

Bankability Index

33 / 100

All figures are associated, not attributed — box-office numbers are sourced from TMDB and Wikipedia (reused under CC BY-SA), shown in US$, and weighted by billing prominence. Coverage varies by title; figures are estimates, not audited trade data.