Actor Michael Lerner Dead at 81

Michael Lerner — well-known for roles in ‘Elf,’ ‘Barton Fink,’ ‘Godzilla’ and tons of different exhibits and films — has died … this in line with his household.

The actor’s nephew, Sam Lerner, broke the unhappy information Sunday — taking to IG with a prolonged caption about his uncle, writing … “We misplaced a legend final night time. It’s arduous to place into phrases how good my uncle Michael was, and the way influential he was to me.”

Sam provides, “His tales all the time impressed me and made me fall in love with performing. He was the good, most assured, proficient man, and the truth that he was my blood will all the time make me really feel particular. Everybody that is aware of him is aware of how insane he was— in the easiest way. I’m so fortunate I acquired to spend a lot time with him, and we’re all fortunate we will proceed to look at his work for the remainder of time.”

He ends with … “RIP Michael, get pleasure from your limitless Cuban cigars, cozy chairs, and limitless film marathon.” The precise circumstances surrounding his loss of life are unclear.

Michael will, maybe, be greatest remembered for his standout function within the 2003 Will Ferrell comedy — the place he performed James Caan‘s hard-ass boss, Fulton, who was demanding a grade-A youngsters’s e book. After all, he is had far more credit earlier than that got here alongside.

Apart from the aforementioned flicks, ML’s been in films akin to ‘Clean Test,’ ‘Newsies,’ ‘Harlem Nights,’ ‘For Richer or Poorer,’ ‘The Mod Squad,’ ‘Celeb,’ ‘A Severe Man,’ and many others. His TV credit are equally spectacular, with appearances courting again to the ’70s.

Among the greatest exhibits he is been part of embody … ‘The Brady Bunch,’ ‘The Good Guys,’ ‘Ironside,’ ‘MASH,’ ‘The Odd Couple,’ ‘Starsky and Hutch,’ ‘The Rockford Information,’ ‘Barnaby Jones,’ ‘Hill Avenue Blues,’ ‘Melba,’ ‘Tales from the Crypt,’ ‘Courthouse,’ ‘Clueless,’ ‘Kingdom Hospital,’ ‘Legislation & Order: SVU,’ ‘Matumbo Goldberg,’ ‘Glee,’ and lots of, many extra.

He is survived by his well-known brother, Ken, and his prolonged household. Michael was 81.