Michael Lerner was an Oscar-nominated actor.

Actor Michael Lerner has passed away. He was 81. The Goldbergs actor and nephew Sam Lerner confirmed the news on Instagram. Lerner began his acting career in 1963 with Dr. Kildare. He appeared on The Brady Bunch, The A-Team, The Odd Couple Hill Street Blues, and The Rockford Files. In 1991 he starred in Barton Fink with John Turturro, John Goodman, and Judy Davis. Other films Lerner starred in were Harlem Nights, Godzilla, Elf, X-Men: Days of Future Past and dozens more. He also appeared on the shows such as Clueless, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Glee.