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Ken Lerner
Highest Rated: 97% The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
Lowest Rated: 6% Senseless (1998)
Birthday: May 27, 1948
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, USA
The brother of the actor Michael Lerner, Ken Lerner made his onscreen debut in a 1977 episode of the sisterly-roommates sitcom "Laverne & Shirley." After parlaying his brief role as a motorcycle-gang member in the bawdy comedy "Gas Pump Girls" into a recurring role on the long-running retro comedy series "Happy Days," the actor made subsequent TV appearances on such popular shows as "The A-Team" and the revamped "The Twilight Zone." With small roles in films such as the military-experiment adventure "Project X" and the futuristic Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring thriller "The Running Man," Lerner established himself as a character actor dependable for playing luckless nerds and sycophantic underlings. He brought his persona to a recurring role as the oddball attorney Jonathan Saunders on the acclaimed medical drama "Chicago Hope" before appearing as the ill-fated Principal Flutie on the opening episodes of the celebrated fantasy saga "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Working almost exclusively in television since the '90s, Lerner has guest appeared on such other popular series as "Weeds," "NYPD Blue," and "Two and a Half Men."
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20% | 48% | Bayou Caviar | Shlomo (Character) | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | Jesus, Mary and Joey | Saulley (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 70% | Undisputed II: Last Man Standing | Phil (Character) | - | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 57% | Mafioso: The Father, the Son | Sid Freeman (Character) | - | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | 8% | They Crawl | Coroner Glen (Character) | - | 2002 |
| 6% | 45% | Senseless | Dean Barlow (Character) | $13.0M | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | 12% | For Better or Worse | Sergeant Moss (Character) | $25.9K | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trial by Fire | Earl Cleaver (Character) | - | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 38% | Fast Getaway II | Tony Bush (Character) | - | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | 20% | Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes | Al Rosenberg (Character) | - | 1994 |
| 76% | 49% | Unlawful Entry | Roger Graham (Character) | $55.9M | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | 41% | Fast Getaway | Tony (Character) | - | 1991 |
| 28% | 36% | RoboCop 2 | Delaney (Character) | $45.4M | 1990 |
| 97% | 70% | The Fabulous Baker Boys | Ray (Character) | $18.1M | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | 11% | Hit List | Gravenstein (Character) | - | 1989 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 55% | Gravesend | Abraham (Character) | 2020 2023 |
| No Score Yet | 75% | The Goldbergs | Lou Schwartz (Guest Star) | 2017-2021 |
| 94% | 80% | This Is Us | Brandon Novak (Guest Star) | 2017 |
| 94% | 93% | Silicon Valley | Arthur (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| 90% | 87% | Grace and Frankie | Elliott (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| 23% | 52% | Anger Management | Judge (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| 81% | 83% | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Schneider (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 90% | 98% | Southland | Mr. Kahan (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | 89% | The Mentalist | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In Plain Sight | Hal Alpert (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| 65% | 65% | Two and a Half Men | Dr. Levine (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| 82% | 87% | Castle | Police attorney (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Without a Trace | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 82% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
| 65% | No Score Yet | Close to Home | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | NCIS | Albert Hencheck (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| 86% | 94% | Boston Legal | Howard Bridge (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| 83% | 86% | Scrubs | Mr. James (Guest Star) | 2005 |
| 83% | 93% | NYPD Blue | David Neiberg (Guest Star) | 1995 1998 2005 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The District | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| 63% | No Score Yet | Happy Family | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| 78% | 93% | Friends | Professor Spafford (Guest Star) | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | 85% | ER | Stan Seidel (Guest Star) | 1994 2002 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by an Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
| 61% | 74% | Ally McBeal | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | 88% | Will & Grace | Bob (Guest Star) | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Diagnosis Murder | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judging Amy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
| 64% | No Score Yet | Brutally Normal | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Drew Carey Show | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nash Bridges | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chicago Hope | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997-1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Practice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dharma & Greg | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
| 33% | No Score Yet | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
| 57% | No Score Yet | Gun | Unknown (Character) | 1997 |
| 85% | 92% | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Principal Bob Flutie (Guest Star) | 1997 |
| 83% | No Score Yet | EZ Streets | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
| 91% | No Score Yet | Murder One | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
| 53% | No Score Yet | Dangerous Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | 92% | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fallen Angels | Sid Weinberg (Character) | 1993 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Commish | Jim Hollister (Guest Star) | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Matlock | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1991 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who's the Boss? | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | 93% | The Golden Girls | Doctor (Guest Star) | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Howard Nelson (Guest Star) | 1990 |
| No Score Yet | 79% | Columbo | Dr. Walter Neff (Guest Star) | 1989 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Facts of Life | Max (Guest Star) | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | 88% | Family Ties | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hogan Family | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Newhart | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | It's a Living | Dr. Cutler (Guest Star) | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Happy Days | Rocco (Guest Star) | 1975-1976 1981-1983 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Greatest American Hero | Pool Cleaner (Guest Star) | 1982 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Benson | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Laverne & Shirley | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1977 |