About
He appeared as a guest star in popular film features such as The Candidate and St. Ives, and appeared on television in The Brady Bunch and M*A*S*H. His role as Mayor Ebert in 1998's Godzilla brought him additional recognition and he also appeared in the 2003 Christmas film Elf. He amassed more than 180 acting credits throughout his long and prolific career.
Before Fame
He studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and began acting on stage at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco in the 1960s.
Trivia
British beer drinkers from the 1990s might also recognize him from a popular Heineken ad, where he said to viewers, "You like the limo? It's yours." In 2014, he played Senator Brickman in the popular movie X-Men: Days of Future Past.
Family Life
His brother Ken Lerner played Principal Flutie in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Associated With
In 2002, he shared the stage with Madonna in London`s West End production of Up for Grabs.
