Ken Lerner
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| Ken Lerner | |
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| Born | Kenneth Lerner May 27, 1948 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film, television actor |
| Years active | 1975 - present |
Ken Lerner (born May 27, 1948) is an American television, stage and film actor who is perhaps best known for playing "Principal Flutie" in the first episodes of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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[edit] Early life
Lerner was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Blanche and George Lerner, who was a fisherman and antiques dealer.[1] He is a graduate of Brooklyn College and the brother of fellow actor Michael Lerner.
[edit] Career
He is well known for playing whiny or unlucky characters, like the agent whom Arnold Schwarzenegger stabs in the back with a pen in The Running Man.
As of 2011, Lerner can be seen in an American nationally televised commercial for Wells Fargo Bank.
[edit] Filmography
- LA Noire - Walter Mensch
- Weeds (TV series) - The Moyle
- Scrubs - Charles James (2004)
- Friends - Professor Spafford in The One with the Soap Opera Party (2003)
- The Story of Us- Doctor (1999)
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Principal Flutie (1996)
- Unlawful Entry - Roger Graham (1992)
- The Exorcist III - Dr. Freedman (1990)
- RoboCop 2 - Delaney (1990)
- Hit List - Gravenstein (1989)
- Maniac Cop - Mayor Killium (Scenes not present in USA release, added in Japanese version as a subplot) (1988)
- The Running Man - Agent (1987)
- Irreconcilable Differences - Doctor (1984)
- Gas Pump Girls - Peewee (a member of The Vultures motorcycle gang) (1979)
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Interview at Watcher's Web
- Ken Lerner at the Internet Movie Database
- http://www.reelaccess.com/talent/kenlerner/
- http://www.kenlerner.com/
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