Fred M. Lerner


Biography

Fred Lerner worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Lerner's career in acting began with his roles in various films like the dramatic adaptation "The Sterile Cuckoo" (1969) with Liza Minnelli, the Paul Newman action film "Sometimes a Great Notion" (1971) and "The Legend of Nigger Charley" (1972). He also appeared in "The Soul of Nigger Charley" (1973) with Fr...

Biography

Fred Lerner worked on a variety of projects during his entertainment career. Lerner's career in acting began with his roles in various films like the dramatic adaptation "The Sterile Cuckoo" (1969) with Liza Minnelli, the Paul Newman action film "Sometimes a Great Notion" (1971) and "The Legend of Nigger Charley" (1972). He also appeared in "The Soul of Nigger Charley" (1973) with Fred "The Hammer" Williamson. In the eighties, Lerner devoted his time to various credits, such as "Splash" (1984), "Better Off Dead" (1985) and "Fandango" (1985). He also worked on "Stephen King's Cat's Eye" with Drew Barrymore (1985). Lerner had a number of different projects under his belt in the nineties, including "Rapid Fire" with Brandon Lee (1992), "Boiling Point" with Wesley Snipes (1993) and "Coneheads" (1993) starring Dan Aykroyd. His credits also expanded to "Dazed and Confused" (1993) starring Jason London and "Ring of the Musketeers" (1993). Lerner most recently worked on the Matthew Broderick crime drama "The Last Shot" (2004).

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

The Newton Boys (1998)
Director
A Taste For Killing (1992)
Director
Class Act (1992)
Director
This Gun for Hire (1991)
Director
The Outside Woman (1989)
2nd Unit Director (2nd Unit)
Dalton: Code of Vengeance (1986)
2nd Unit Director (2nd Unit)
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

The Soul Collector (1999)
Rustler No 2
The Lake (1998)
Ring of the Musketeers (1993)
Maid For Each Other (1992)
A Taste For Killing (1992)
Switch (1991)
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
This Gun for Hire (1991)
Die Hard (1988)
Blood Vows:Story Of A Mafia Wife (1987)
Six Against the Rock (1987)
Officer Burch
Covenant (1985)
Badge of the Assassin (1985)
Sergeant Kowalski
City Heat (1984)
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
Splash (1984)
A Fistful of Chopsticks (1982)
The Nude Bomb (1980)
The Jerk (1979)
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979)
Samurai (1979)
The New Adventures of Heidi (1978)
Killer on Board (1977)
Murder in Peyton Place (1977)
Chauffeur
Foxy Brown (1974)
The Soul of Nigger Charley (1973)
The Sterile Cuckoo (1969)

Film Production - Unit (Feature Film)

Better Off Dead (1985)
Unit Director

Stunts (Feature Film)

The Last Shot (2004)
Stunts
Life or Something Like It (2002)
Stunt Coordinator
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
Stunts
My Favorite Martian (1999)
Stunts
Diamonds (1999)
Stunts
The Soul Collector (1999)
Stunt Coordinator
The Newton Boys (1998)
Stunt Coordinator
The Pentagon Wars (1998)
Stunts
Playing God (1997)
Stunt Man
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Stunts
The Rock (1996)
Stunts
Spy Hard (1996)
Stunts
Cherokee Kid (1996)
Stunts
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Stunt Coordinator
Unstrung Heroes (1995)
Stunts
She Fought Alone (1995)
Stunt Coordinator
Roseanne and Tom: Behind the Scenes (1994)
Stunt Coordinator
Clean Slate (1994)
Stunts
Boiling Point (1993)
Stunts
Coneheads (1993)
Stunt Coordinator
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Stunt Coordinator
Curacao (1993)
Stunt Man
Nightmare in the Daylight (1992)
Stunt Coordinator
The Price She Paid (1992)
Stunt Coordinator
Rapid Fire (1992)
Stunts
A Taste For Killing (1992)
Stunt Coordinator
This Gun for Hire (1991)
Stunt Coordinator
Total Recall (1990)
Stunts
Spaced Invaders (1990)
Stunts
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Stunts
Nick Knight (1989)
Stunt Coordinator
The Outside Woman (1989)
Stunt Coordinator
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Stunt Coordinator
Beetlejuice (1988)
Stunts
The Seventh Sign (1988)
Stunts
Die Hard (1988)
Stunts
Beetlejuice (1988)
Stunt Coordinator
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Stunts
Pals (1987)
Stunt Coordinator
Number One With a Bullet (1987)
Stunt Coordinator
Dalton: Code of Vengeance (1986)
Stunt Coordinator
Gone to Texas (1986)
Stunt Coordinator
Better Off Dead (1985)
Stunt Coordinator
Fandango (1985)
Stunts
Stephen King's Cat's Eye (1985)
Stunt Performer
Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)
Stunt Coordinator
Rearview Mirror (1984)
Stunt Coordinator
Heart Like A Wheel (1983)
Stunts
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Stunts
Tron (1982)
Stunts
The Beastmaster (1982)
Stunts
The Sword And The Sorcerer (1982)
Stunts
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
Stunts
The Four Seasons (1981)
Stunts
Seems Like Old Times (1980)
Stunts
The Island (1980)
Stunts
Stunt Seven (1979)
Stunts
Witches' Brew (1978)
Stunt Coordinator
The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)
Stunt Coordinator
The Master Gunfighter (1975)
Stunts

Cast (Special)

Sawyer and Finn (1983)

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

The Deliberate Stranger (1986)
Celebrity (1984)
Lafe

Stunts (TV Mini-Series)

Finding Graceland (1998)
Stunt Man
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990)
Stunts
Brotherhood of the Rose (1989)
Stunt Coordinator
North and South (1985)
Stunt Coordinator

Life Events

Bibliography