His film credits included Woody Allen's Annie Hall in 1977, Raw Deal in 1986, Ghostbusters II in 1989, and A Fish in the Bathtub in 1999.
[1] Lawner can be seen in a flashback to Alvy's childhood, when the family lived under the Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster.
[1] He continued to perform on the regional theater circuit into his 80s, including a production of Tuesdays With Morrie in Saratoga Springs, New York.
[1] Mordecai Lawner died of heart failure at Lenox Hill Hospital on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on November 27, 2014, at the age of 86.
[1] Lawner's memorial service was held at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel on Madison Avenue on December 6, 2014.