Kenneth Lerner (born May 27, 1948) is an American television, stage and film actor. He is known for playing Principal Flutie in the first episodes of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and earlier roles on Happy Days, along with numerous film and television guest-starring roles. Personal life Lerner was born in Brooklyn, New York, of Romanian-Jewish descent. His parents are Blanche and George Lerner, who was a fisherman and antiques dealer. Career Lerner is typically typecast as whiny or unlucky characters, including an agent who is stabbed in the back with a pen by Arnold Schwarzenegger's character Ben Richards in The Running Man. One of his first roles was as one of the Malachi Brothers in the television series Happy Days in 1975–76. In 2011, Lerner was seen in an American nationally televised commercial for Wells Fargo Bank. In late 2013, Lerner starred in a commercial for T-Mobile USA. In 2016, Lerner played a small role as a corrupt business manager named Arthur in the HBO television series Silicon Valley. Selected filmography 1975-1983 Happy Days as Frankie / Rocco Malachi / Rocco Baruffi (10 episodes) 1977 Hot Tomorrows as Michael 1977 Grand Theft Auto as Eagle I 1979 Gas Pump Girls as 'Peewee', Member of The Vultures Motorcycle Gang 1980 Any Which Way You Can as Tony Paoli Jr. 1984 Irreconcilable Differences as Doctor 1985 Secret Admirer as Waiter 1985 Love on the Run as Aaron 1985 The A-Team (TV Series) as Steward 1986 Miracles as Stuart 1986 Jake Speed as Ken 1987 Project X as Finley 1987 The Running Man as Agent 1988 Maniac Cop as Mayor Killium (uncredited) (Scenes not present in USA release, added in Japanese version as a subplot) 1989 Hit List as Gravenstein 1989 Relentless as Arthur 1989 The Fabulous Baker Boys as Ray 1989 Immediate Family as Josh 1990 The Golden Girls as Doctor (Season 6, Episode 1: "Blanche Delivers") 1990 RoboCop 2 as Tom Delaney 1990 The Exorcist III as Dr. Freedman 1991 Fast Getaway as Tony Bush 1991 The Doctor as Pete 1991 Diary of a Hitman as Optometrist 1991 And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird as Matthew Carson, Home Movies 1992 Unlawful Entry as Roger Graham 1993 Mother's Boys as Jude's Analyst 1994 Rave Review as Saul Slobin 1994 Fast Getaway II as Tony Bush 1994 Relentless IV: Ashes to Ashes as Al Rosenberg 1995 For Better or