Portrait of Michael Lembeck

Michael Lembeck

Directing

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Lembeck (born June 25, 1948) is an actor, television and film director. Lembeck was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Caroline and Harvey Lembeck, an actor and comedian. He began acting in the late-1960s and directing in the 1970s. His most notable acting role was as Julie Cooper's husband, Max Horvath, on the sitcom, One Day at a Time. He also played "Kaptain Kool" of Kaptain Kool and the Kongs on The Krofft Supershow from 1976 to 1978. He is also known for his role in The Boys in Company C in 1978. Lembeck works now as a full-time film and TV director. He won an Emmy for his work as a director on the Friends episode "The One After the Superbowl", and directed 20 other episodes of the series. He is married to actress Lorna Patterson. He made his feature film debut with The In-Laws. He directed The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, as well as the Nia Vardalos movie Connie and Carla. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Lembeck,  licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: June 25, 1948

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Filmography

2012
Baby Daddy

as Director

1993
Heartbeat

as Ted

1992
Mad About You

as Mr. Shapiro (uncredited)

1988
Side by Side

as Tony Mercer

1987
1986
L.A. Law

as Mitchell Schein

1984
Crazy like a Fox

as Dr. Andy Farr

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Arnie Wakeman

1981
On the Right Track

as Frank Biscardi

1980
Gorp

as Kavell

1980
1979
The In-Laws

as Tommy Ricardo

1978
Having Babies III

as Russ Bridges

1978
The Boys in Company C

as Pvt. Vinnie Fazio

1977
The Love Boat

as Bill Burgess

1977
1977
The Love Boat

as Nicholas Nelson

1976
The Krofft Supershow

as Kaptain Kool

1976
1975
One Day at a Time

as Max Horvath

1975
Barney Miller

as Det. Paul Gardeno

1973
Blood Sport

as Reuben

1972
Haunts of the Very Rich

as Johnny Delmonico

1969