
Michael Lembeck
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.
Acting
- 2012Baby DaddyDirector51 ep.
- 1992Fish PoliceAdditional Voices (voice)1 ep.
- 1985Foley SquarePeter Newman14 ep.
- 1984Crazy like a FoxDr. Andy Farr1 ep.
- 1981DarkroomBarry1 ep.
- 1981Aloha Paradise1 ep.
- 1977What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1 ep.
- 1977The Love BoatJoey4 ep.
- 1976The Krofft SupershowKaptain Kool32 ep.
- 1976Donny & MarieSelf1 ep.
- 1976Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanClete Meizenheimer28 ep.
- 1975One Day at a TimeMax Horvath80 ep.
- 1974Happy Days1 ep.
- 1972The Rookies2 ep.
- 1971The Funny SideTeenage Husband14 ep.
- 1969Room 2221 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2015Mr. RobinsonDirector1 ep.
- 2012Baby DaddyDirector, Executive Producer51 ep.
- 2010Hot in ClevelandDirector1 ep.
- 2007GreekDirector1 ep.
- 2001Off CentreDirector1 ep.
- 2001According to JimDirector2 ep.
- 2001Inside SchwartzDirector1 ep.
- 2001What About Joan?Director1 ep.
- 1999Stark Raving MadDirector3 ep.
- 1998JesseDirector2 ep.
- 1998Two Guys and a GirlDirector23 ep.
- 1997Over the TopDirector11 ep.
- 1997Chicago SonsDirector2 ep.
- 1996Men Behaving BadlyDirector1 ep.
- 1996Everybody Loves RaymondDirector8 ep.
- 1996Party GirlDirector1 ep.
- 1995High SocietyDirector1 ep.
- 1995Caroline in the CityDirector1 ep.
- 1995The Naked TruthDirector1 ep.
- 1995Pride & JoyDirector1 ep.
- 1995NewsRadioDirector3 ep.
- 1995Hope and GloriaDirector8 ep.
- 1995Double RushDirector12 ep.
- 1994FriendsDirector23 ep.
- 1994EllenDirector1 ep.
- 1993Good AdviceDirector1 ep.
- 1992Mad About YouDirector24 ep.
- 1992Love & WarDirector15 ep.
- 1992Flying BlindDirector4 ep.
- 1990The Marshall ChroniclesDirector2 ep.
- 1990Sugar and SpiceDirector1 ep.
- 1989Major DadDirector67 ep.
- 1989Doctor DoctorDirector2 ep.
- 1989CoachDirector7 ep.
- 1988Coming of AgeDirector1 ep.
- 1987My Two DadsDirector1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2015Baby DaddyDirector1 ep.
- 1995Mad About YouMr. Shapiro (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1993L.A. LawMitchell Schein1 ep.
- 1992Fish PoliceAdditional Voices (voice)1 ep.
- 1987Murder, She WroteArnie Wakeman1 ep.
- 1985Crazy like a FoxDr. Andy Farr1 ep.
- 1979The Love BoatBill Burgess, Joey, Nicholas Nelson4 ep.
- 1981One Day at a TimeMax Horvath5 ep.
- 1982DarkroomBarry1 ep.
- 1981Aloha Paradise1 ep.
- 1978What Really Happened to the Class of '65?1 ep.
- 1976Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanClete Meizenheimer30 ep.
- 1977Donny & MarieSelf1 ep.
- 1975The Rookies2 ep.
- 1975Barney MillerDet. Paul Gardeno1 ep.
- 1975Happy Days1 ep.
- 1974Room 2221 ep.
- 1971The Partridge FamilyMarc1 ep.
Also known as: Mike Lembeck · Kaptain Kool · Kaptain Kool and the Kongs