Michael Lembeck
Michael Lembeck (born June 25, 1948) is an American actor and television and film director.[1]
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Born | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. | June 25, 1948
Occupation | Actor, film director |
Years active | 1968–present |
Spouse(s) | Barbara Deutsch (m. 1977; div. 19??) |
Children | 3 |
Life and career
Lembeck was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Caroline Dubs 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 (Mackenzie Phillips)'s husband, Max Horvath, on the sitcom One Day at a Time.[2] He played newscaster Clete Meizenheimer on the series Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.
In 1975, he appeared on Barney Miller in the episode "Hair" as Officer Guardeno.[2] He also played Kaptain Kool of the fictional band Kaptain Kool and the Kongs on The Krofft Supershow from 1976 to 1978. He is also known for his role as Vinnie Fazio in The Boys in Company C in 1978.[2] He was a member of the cast of the 1985–1986 situation comedy Foley Square. He appeared with his father, actor Harvey Lembeck, in an episode of The Partridge Family in 1971.
Lembeck has had collaborations with actor Peter Boyle in both The Santa Clause 2 and its sequel The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause. Lembeck also directed Boyle in a number of episodes of Everybody Loves Raymond.
Lembeck's first film appearance came in the 1968 film Hang 'Em High where he portrays a store clerk with two spoken lines. He later acted in The In-Laws.[3] He directed The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, as well as the Nia Vardalos film Connie and Carla and Tooth Fairy.[1]
Lembeck now works as a full-time film and TV director. He won an Emmy for his work on the Friends episode "The One After the Superbowl". He also directed 20 other episodes of the series.
Personal life
Lembeck is married to his second wife, retired actress Lorna Patterson, with whom he has two children.
Awards
Lembeck's work has received recognition from the Directors Guild of America, and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (also known as the ATAS).[4]
- 1996 WON - Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series ("The One After the Superbowl") (Friends)
- 1999 Nominated - Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series ("The One Where Everybody Finds Out") (Friends)
- 2000 Nominated - Primetime Emmy award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series ("The One That Could Have Been (Part 1 & 2)") (Friends)
- 2012 Nominated - Directors Guild award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs (Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure)
- 2017 Nominated - Directors Guild award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs (A Nutcracker Christmas)
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Credited as | Role | Notes | ||
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Director | Producer | Actor | ||||
1968 | Hang 'Em High | No | No | Yes | Store Clerk | film debut uncredited |
1969 | Gidget Grows Up | No | No | Yes | Arnold | Television Movie |
1972 | Haunts of the Very Rich | No | No | Yes | Johnny Delmonico | Television Movie |
1973 | A Summer Without Boys | No | No | Yes | Burt | Television Movie |
1973 | Blood Sport | No | No | Yes | Rueben | Television Movie |
1975 | It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman | No | No | Yes | Joe | Television Movie |
1976 | Flannery and Quilt | No | No | Yes | Quilt's Grandson | Television Movie |
1976 | ABC's Saturday Sneak Peek | No | No | Yes | Kaptain Kool | Television Movie |
1977 | Kaptain Kool and the Kongs Present ABC All-Star Saturday | No | No | Yes | Kaptain Kool | Television Movie |
1978 | The Boys in Company C | No | No | Yes | Vinnie Fazio | Feature Film |
1978 | Having Babies III | No | No | Yes | Russ Bridges | Television Movie |
1978 | The Krofft Comedy Hour | No | No | Yes | Kaptain Kool | Television Movie |
1978 | The Bay City Rollers Met the Saturday Superstars | No | No | Yes | Kaptain Kool | Television Movie |
1979 | The In-Laws | No | No | Yes | Tommy Ricardo | Feature Film |
1980 | The Comeback Kid | No | No | Yes | Tony | Television Movie |
1980 | Gorp | No | No | Yes | Kavell | Feature Film |
1980 | Dan August: Once Is Never Enough | No | No | Yes | unknown | Television Movie |
1981 | On the Right Track | No | No | Yes | Frank Biscardi | Feature Film |
1982 | Goodbye Doesn't Mean Forever | No | No | Yes | Elliott Garfield | Television Movie |
1987 | Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 | No | No | Yes | Abbie Hoffman | Television Movie |
1987 | Ultraman: The Adventure Begins | No | No | Yes | Scott Masterson (voice role) | Television Movie |
1988 | Side by Side | No | No | Yes | Tony Mercer | Television Movie |
1988 | Lady Mobster | No | No | Yes | unknown | Television Movie |
1989 | The Dream Team | No | No | Yes | Ed | Feature Film |
1990 | Joseph and His Brothers | No | No | Yes | unknown (voice role) | Short Film |
1991 | Acting Sheriff | Yes | No | No | N/A | Television Movie |
1993 | Heartbeat | No | No | Yes | Ted | Television Movie |
1996 | Boys & Girls | Yes | No | No | N/A | Television Movie |
1998 | Carly | Yes | No | No | N/A | Television Movie |
1999 | True Love | Yes | No | No | N/A | Television Movie |
2000 | The Peter Principle | Yes | No | No | N/A | Television Movie |
2000 | From Where I Sit | Yes | No | No | N/A | Television Movie |
2001 | Loomis | Yes | No | No | N/A | Television Movie |
2002 | The Santa Clause 2 | Yes | No | No | N/A | Feature Film |
2004 | Connie and Carla | Yes | No | No | N/A | Feature Film |
2005 | Untitled Oakley & Weinstein Project | Yes | No | No | N/A | Television Movie |
2006 | The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause | Yes | No | No | N/A | Feature Film |
2006 | So Here's What Happened | Yes | No | No | N/A | Television Movie |
2008 | The Clique | Yes | No | No | N/A | Direct-to-Video |
2010 | Tooth Fairy | Yes | No | No | N/A | Feature Film |
2011 | Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure | Yes | Yes | No | N/A | Direct-to-Video
Co-Producer |
2011 | The Bling Ring | Yes | No | No | N/A | Television Movie |
2013 | Homeboys | Yes | No | No | N/A | Television Movie |
2016 | A Nutcracker Christmas | Yes | No | No | N/A | Television Movie |
TBA | Welcome to Pine Grove! | Yes | No | No | N/A | Feature Film |
Television
Year | Title | Credited as | Role | Notes | ||
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Director | Producer | Actor | ||||
1970 | The Young Lovers | No | No | Yes | Student | Episode: "A Simple Thing Called Justice" |
1970-1974 | Room 222 | No | No | Yes | Mickey Kaufman | 3 episodes |
1971 | Dan August | No | No | Yes | Ron | Episode: "Death Chain" |
1971 | The Partridge Family | No | No | Yes | Marc | Episode: "To Play or Not to Play?" |
1971 | Make Room for Granddaddy | No | No | Yes | Peter | Episode: "The Greatest Ear in the Business" |
1971 | The Funny Side | No | No | Yes | Teenage Husband | 6 episodes |
1973 | Love, American Style | No | No | Yes | Bob | Episode: "Love and the Mind Reader/Love and the Mr. and Mrs./Love and the Soap Opera"
segment "Love and the Mind Reader" |
1975 | Happy Days | No | No | Yes | Dooley | Episode: "Crusin' " |
1975 | Baretta | No | No | Yes | Phil | Episode: "The Coppelli Oath" |
1975 | Barney Miller | No | No | Yes | Detective Paul Gardeno | Episode: "Hair" |
1975 | The Rookies | No | No | Yes | Gene/Maury | 2 episodes |
1976 | The Krofft Supershow | No | No | Yes | Kaptain Kool | unknown episode |
1976-1977 | Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | No | No | Yes | Clete Meizenheimer | 39 episodes |
1977 | The Brady Bunch Variety Hour | No | No | Yes | Kaptain Kook | Episode: "#1.1" |
1978 | What Really Happened to the Class of '65? | No | No | Yes | Nick Romansky | Episode: "Class Clown" |
1978 | The Bay City Roller Show | No | No | Yes | Kaptain Kool | Episode: "#1.1" |
1979-1983 | The Love Boat | No | No | Yes | Joey | 5 episodes |
1979-1984 | One Day at a Time | No | No | Yes | Max Horvath | series regular; 49 episodes |
1981 | Aloha Paradise | No | No | Yes | Josh | Episode: "Best of Friends/Success/Nine Karats" |
1982 | Darkroom | No | No | Yes | Barry | Episode: "Who's There?" |
1982 | Insight | No | No | Yes | J. Walter | Episode: "For Love or Money" |
1983-1984 | Fantasy Island | No | No | Yes | Joe Manning/Dr. Russ Nicholas | 2 episodes |
1985 | The Greatest Adventure: Stories from the Bible | No | No | Yes | unknown | Episode: Joseph and His Brothers" |
1985 | Crazy Like a Fox | No | No | Yes | Andy Farr | Episode: "Is There a Fox in the House?" |
1985-1986 | Foley Square | No | No | Yes | Peter Newman | series regular; 14 episodes |
1987 | Murder, She Wrote | No | No | Yes | Arnie Wakeman | Episode: "When Thieves Fall Out" |
1987 | Pound Puppies | No | No | Yes | Various Characters (voice role) | 4 episodes |
1987-1988 | The Smurfs | No | No | Yes | Additional Voices (voice role) | 2 episodes |
1988-1989 | Fantastic Max | No | No | Yes | Additional Voiced (voice role) | 3 episodes |
1989 | Doctor Doctor | Yes | No | No | N/A | 2 episodes |
1989 | My Two Dads | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "I'm Dreaming of a Holiday Episode" |
1989 | Coming of Age | Yes | No | No | N/A | 3 episodes |
1989 | The Famous Teddy Z | No | No | Yes | Landon Tarmac | Episode: "Bobby the Chimp" |
1989-1990 | Coach | Yes | No | No | N/A | 7 episodes |
1990 | Sugar and Spice | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "Breaking in Is Hard to Do" |
1990 | The Marshall Chronicles | Yes | No | No | N/A | 2 episodes |
1992 | Flying Blind | Yes | No | No | N/A | 5 episodes |
1992 | Fish Police | No | No | Yes | unknown (voice role) | Episode: "The Two Gils" |
1990-1993 | Major Dad | Yes | No | No | N/A | 67 episodes |
1993 | L.A. Law | No | No | Yes | Mitchell Schein | Episode: "Come Rain or Schein" |
1993-1994 | Love & War | Yes | No | No | N/A | 16 episodes |
1994 | Good Advice | Yes | No | No | N/A | 4 episodes |
1994-1999 | Mad About You | Yes | No | Yes | Mr. Shapiro | 23 episodes (director); Episode: "Two Tickets to Paradise" (actor) |
1995 | Pride & Joe | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "Terror at 30,000 Feet" |
1995 | High Society | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "Family Val's" |
1995 | NewsRadio | Yes | No | No | N/A | 3 episodes |
1995 | Double Rush | Yes | No | Yes | Angus Black" | 13 episodes (director); Episode: "Snowings and Goings" (actor) |
1995-2000 | Friends | Yes | No | No | N/A | 24 episodes |
1996 | The Naked Truth | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "Man Loses Load While Woman Can't Dump!" |
1995-1996 | Hope & Gloria | Yes | No | No | N/A | 8 episodes |
1996 | Party Girl | Yes | No | No | N/A | unknown episode |
1996 | Caroline in the City | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "Caroline and the Cat Dancer" |
1996 | Ellen | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "Harold and Ellen" |
1996-1997 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Yes | No | No | N/A | 5 episodes |
1997 | Men Behaving Badly | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "It's Good to Be Dead" |
1997 | Chicago Sons | Yes | No | No | N/A | 2 episodes |
1997 | Over the Top | Yes | No | No | N/A | 10 episodes |
1997-1999 | Veronica's Closet | Yes | No | No | N/A | 4 episodes |
1998 | House Rules | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "Pilot" |
1998 | That's Life | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "The First One" |
1998 | Encore! Encore! | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "The French Connection" |
1998-2001 | Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place | Yes | No | No | N/A | 22 episodes |
1999 | Jesse | Yes | No | No | N/A | 2 episodes |
1999-2000 | Stark Raving Mad | Yes | No | No | N/A | 2 episodes |
2000 | The Weber Show | Yes | No | No | N/A | 2 episodes; also known as "Cursed" |
2001 | What About Joan | Yes | No | No | N/A | 4 episodes |
2001 | Inside Schwartz | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "Event Night" |
2001 | Off Centre | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "A Stroke of Genius" |
2001 | According to Jim | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "Cheryl's Old Flame" |
2003 | The 5 Coolest Things | Yes | No | No | N/A | Television Miniseries Documentary |
2007 | Greek | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "Liquid Courage" |
2007 | Californication | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "Fear and Loathing at the Fundraiser" |
2010 | Hot in Cleveland | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "Pilot" |
2012-2013 | Guys with Kids | Yes | No | No | N/A | 5 episodes |
2012-2017 | Baby Daddy | Yes | Yes | Yes | Director | 97 episodes (director); 35 episodes (executive producer); Episode: "Over My Dead Bonnie" (actor) |
2014 | Mystery Girls | Yes | No | No | N/A | 4 episodes |
2015 | Mr. Robinson | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "Ain't Nothin' But a Hound Dog" |
2017 | One Day at a Time | Yes | No | No | N/A | Episode: "Sex Talk" |
References
- Holden, Stephen (January 21, 2010). "Nonbelievers Must Wear Tutus". The New York Times.
- "Michael Lembeck". TVGuide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- Maslin, Janet (June 15, 1979). "Film: Arkin and Falk In Comic 'In-Laws':Comedy of Insanity". The New York Times.
- "Michael Lembeck". IMDb. Retrieved June 12, 2018.