Michael Lembeck Biography (1948-)

Born June 25, 1948, in Brooklyn, New York, NY; son of Harvey (an actor, comedian, and teacher) and Caroline Lembeck; brother of Helaine Lembeck (an actress and teacher); married Lorna Patterson (an actress); children: two. Addresses: Agent: The Endeavor Agency, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., Tenth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2020.; Manager: Tavel/Gross Entertainment, 9171 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 406, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director
Birth Details: June 25, 1948; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Young husband, The Funny Side, NBC, 1971
Clete Meizenhemier (television reporter for Channel 6), a recurring role,Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, syndicated, 1976
Kaptain Kool, The Krofft Supershow (also known as The Krofft Superstar Hour), ABC, 1976-1977
Max Horvath, One Day at a Time, CBS, 1979-1980 and 1981-1984
Voice characterizations, The Smurfs (animated; also known as Smurfs' Adventures), NBC, 1981-1990
Peter Newman, Foley Square, CBS, 1985-1986
Movies
Arnold, Gidget Grows Up, 1970
Delmonico, Haunts of the Very Rich, ABC, 1972
Burt, A Summer without Boys, ABC, 1973
Reuben, Blood Sport (also known as Poetry in Motion), ABC,1973
Russ Bridges, Having Babies III, ABC, 1978
Tony, The Comeback Kid, ABC, 1982
Abbie Hoffman, Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8, HBO, 1987
Tony Mercer, Side by Side, CBS, 1988
Lady Mobster, 1988
Ted, Heartbeat (also known as Danielle Steel's Heartbeat),NBC, 1993
Episodic
Marc, "To Play or Not to Play?," The Partridge Family, ABC, 1971
"Love and the Mind Reader," Love, American Style, ABC, 1973
Detective Gardeno, "Hair," Barney Miller (also known as The Life and Times of Captain Barney Miller), ABC, 1975
Dooley, "Cruisin'," Happy Days, ABC, 1975
"Dead Heat," The Rookies, ABC, 1975
"The Hunting Ground," The Rookies, ABC, 1975
Nick Romansky, "The Class Clown," What Really Happened to the Class of'65?, NBC, 1978
Joey, "Disco Baby/Alas, Poor Dwyer/After the War/Ticket to Ride/Itsy Bitsy: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979
Barry, "Who's There?," Darkroom, ABC, 1981
Nicholas Nelson, "Return of the Ninny/Touchdown Twins/Split Personality,"The Love Boat, ABC, 1981
Barry, "Who's There?," Darkroom, ABC, 1982
Bill Burgess, "The Best of Friends/Too Many Dads/Love Will Find a Way," The Love Boat, ABC, 1982
"Long Time No See/The Bear Essence/Kisses and Makeup," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983
"Is There a Fox in the House?," Crazy Like a Fox, CBS, 1985
Arnie Wakeman, "When Thieves Fall Out," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1987
Landon Tarmac, "Bobby the Chimp," The Famous Teddy Z, CBS, 1989
Mitchell Schein, "Come Rain or Come Schein," L.A. Law, NBC, 1993
Angus Black, "Snowings and Goings," Double Rush (also known as Lickety Split), CBS, 1995
Mr. Shapiro, "Two Tickets to Paradise," Mad about You (also knownas Loved by You), NBC, 1995
Himself, Mackenzie Phillips: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Himself, Phil Hartman: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
Himself, "Mackenzie Phillips," Biography, Arts and Entertainment,2000
Specials
Himself, TV Guide's Truth behind the Sitcoms 4, Fox, 2000
Pilots
Young husband, The Funny Side, NBC, 1971
Adam Flannery (Luke's son), Flannery and Quilt, NBC, 1976
Kaptain Kool, The Krofft Supershow (also known as The Krofft Superstar Hour), ABC, 1976

Elliott Garfield, Goodbye Doesn't Mean Forever, NBC, 1982
Voice of Scott, Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (also known as Ultraman USA), 1987
True Love, ABC, 1999
Television Work
Director; with Others; Series
Thicker Than Water, ABC, 1973
Doctor Doctor, CBS, 1989-1991
Major Dad, CBS, 1989-1993
Coach, ABC, 1989-1997
The Marshall Chronicles, ABC, 1990
Flying Blind, Fox, 1992-1993
Love & War, CBS, 1992-1995
Mad about You (also known as Loved by You), NBC, 1992-1999
Good Advice, CBS, 1993-1994
Ellen (also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC, 1994-1998
Friends, NBC, 1994-
Double Rush (also known as Lickety Split), CBS, 1995
Pride & Joy, NBC, 1995
High Society, CBS, 1995-1996
Hope & Gloria, NBC, 1995-1996
The Naked Truth (also known as Wilde Again), ABC, 1995-1996then NBC, 1997-1998
Caroline in the City (also known as Caroline), NBC, 1995-1999
NewsRadio (also known as News Radio and The Station), NBC, 1995-1999
Party Girl, Fox, 1996
Men Behaving Badly (also known as It's a Man's World), NBC,1996-1997
Everybody Loves Raymond (also known as Raymond), CBS, 1996-
Chicago Sons, NBC, 1997
Over the Top, ABC, 1997
Veronica's Closet, NBC, 1997-2000
House Rules, NBC, 1998
That's Life (also known as These Are the Days), ABC, 1998
Encore! Encore!, NBC, 1998-1999
Jesse, NBC, 1998-2000
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place, ABC, 1998-1999 later known asTwo Guys and a Girl, ABC, 1999-2001
Stark Raving Mad, NBC, 1999-2000
Talk to Me, ABC, 2000
Cursed (also known as The Weber Show), NBC, 2000-2001
What about Joan, ABC, 2001
Inside Schwartz, NBC, 2001-2002
Off Centre, The WB, 2001-2002
According to Jim, ABC, 2001-
Director; Specials
Acting Sheriff, CBS, 1991
(Contributing director of clips used in special) The Coach Retrospective: Mary Hart Goes One-on-One with "Coach," ABC, 1994
Director; Pilots
Ace in the Hole (unaired), NBC, 1995
On Call, CBS, 1996
Mark Pitta Pilot, NBC, 1997
Whitey, UPN, 1997
Carly, CBS, 1998
Some Guys, Fox, 1998
These Guys, CBS, 1998
The Next Big Thing, CBS, 1999
True Love, ABC, 1999
From Where I Sit, CBS, 2000
The Peter Principle (unaired), NBC, 2000
What about Joan, ABC, 2001
Film Appearances
Vinnie Fazio, The Boys in Company C, Columbia, 1978
Tommy Ricardo, The In-Laws, Warner Bros., 1979
Kavell, G.O.R.P. (also known as Gorp), Filmways, 1980
Frank, On the Right Track, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
Ed, The Dream Team, Universal, 1989
Film Work
Director
The Santa Clause 2 (also known as The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs.Clause and SC2), Buena Vista, 2002
Stage Appearances
Wallace, Angry Housewives, Minetta Lane Theatre, New York City, 1986-1987
The Good War, Sundays at the Itchey Foot, New York City, 1986-1987
Mike, Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1987-1988
Appeared in summer stock productions.
Major Tours
Sonny LaTierri, Grease, U.S. cities, 1972-1974

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