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