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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

89

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-06-25 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Also Known As

Mike Lembeck

Kaptain Kool

Kaptain Kool and the Kongs

Michael Lembeck

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.

Known For

Acting

Gorp

1980

Gorp

as

Kavell

The Boys in Company C

1978

The Boys in Company C

as

Pvt. Vinnie Fazio

On the Right Track

1981

On the Right Track

as

Frank Biscardi

Blood Sport

1973

Blood Sport

as

Reuben

Heartbeat

1993

Heartbeat

as

Ted

The In-Laws

1979

The In-Laws

as

Tommy Ricardo

Gidget Grows Up

1969

Gidget Grows Up

as

Arnold

Side by Side

1988

Side by Side

as

Tony Mercer

Haunts of the Very Rich

1972

Haunts of the Very Rich

as

Johnny Delmonico

Ultraman: The Adventure Begins

1987

Ultraman: The Adventure Begins

as

Scott Masterson

Having Babies III

1978

Having Babies III

as

Russ Bridges

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Arnie Wakeman

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

as

Mitchell Schein

One Day at a Time

One Day at a Time

as

Max Horvath

Crazy like a Fox

Crazy like a Fox

as

Dr. Andy Farr

Baby Daddy

Baby Daddy

as

Director

Mad About You

Mad About You

as

Mr. Shapiro (uncredited)

The Funny Side

The Funny Side

as

Teenage Husband

The Krofft Supershow

The Krofft Supershow

as

Kaptain Kool

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Bill Burgess

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Nicholas Nelson

Barney Miller

Barney Miller

as

Det. Paul Gardeno

Production

Crew

Directing