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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
June 25, 1948
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Mike Lembeck
- Kaptain Kool
- Kaptain Kool and the Kongs
Michael Lembeck
0.7 Popularity
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
7.1
Director
Baby Daddy
2012
3.0
Ted
Heartbeat
1993
6.7
Mr. Shapiro (uncredited)
Mad About You
1992
6.2
Ed
The Dream Team
1989
0.0
Tony Mercer
Side by Side
1988
6.2
Scott Masterson
Ultraman: The Adventure Begins
1987
6.5
Abbie Hoffman
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
1987
7.0
Mitchell Schein
L.A. Law
1986
5.0
Foley Square
1985
7.1
Dr. Andy Farr
Crazy like a Fox
1984
Credits
Baby Daddy
as Director
2012
7.1
Heartbeat
as Ted
1993
3.0
Mad About You
as Mr. Shapiro (uncredited)
1992
6.7
The Dream Team
as Ed
1989
6.2
Side by Side
as Tony Mercer
1988
0.0
Ultraman: The Adventure Begins
as Scott Masterson
1987
6.2
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
as Abbie Hoffman
1987
6.5
L.A. Law
as Mitchell Schein
1986
7.0
Foley Square
1985
5.0
Crazy like a Fox
as Dr. Andy Farr
1984
7.1
Murder, She Wrote
as Arnie Wakeman
1984
7.5
On the Right Track
as Frank Biscardi
1981
5.3
Aloha Paradise
1981
5.0
Gorp
as Kavell
1980
3.2
The Comeback Kid
as Tony
1980
5.9
The In-Laws
as Tommy Ricardo
1979
6.7
The Bay City Rollers Meet the Saturday Superstars
as Kaptain Kool
1978
0.0
Having Babies III
as Russ Bridges
1978
4.0
The Boys in Company C
as Pvt. Vinnie Fazio
1978
6.5
What Really Happened to the Class of '65?
1977
4.5
The Love Boat
as Bill Burgess
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
as Joey
1977
6.3
The Love Boat
as Nicholas Nelson
1977
6.3
The Krofft Supershow
as Kaptain Kool
1976
5.5
Donny & Marie
as Self
1976
6.7
One Day at a Time
as Max Horvath
1975
6.7
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
as Joe
1975
4.0
Barney Miller
as Det. Paul Gardeno
1975
7.3
Happy Days
1974
7.6
Blood Sport
as Reuben
1973
8.3
A Summer Without Boys
as Burt
1973
6.5
Haunts of the Very Rich
as Johnny Delmonico
1972
5.3
The Rookies
1972
6.8
🎬
The Funny Side
as Teenage Husband
1971
0.0
The Partridge Family
as Marc
1970
6.8
Gidget Grows Up
as Arnold
1969
6.0
Room 222
1969
6.0