Michael Lombard | |
Birthname: | Michael Labombarda |
Birth Date: | 1934 8, mf=yes[1] |
Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.[2] |
Michael Lombard born Michael Labombarda (August 8, 1934 – August 13, 2020)[3] was an American actor. His parents, both from Giovinazzo, Bari, Italy, emigrated to America and settled in Gravesend, Brooklyn. In 1977, he was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his performance in Otherwise Engaged.[4] In 1991, he won an Obie Award for his performance in What's Wrong With This Picture?[5] On television, Lombard portrayed Marshall Beck in all 15 episodes of Filthy Rich (1982-1983). Between 1976 and 2005 he had guest roles in such popular American television series as Kojak (a 2-part episode), The Mary Tyler Moore Hour (9 episodes), The Rockford Files (a 2-part episode), Three’s Company, Riptide, , Miami Vice, The Cosby Show, and 4 episodes of Law & Order and its spinoffs. He played a different character on 4 episodes of Barney Miller.