Michael Richard Lah (September 1, 1912 - October 13, 1995) was an American animator. He is best known for his work at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, primarily as a member of Tex Avery's animation unit.Lah was born in Illinois. He worked briefly at Walt Disney Studios before joining MGM in the early 1940s. His first work at MGM was for Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising. After Harman and Ising left, Lah worked briefly on Bill Hanna and Joseph Barbera's Tom and Jerry series.