Lawrence Pressman


About

Born
July 10, 1939

Biography

Lawrence Pressman has been a busy guy since his first appearance on the daytime soap "The Edge of Night" in 1969, always able to bring a little class to a production no matter how big or small the role. In the 1970s he worked mostly in television, including small parts in popular crime dramas "Hawaii Five-O," "Barnaby Jones," and "The Streets of San Francisco." A versatile actor, he has ...

Biography

Lawrence Pressman has been a busy guy since his first appearance on the daytime soap "The Edge of Night" in 1969, always able to bring a little class to a production no matter how big or small the role. In the 1970s he worked mostly in television, including small parts in popular crime dramas "Hawaii Five-O," "Barnaby Jones," and "The Streets of San Francisco." A versatile actor, he has also appeared in sitcoms "The Bob Newhart Show" and "M*A*S*H." He had a top role in the classic 1971 blaxploitation cop film "Shaft." His most notable film role during this period was entomologist Nils Hellstrom in the cult science fiction film "The Hellstrom Chronicle," a mix of fiction and documentary best remembered for its extraordinary cinematography. His other prominent television work was the seminal primetime miniseries "Rich Man, Poor Man," as well as heading his own short-lived program, "Mulligan's Stew," about a high school football coach (Pressman) and his wife raising a household of seven children. Work over the next couple of decades did not let up for the actor, though his most familiar gig was arguably the 1980 sitcom "Ladies' Man" and his prominent role as Dr. Benjamin Canfield on the medical dramedy "Doogie Howser, M.D." starring a young Neil Patrick Harris. Pressman also had roles on the crime drama "Crossing Jordan," the drama "Judging Amy," and a recurring guest spot on the soap opera "General Hospital."

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Barlowe Mann (2013)
Mother and Child (2009)
Tickling Leo (2009)
Mentor (2008)
Far Side of Jericho (2007)
American Dreamz (2006)
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003)
American Wedding (2003)
American Pie (1999)
Mighty Joe Young (1998)
My Giant (1998)
Very Bad Things (1998)
Mr Fisher
The Maker (1997)
Trial and Error (1997)
The Sunchaser (1996)
A Case For Life (1996)
She Cried No (1996)
The Uninvited (1996)
Winston
The Late Shift (1996)
Angus (1995)
Principal Metcalf
Semi-precious (1995)
To My Daughter With Love (1994)
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A. (1994)
Enemy Within (1994)
Matlock: Diary of a Perfect Murder (1992)
The White Hot: Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991)
Honor Bound (1990)
Breaking Point (1989)
She Knows Too Much (1989)
Fire and Rain (1989)
Little Girl Lost (1988)
Lester Keysey
The Hanoi Hilton (1987)
A Fighting Choice (1986)
Dr Tobin
3 Wishes Of Billy Grier (1984)
For Love Or Money (1984)
Dr Herb Frobisher
The Red-Light Sting (1984)
Larry Barton
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (1984)
Cry For the Strangers (1982)
Glen Palmer
Rehearsal For Murder (1982)
Nine to Five (1980)
Walk Proud (1979)
Lassiter
The Gathering, Part II (1979)
Like Mom, Like Me (1978)
Michael Gruen
Mulligan's Stew (1977)
The Gathering (1977)
Man From Atlantis (1977)
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (1975)
Dr Konrad Zane
Winter Kill (1974)
The Man in the Glass Booth (1974)
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974)
The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973)
The Snoop Sisters (1972)
Cannon (1971)

Producer (Feature Film)

In Good Company (2004)
Associate Producer

Cast (Special)

Baby on Board (1988)
Kids in Sports: The Price of Glory (1986)
Narration
The Drug Knot (1986)
Love and Learn (1979)
6 Rms Riv Vu (1974)
Richard Miller
The Nancy Dussault Show (1973)
A Bedtime Story (1972)
Husband

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

Murder Without Conviction (2004)
The Deliberate Stranger (1986)
On Wings Of Eagles (1986)
The Winds of War (1983)
Blind Ambition (1979)
The Trial Of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977)
Paul Ewbank
Rich Man, Poor Man (1975)

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