Person

Lawrence Pressman

Acting · Born 1939-07-10 · Cynthiana, Kentucky, USA

Biography

Lawrence Pressman was born on July 10, 1939 in Cynthiana, Kentucky, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for 9 to 5 (1980), American Pie (1999) and Shaft (1971).

Known for

Filmography

2024No Good DeedVictor Friedberg
2024High PotentialGeorge Donovan
2023Carol & the End of the WorldBernard (voice)
2022RebootJerry
2021Saving ParadiseDon Peterson
2018Magnum P.I.Gus Urima
2018Near Myth: The Oskar Knight StorySelf
20189-1-1Mitchell
2017TotemBernard
2017DoubtIvan Sturgill
2014TransparentEd Paskowitz
2013Beyond the HeavensPastor Jim
2011Hart of DixieVernon 'Brando' Wilkes
2010Law & Order: LAJustin Conway
2010Hawaii Five-0Stanley
2009Mother and ChildDr. Morgan
2009Modern FamilyFred
2009Tickling LeoWarren Pikler
2008The MentalistChancellor Stern
2007Saving GraceMr. Nesbit
2007Mad MenHenry Sloan
2006The Far Side of JerichoVan Damn
2006MentorJonathan Kendall
2006American DreamzWhite House Butler
2005Ghost WhispererOld Peter Harrison
2005Criminal Minds
2005BonesTrent Seward
2005Nine LivesRoman
2005Fathers and SonsMax's Father (uncredited)
2005Grey's AnatomyFrank Nelson
2005MediumTherapist
2004In Good CompanyAssociate Producer
2004Boston LegalJudge Floyd Hurwitz
2004Jack & Bobby
2004Century CityJudge
2004Murder Without ConvictionDr. G.K. Sanderson
2003Cold CaseRobert 'Dobber' Metz (2007)
2003NCISRussell Pike
2003DC 9/11: Time of CrisisDick Cheney
2003American WeddingHead Coach
2003Mister SterlingCommissioner Jarvis
2002Without a TraceMr. Beckworth
2001The AgencyAdmiral Callan
2001The GuardianDonald Sample
2001Crossing JordanJudge Harlan Marshall
2001Dr. Dolittle 2Governor of California (uncredited)
2001Alex in WonderSchool Counselor
2000Gilmore GirlsFloyd Stiles
2000Dark AngelUncle Jonas Cale
1999The West WingKen Cochran
1999Family LawJudge Owen Mason
1999Judging AmyAlan Stetson
1999American PieCoach Marshall
1999ProvidenceDr. Clemens
1998Mighty Joe YoungDr. Baker
1998The HughleysMr. Shuman
1998Very Bad ThingsMr. Fisher
1998My GiantDoctor
1998Significant Others
1998Dawson's CreekDr. Byron Fielding
1997Ally McBealJudge Harland Smart
1997The MakerFather Minnell
1997Trial and ErrorWhitfield
1997The PracticeDr. Milton Leach
1996The UninvitedWinston
1996Dangerous Minds
1996She Cried NoEdward Connell
1996ProfilerWalter Anderson
1996The PretenderBen Sloane
1996The SunchaserAgent in Charge Collier
1996The SentinelBrother Jeremy
1996The Late ShiftBob Wright
1996A Case for LifeRoss Doria
1995AngusPrincipal Metcalf
1995The Drew Carey ShowDr. Zinneman
1995Partners
1994The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.Kornblum
1994Chicago HopeBill Burke
1994The Enemy WithinAtty. General Arthur Daniels
1994To My Daughter With LoveArthur Monroe
1993Diagnosis: MurderLawrence Kendall
1993NYPD BlueArnold rudman
1993The X-FilesMr. Milsap
1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineGhemor
1993Dr. Quinn, Medicine WomanEzra Leonard
1991White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma ToddRoland West
1990Fire and RainMr. Hamilton
1990Law & OrderDefense Attorney Nicholas Burke
1989Doogie Howser, M.D.Benjamin Canfield
1989Breaking PointGen. Smith
1989She Knows Too MuchRobert Hughes
1988Little Girl LostLester
1988Honor BoundMaxwell
1987The Hanoi HiltonCathcart
1986L.A. LawRichard Hollis
1986On Wings of EaglesBill Gayden
1986The Deliberate StrangerKen Wolverton
1986The Deliberate StrangerKen Wolverton
1986A Fighting ChoiceDr. Tobin
1986MatlockNelson White
1985MoonlightingNathan Kraft
1985Street HawkThomas Miller
1985Victims Fight BackSelf - Narrator (voice)
1984For Love or MoneyHerb
1984Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana StoryDr. Stein
1984The Three Wishes of Billy GrierFrank
1984Murder, She WroteTom Dutton
1984The Red-Light StingLarry Barton
1983The Winds of WarBunky Thurston
1982St. ElsewhereDenis Nealey
1982Tucker's WitchGeorge Fowler
1982Hotel
1982Rehearsal for MurderLloyd Andrews
1982Cry for the StrangersGlen Palmer
1981DarkroomCharlie Miller
1981Hill Street Blues
1981Dynasty
1980Nine to FiveDick Bernly
1980Ladies' ManAlan Thackeray
1979The Gathering, Part IITom
1979Hart to HartRonald Camp
1979Walk ProudHenry Lassiter
1979Blind AmbitionH.R. Haldeman
1979Just Friends
1978Like Mom, Like MeMichael Gruen
1978The Case of the Baltimore GirlsLeo Pendleton
1977The GatheringTom
1977Mulligan's StewMichael Mulligan
1977The Trial of Lee Harvey OswaldPaul Ewbank
1977The Love BoatKen Miller
1977Mulligan's StewMichael Mulligan
1977Man from AtlantisCmdr. Phil Roth
1976Everybody Rides the CarouselStage 7 (voice)
1976Rich Man, Poor ManBill Denton
1975SwitchAustin Midler
1975The First 36 Hours of Dr. DurantDr. Konrad Zane
1975The Man in the Glass BoothCharlie Cohn
1974The Crazy World of Julius VrooderPasski
1974Police Woman
1974Paper Moon
1974Harry OAlex Keller
1974Murder by Proxy
1974Winter KillPeter Lockhard
19746 RMS RIV VURichard Miller
1973The Marcus-Nelson MurdersCabot
1973Barnaby JonesLloyd C. Kellner
1972The Female InstinctLt. Ostrowski
1972Delphi BureauPatrick
1972The Streets of San Francisco
1972M*A*S*H
1972The Bob Newhart ShowEd Hoffman
1971McMillan & WifePeter Jordan
1971Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawFrank Latham
1971Cannon
1971ShaftSergeant Tom Hannon
1971The Hellstrom ChronicleDr. Nils Hellstrom
1971CannonHerb Mayer
1971Making ItMallory
1970The Mary Tyler Moore ShowBill Phelps
1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Alex Graham
1968Hawaii Five-OCalvin Cutler
1965The F.B.I.Dennis Carey
1956The Edge of Night
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyDr. Tobin
—The Guardian AngelGeneral Omar Bradley
—SnowbirdLyle
—Goodbye GirlGrandpa Mac

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