
Lawrence Pressman
Known for Acting · 165 credits
- Born
- 1939-07-10 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- 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
TV Shows (94)

Law & Order
1990
as Defense Attorney Nicholas Burke / Professor Wesley Burke / Dr. Alan Colter

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Frank Nelson

NCIS
2003
as Russell Pike / SS Director Mark

Criminal Minds
2005
as Judge Schuller

The Mentalist
2008
as Chancellor Stern

Bones
2005
as Trent Seward

Modern Family
2009
as Fred

Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Stanley

The X-Files
1993
as Mr. Milsap

9-1-1
2018
as Mitchell

Gilmore Girls
2000
as Floyd Stiles

Medium
2005
as Therapist

The West Wing
1999
as Ken Cochran

Without a Trace
2002
as Mr. Beckworth

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Tom Dutton / Philip Holt / George Reed

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Ghemor / Krajensky / Tekeny Ghemor

Mad Men
2007
as Henry Sloan

High Potential
2024
as George Donovan

Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Lawrence Kendall

Ghost Whisperer
2005
as Old Peter Harrison

Cold Case
2003
as Robert 'Dobber' Metz (2007)

Dawson's Creek
1998
as Dr. Byron Fielding

Crossing Jordan
2001
as Judge Harlan Marshall

M*A*S*H
1972

Boston Legal
2004
as Judge Floyd Hurwitz

Hill Street Blues
1981

The Practice
1997
as Dr. Milton Leach / Atty. Russell Mathis

NYPD Blue
1993
as Arnold rudman

The Drew Carey Show
1995
as Dr. Zinneman

Chicago Hope
1994
as Bill Burke

Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Calvin Cutler

Dynasty
1981

Magnum P.I.
2018
as Gus Urima

L.A. Law
1986
as Richard Hollis

Judging Amy
1999
as Alan Stetson / Atty. Ackerman

St. Elsewhere
1982
as Denis Nealey

The Guardian
2001
as Donald Sample

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Ezra Leonard

Matlock
1986
as Nelson White / Dr. Jeremy Barnes

Hotel
1982

Cannon
1971

The F.B.I.
1965
as Dennis Carey

Hart to Hart
1979
as Ronald Camp

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
1970
as Bill Phelps

Barnaby Jones
1973
as Lloyd C. Kellner

Moonlighting
1985
as Nathan Kraft

The Pretender
1996
as Ben Sloane

Police Woman
1974

Profiler
1996
as Walter Anderson

Hart of Dixie
2011
as Vernon 'Brando' Wilkes

Providence
1999
as Dr. Clemens

Dark Angel
2000
as Uncle Jonas Cale

The Bob Newhart Show
1972
as Ed Hoffman

Marcus Welby, M.D.
1969
as Alex Graham

The Sentinel
1996
as Brother Jeremy

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

Family Law
1999
as Judge Owen Mason

Doogie Howser, M.D.
1989
as Benjamin Canfield

Switch
1975
as Austin Midler

Ally McBeal
1997
as Judge Harland Smart
Movies (71)

American Pie
1999
as Coach Marshall

American Wedding
2003
as Head Coach

Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Governor of California (uncredited)

Nine to Five
1980
as Dick Bernly

Shaft
1971
as Sergeant Tom Hannon

Mighty Joe Young
1998
as Dr. Baker

The Sunchaser
1996
as Agent in Charge Collier

Nine Lives
2005
as Roman

Mother and Child
2009
as Dr. Morgan

Mentor
2006
as Jonathan Kendall

Very Bad Things
1998
as Mr. Fisher

American Dreamz
2006
as White House Butler

Angus
1995
as Principal Metcalf

Fathers and Sons
2005
as Max's Father (uncredited)

The Late Shift
1996
as Bob Wright

The Enemy Within
1994
as Atty. General Arthur Daniels

The Deliberate Stranger
1986
as Ken Wolverton

The Uninvited
1996
as Winston

My Giant
1998
as Doctor

Trial and Error
1997
as Whitfield

The Marcus-Nelson Murders
1973
as Cabot
The Guardian Angel
as General Omar Bradley

Rehearsal for Murder
1982
as Lloyd Andrews

Breaking Point
1989
as Gen. Smith

Murder Without Conviction
2004
as Dr. G.K. Sanderson

The Maker
1997
as Father Minnell

The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
1994
as Kornblum

Walk Proud
1979
as Henry Lassiter

DC 9/11: Time of Crisis
2003
as Dick Cheney

For Love or Money
1984
as Herb

The Man in the Glass Booth
1975
as Charlie Cohn

Making It
1971
as Mallory

White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd
1991
as Roland West

The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder
1974
as Passki
Goodbye Girl
2026
as Grandpa Mac

She Cried No
1996
as Edward Connell

Little Girl Lost
1988
as Lester

Alex in Wonder
2001
as School Counselor

Winter Kill
1974
as Peter Lockhard

Everybody Rides the Carousel
1976
as Stage 7 (voice)

The Hanoi Hilton
1987
as Cathcart

She Knows Too Much
1989
as Robert Hughes

To My Daughter With Love
1994
as Arthur Monroe

The Gathering
1977
as Tom

Totem
2017
as Bernard

Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story
1984
as Dr. Stein

Saving Paradise
2021
as Don Peterson

The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978
as Leo Pendleton

A Fighting Choice
1986
as Dr. Tobin

Cannon
1971
as Herb Mayer

The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
1984
as Frank

The Gathering, Part II
1979
as Tom

The Female Instinct
1972
as Lt. Ostrowski

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant
1975
as Dr. Konrad Zane

Beyond the Heavens
2013
as Pastor Jim

Fire and Rain
1990
as Mr. Hamilton

The Red-Light Sting
1984
as Larry Barton
A Case for Life
1996
as Ross Doria

The Hellstrom Chronicle
1971
as Dr. Nils Hellstrom

Like Mom, Like Me
1978
as Michael Gruen

Honor Bound
1988
as Maxwell

The Far Side of Jericho
2006
as Van Damn

Man from Atlantis
1977
as Cmdr. Phil Roth

Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story
2018
as Self

Tickling Leo
2009
as Warren Pikler

Cry for the Strangers
1982
as Glen Palmer
Victims Fight Back
1985
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Snowbird
as Lyle

6 RMS RIV VU
1974
as Richard Miller

Mulligan's Stew
1977
as Michael Mulligan

Murder by Proxy
1974
About Lawrence Pressman
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). With 165 credits spanning from 1954 to 2026, Lawrence Pressman has appeared in 71 films and 94 TV shows.
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Most Popular Lawrence Pressman Movies
- American Pie (1999) — as Coach Marshall
- American Wedding (2003) — as Head Coach
- Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) — as Governor of California (uncredited)
- Nine to Five (1980) — as Dick Bernly
- Shaft (1971) — as Sergeant Tom Hannon
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