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Lawrence Pressman | |
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 Lawrence Pressman withMulligan's Stew co-starElinor Donahue in 1977 | |
| Born | David Milton Pressman[1] (1939-07-10)July 10, 1939 (age 85) Cynthiana, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Nicholas Saunders (father-in-law),Nicholas Soussanin (grandfather-in-law) |
Lawrence Pressman (bornDavid Milton Pressman; July 10, 1939) is an American actor. He is best known for roles onDoogie Howser, M.D.,Ladies' Man, a recurring role onProfiler, the title character onMulligan's Stew and as a fictional scientist in the 1971 filmThe Hellstrom Chronicle.
His first role was on thesoap operaThe Edge of Night, and one of his first movie starring roles was inShaft (1971). Other film credits includeMaking It (1971),9 to 5 (1980),The Hanoi Hilton (1987),Trial and Error (1997),Mighty Joe Young (1998) andAmerican Pie (1999).
He has appeared inTV movies such asThe Gathering,A Fighting Choice,Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story. Guest roles on American television series includes episodes ofHawaii Five-O,The Bob Newhart Show,The Mary Tyler Moore Show,Dawson's Creek,The Drew Carey Show,Law & Order,Matlock,Marcus Welby, M.D.,Gilmore Girls,M*A*S*H,The West Wing, andStar Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Pressman played Bill Denton in the 1976 miniseriesRich Man, Poor Man. He portrayedH. R. Haldeman in the 1979 CBS miniseriesBlind Ambition, and also appeared in the 1983 mini-seriesThe Winds of War.
Prolific on stage, Pressman won theTheatre World Award for hisBroadway debut in Never Live Over a Pretzel Factory.[2] He starred inThe Man in the Glass Booth, directed byHarold Pinter, on both theWest End andBroadway.[3] He co-starred in the originalBroadway production ofWoody Allen'sPlay it Again, Sam.[4] Pressman playedBerowne inMichael Kahn's staging ofLove's Labour's Lost at theAmerican Shakespeare Festival in 1968.[5] In 1987, Pressman starred in the world premier ofLee Blessing'sA Walk in the Woods atLa Jolla Playhouse, directed byDes McAnuff.[6] In 1998, Pressman starred as James Tyrone inMarshall Mason's staging ofLong Day's Journey Into Night.[7] In 2005, Pressman starred in The Paris Letter atCenter Theater Group.[8] In 2006, Pressman starredOff-Broadway inPaul Weitz's Show People atSecond Stage Theater.[9] In 2016, Pressman starred inCasa Valentina atPasadena Playhouse.[10]
Pressman met actressLanna Saunders, daughter of actorNicholas Saunders and granddaughter of actorNicholas Soussanin, while studying withElia Kazan; they were married in 1973 and had one child together, son David, before her death in 2007.[11]
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