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Lawrence Pressman Net Worth



David M. Pressman, Senior net worth is
$6 Million

David M. Pressman, Senior Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

David M. Pressman, Senior (born July 10, 1939) is an American actor, probably best known for roles on Doogie Howser, M.D., Ladies Man, a recurring role on Profiler, the titular character on Mulligan's Stew and as a fictional scientist in the 1971 film The Hellstrom Chronicle.His first role was on the soap opera The Edge of Night, and one of his first movie starring roles was in Shaft.Pressman has often portrayed a doctor, such as in Mighty Joe Young, TV movies A Fighting Choice, Whose Daughter Is She?, Murder Without Conviction, Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story, as well as in guest roles on Hawaii Five-O, Paper Moon, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Griff, Dawson's Creek, The Drew Carey Show, Providence, The Practice, Dangerous Minds, Diagnosis Murder Law & Order, Matlock "Ghost Whisper" and Marcus Welby, M.D., and 3 episodes of Murder, She Wrote.In 1979, Pressman portrayed H.R. Haldeman in the CBS miniseries Blind Ambition.He had a guest role on M*A*S*H as troublemaking Congressional aide, R. Theodore Williamson; who vindictively schemed to paint Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit) as a communist sympathizer, but eventually failed.Pressman also guest starred on Gilmore Girls.Pressman has also played various guest characters in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. 
Full NameDavid M. Pressman, Senior
Net Worth$6 Million
Date Of BirthJuly 10, 1939
Place Of BirthCynthiana, Kentucky, USA
Height6' 1" (1.85 m)
OccupationFilm and television actor
ProfessionActor, Producer, Soundtrack
SpouseLanna Saunders
ChildrenDavid Pressman
NicknamesLawrence Pressman, Pressman, Lawrence
Star SignCancer
#Fact
1Along with Eugene Levy, Pressman is the only other actor excluding the principal lead cast members to appear in more than one _American Pie_ movie.
2Son-in-law of Nicholas Saunders and Gedda Petry.
3Brother-in-law of Theodore Saunders.
4Studied acting with Michael Howard in New York City.
5Met his wife, Lanna Saunders, while studying with Elia Kazan.
6Trained in classical roles at the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford Connecticut and at Lincoln Center's Training Program.
7A founding member of the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles, he has appeared in many of its (double-cast) productions, including "The Birthday Party," "Dangerous Corners," "Mad Forest," "The Seagull," "The Tavern" and "Betrayal."
8Co-starred in "The Man in the Glass Booth" directed by Harold Pinter, and went on to reprise his role in the film version starring Maximilian Schell.
9Godfather of Director/Writer/Producer Paul Weitz.
10Father, with Lanna Saunders, of actor David Pressman.

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Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Golden and GoneannouncedBernard
Break a Hip2015TV SeriesCarlton Kincade
Hart of Dixie2013-2015TV SeriesVernon 'Brando' Wilkes
Transparent2014TV SeriesEd Paskowitz
Beyond the Heavens2013Pastor Jim
Lily Look Here2011ShortMr. McCalister
Law & Order: LA2011TV SeriesJudge Justin Conway
Mad Men2010TV SeriesHenry Sloan
Hawthorne2010TV SeriesDr. Arkin
Gamechangers Ep. 3: A Legend in the Booth2010Video shortMurph
Criminal Minds2009TV SeriesJudge Schuller
Mother and Child2009Dr. Morgan
Tickling Leo2009Warren Pikler
Saving Grace2009TV SeriesMr. Nesbit
The Mentalist2008TV SeriesChancellor Stern
Boston Legal2007-2008TV SeriesJudge Floyd Hurwitz
Ghost Whisperer2008TV SeriesOld Man / Old Peter Harrison
Cold Case2007TV SeriesRobert 'Dobber' Metz '07
General Hospital2007TV SeriesJudge
Crossing Jordan2004-2007TV SeriesJudge Harlan Marshall
NCIS2003-2006TV SeriesDr. Russell Pike / Secret Service Director
The Far Side of Jericho2006Van Damm
Just Legal2006TV SeriesJudge W. Alston
Mentor2006/IJonathan Kendall
American Dreamz2006White House Butler
Bones2006TV SeriesTrent Seward
Medium2005TV SeriesTherapist / Couples Counselor
Fathers and Sons2005TV MovieMax's father (uncredited)
Nine Lives2005Roman
Jack & Bobby2004TV SeriesJonas Parker
Murder Without Conviction2004TV MovieDr. G.K. Sanderson
Gilmore Girls2004TV SeriesFloyd Stiles
Century City2004TV SeriesJudge
Judging Amy1999-2004TV SeriesAlan Stetson / Atty. Ackerman
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis2003TV MovieVice President Dick Cheney
American Wedding2003Head Coach
Without a Trace2003TV SeriesMr. Beckworth
Mister Sterling2003TV SeriesCommissioner Jarvis
The Guardian2001-2002TV SeriesDonald Sample
The Practice1999-2002TV SeriesAtty. Russell Mathis / Dr. Nelson Leach
The Agency2001TV Series
The Hughleys2001TV SeriesMr. Shuman
Dr. Dolittle 22001Governor of California (uncredited)
Dark Angel2001TV SeriesUncle Jonas Cale
Alex in Wonder2001School Counselor
Diagnosis Murder2001TV SeriesLawrence Kendall
Family Law2001TV SeriesJudge Owen Mason
Providence2001TV SeriesDr. Clemens
The X-Files2000TV SeriesMr. Milsap
The West Wing2000TV SeriesKen Cochran
Dawson's Creek2000TV SeriesDr. Byron Fielding
The Drew Carey Show1999TV SeriesDr. Zinneman
Profiler1998-1999TV SeriesWalter Anderson
American Pie1999Coach Marshall
Mighty Joe Young1998Dr. Baker
Very Bad Things1998Mr. Fisher
My Giant1998Doctor
Significant Others1998TV SeriesNell's New Boss
Ally McBeal1998TV SeriesJudge Harland Smart
Chicago Hope1997TV SeriesBill Burke
Total Security1997TV Series
The Maker1997Father Minnell
Trial and Error1997Whitfield
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine1994-1997TV SeriesTekeny Ghemor Krajensky Ghemor
Dangerous Minds1997TV SeriesDr. Milton Rappaport
The Pretender1996TV SeriesBen Sloane
The Uninvited1996TV Movie
She Cried No1996TV MovieEdward Connell
The Sentinel1996TV SeriesBrother Jeremy
The Sunchaser1996Agent in Charge Collier
The Late Shift1996TV MovieBob Wright
A Case for Life1996TV MovieCardiac Doctor
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman1996TV SeriesEzra Leonard
Partners1995-1996TV SeriesGordon
All My Children1996TV SeriesPrincipal Breck
The Client1995TV SeriesCalvin Rutledge
Whose Daughter Is She?1995TV MovieDr. Joe Steiner
Angus1995Principal Metcalf
Law & Order1993-1995TV SeriesDr. Alan Colter / Nicholas Burke / Professor Wesley Burke
NYPD Blue1995TV SeriesArnold Rudman
The Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.1994TV MovieKornblum
The Enemy Within1994TV MovieAtty. General Arthur Daniels
Birdland1994TV SeriesKramer
To My Daughter with Love1994TV MovieArthur Monroe
Murder, She Wrote1985-1993TV SeriesPhilip Holt / Tom Dutton / George Reed
L.A. Law1993TV SeriesRichard Hollis
Doogie Howser, M.D.1989-1993TV SeriesDr. Benjamin Canfield
White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd1991TV MovieRoland West
Fire and Rain1989TV MovieMr. Hamilton
Breaking Point1989TV MovieGen. Smith
Moonlighting1989TV SeriesNathan Kraft
She Knows Too Much1989TV MovieRobert Hughes
Honor Bound1988Maxwell
CBS Summer Playhouse1988TV SeriesGeorge
St. Elsewhere1988TV Series
Little Girl Lost1988TV MovieLester
Matlock1986-1988TV SeriesDr. Jeremy Barnes / Nelson White - TV anchor
Nine to Five1988TV Series
The Hanoi Hilton1987Cathcart
CBS Schoolbreak Special1986TV SeriesJack Dawson
On Wings of Eagles1986TV Mini-SeriesBill Gayden
The Deliberate Stranger1986TV MovieKen Wolverton
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color1986TV SeriesDr. Tobin
Hotel1986TV SeriesScott Baker
Street Hawk1985TV SeriesThomas Miller
For Love or Money1984TV MovieHerb
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story1984TV MovieDr. Stein
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier1984TV MovieFrank
Dynasty1984TV SeriesEric Grayson
The Red-Light Sting1984TV MovieLarry Barton
Hill Street Blues1983TV SeriesArt Bradley
The Winds of War1983TV Mini-SeriesBunky Thurston
The Love Boat1982TV SeriesKen Miller
Tucker's Witch1982TV SeriesGeorge
Rehearsal for Murder1982TV MovieLloyd Andrews
Hart to Hart1982TV SeriesRonald Camp
Cry for the Strangers1982TV MovieGlen Palmer
Darkroom1981TV SeriesCharlie Miller
Ladies' Man1980-1981TV SeriesAlan Thackeray
9 to 51980Dick
One Day at a Time1980TV SeriesProfessor Barr
United States1980TV SeriesDoug
Insight1974-1980TV SeriesDavid Bliss / John - Husband
The Gathering, Part II1979TV MovieTom
M*A*S*H1979TV SeriesCongressional Aide R. Theodore Williamson
Walk Proud1979Henry Lassiter
Blind Ambition1979TV Mini-SeriesH.R. Haldeman
Stockard Channing in Just Friends1979TV SeriesFrank Hughes
Like Mom, Like Me1978TV MovieMichael Gruen
Mulligan's Stew1977TV SeriesMichael Mulligan
The Gathering1977TV MovieTom
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald1977TV MoviePaul Ewbank
The Streets of San Francisco1977TV SeriesLarry Drake
Lanigan's Rabbi1977TV SeriesBert Morris
Man from Atlantis1977TV SeriesCmdr. Phil Roth
Police Woman1976TV SeriesGreg McGuire
Switch1976TV SeriesAustin Midler
Barnaby Jones1974-1976TV SeriesMr. Bentley / Lloyd C. Kellner
Rich Man, Poor Man1976TV Mini-SeriesBill Denton
Cannon1975-1976TV SeriesKent Breedy / David Elder
Everybody Rides the Carousel1975Stage 7 (voice)
The Bob Newhart Show1974-1975TV SeriesEd Hoffman
McMillan & Wife1972-1975TV SeriesAlan Joyce / Peter Jordan
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant1975TV MovieDr. Konrad Zane
Requiem for a Nun1975TV MovieGowan Stevens
Harry O1975TV SeriesAlex Keller
The Man in the Glass Booth1975Charlie Cohn
The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder1974Passki
Paper Moon1974TV SeriesGordon
Winter Kill1974TV MoviePeter Lockhard
6 Rms Riv Vu1974TV MovieRichard Miller
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law1971-1973TV SeriesTom Dayton
Hawaii Five-O1973TV SeriesCalvin Cutler
Griff1973TV SeriesLeo Pendleton
Marcus Welby, M.D.1972-1973TV SeriesDr. Hartnett / Alex Graham
Starring: Nancy Clancy1973TV Movie
The Delphi Bureau1973TV SeriesPatrick
Kojak1973TV SeriesCabot
The Snoop Sisters1972TV SeriesLieutenant Ostrowski
Bedtime Story1972TV MovieHusband
Young Marrieds at Play1971TV Movie
Mary Tyler Moore1971TV SeriesBill Phelps
Shaft1971Tom Hannon
Cannon1971TV MovieHerb Mayer
Making It1971Mallory
The F.B.I.1971TV SeriesDennis Carey
The Governor & J.J.1970TV SeriesJohn Fawcett
The Edge of Night1956TV SeriesRoger Castermore #1 (1969)

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
In Good Company2004associate producer

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Man in the Glass Booth1975performer: "Es war ein Edelweiss" - uncredited

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Grandma2015the producers wish to thank - as Larry Pressman
The Bannen Way2010very special thanks
Unstoppable: Conversation with Melvin Van Peebles, Gordon Parks, and Ossie Davis2005TV Movie documentary thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Near Myth: The Oskar Knight Story2017completedHimself
The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards1990TV SpecialHimself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Television Comedy Series
America Undercover1986TV Series documentaryHimself - Narrator
Losin' It: Sex and the American Teenager1985TV Movie documentaryHimself - Narrator
Missing Persons: Four True Stories1984TV Movie documentaryHimself - Narrator
The Hellstrom Chronicle1971DocumentaryDr. Hellstrom
Look Up and Live1967TV SeriesHimself - Narrator

Known for movies

Coach Marshall

American Pie (1999)
as Coach Marshall

Dr. Benjamin Canfield

Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-1993)
as Dr. Benjamin Canfield

Head Coach

American Wedding (2003)
as Head Coach

Tom Hannon

Shaft (1971)
as Tom Hannon

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