Background
Pressman, Lawrence was born on July 10, 1939 in Cynthia, Kentucky, United States.
Pressman, Lawrence was born on July 10, 1939 in Cynthia, Kentucky, United States.
Student, Kentucky Northwestern University.
His first role was on the soap opera The Edge of Night, and one of his first movie starring roles was in Shaft (1971). His other film credits include Making lieutenant (1971), The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974), The Manitoba in the Glass Booth (1975), 9 to 5 (1980), The Hanoi Hilton (1987), Angus (1995), Trial and Error (1997), Very Bad Things (1998), Mighty Joe Young (1998) and American Pie (1999). He has appeared in television movies such as The Gathering, 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, Doctor of Medicine, and 3 episodes of Murder, She Wrote.
Pressman played Bill Denton in the 1976 miniseries Rich Manitoba, Poor Manitoba
In 1979, he portrayed Hassaram Rijhumal Haldeman in the Columbia Broadcasting System miniseries Blind Ambition. He had a guest role on M*A*South*H as troublemaking Congressional aide, R. Theodore Williamson.
Who vindictively schemed to paint Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit) as a communist sympathizer, but was ultimately blackmailed into backing official Pressman also guest starred on Gilmore Girls.
He also played Colonel Cathcart in the Hanoi Hilton.
Pressman has also played various guest characters in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
(Original Folded One Sheet Movie Poster, 27" x 41")
Member Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation television and Radio Artists. M C.
1 child David.
