Lawrence Pressman (born David M. Pressman; July 10, 1939) is an American actor, probably best known for roles on ''

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'', a recurring role on '' Profiler'', the title character on ''

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'' and as a fictional scientist in the 1971 film ''

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''. His first role was on the

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'', and one of his first movie starring roles was in '' Shaft'' (1971). His other film credits include '' Making It'' (1971), ''

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'' (1974), ''

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'' (1975), '' 9 to 5'' (1980), ''

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'' (1987), ''

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'' (1995), ''

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'' (1997), ''

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'' (1998), '' Mighty Joe Young'' (1998) and '' American Pie'' (1999). He played Col. Cathcart in ''

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''. He has appeared in

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such as '' The Gathering'', '' A Fighting Choice'', ''The Late Shift'', ''

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'', '' Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story'', as well as in guest roles on ''

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'', '' Paper Moon'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Diagnosis: Murder'', ''

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'', '' Matlock'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', and ''

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''. Pressman played Bill Denton in the 1976 miniseries '' Rich Man, Poor Man''. He portrayed

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in the 1979 CBS miniseries '' Blind Ambition'', and also appeared in the 1983 mini-series ''

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Filmography

* ''The Hellstrom Chronicle (film)'' (1971) as Dr Hellstrom * '' Making It'' (1971) as Mallory * ''Cannon (premier)'' (TV - 1971) as Herb Mayer * '' Shaft'' (1971) as Tom Hannon * '' 6 Rms Riv Vu'' (TV - 1974) as Richard Miller * ''

Winter Kills ''Winter Kills'' is a black comedy novel by Richard Condon, exploring the assassination of a U.S. president. It was published in 1974. The novel parallels the death of John F. Kennedy and the conspiracy theories about it. Plot summary The nov ...

'' (TV - 1974) as Peter Lockhard * ''

'' (1974) as Passki * ''

'' (1975) as Charlie Cohn * ''The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant'' (TV - 1975) as Dr. Konrad Zane * ''Everybody Rides the Carousel'' (1975) Stage 7 Voice * '' The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald'' (TV - 1977) as Paul Ewbank * '' The Gathering'' (TV - 1977) as Tom * '' Like Mom, Like Me'' (TV - 1978) as Michael Gruen * ''

Walk Proud ''Walk Proud'' is a 1979 American hood drama film directed by Robert L. Collins and written by Evan Hunter and starring Robby Benson, Sarah Holcomb, Henry Darrow, Pepe Serna, Trinidad Silva and Ji-Tu Cumbuka. It was released on June 15, 1979, by ...

'' (1979) as Henry Lassiter * ''The Gathering, Part II'' (TV - 1979) as Tom * '' 9 to 5'' (1980) as Dick * '' Cry for the Strangers'' (TV - 1982) as Glen Palmer * ''

Rehearsal for Murder ''Rehearsal for Murder'' is an American murder mystery television film starring Robert Preston (actor), Robert Preston and Lynn Redgrave, and directed by David Greene (director), David Greene. The script, written by Richard Levinson and William ...

'' (TV - 1982) as Lloyd Andrews * '' The Red-Light Sting'' (TV - 1982) as Larry Barton * '' The Three Wishes of Billy Grier'' (TV - 1984) as Frank * '' Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story'' (TV - 1984) as Dr. Stein * ''For Love or Money'' (TV - 1984) as Herb * ''

The Deliberate Stranger ''The Deliberate Stranger'' is a book about American serial killer Ted Bundy written by '' Seattle Times'' reporter Richard W. Larsen that was published in 1980. The book spawned a television miniseries of the same title, starring Mark Harmon as ...

'' (TV - 1986) as Ken Wolverton * ''

'' (1987) as Col. Catheart * '' Little Girl Lost'' (1988) as Lester * '' Honor Bound'' (1988) as Maxwell * ''She Knows Too Much'' (TV - 1989) as Robert Hughes * '' Breaking Point'' (TV - 1989) as Gen. Smith * '' Fire and Rain'' (TV - 1989) as Mr. Hamilton * '' White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd'' (TV - 1991) as Roland West * ''To My Daughter with Love'' (TV - 1994) as Arthur Monroe * '' The Enemy Within'' (TV - 1994) as Atty. General Arthur Daniels * ''Star Trek, Deep Space Nine: Second Skin'' (TV - 1994) as Legate Tekeny Ghemor * ''The Rockford Files: I Still Love L. A.'' (TV - 1994) as Kornblum * ''

'' (1995) as Principal Metcalf * ''

'' (TV - 1995) as Dr. Joe Steiner * ''A Case for Life'' (TV - 1996) as Cardiac * '' The Late Shift'' (TV - 1996) as Bob Wright * ''

The Sunchaser ''The Sunchaser'' (marketed simply as ''Sunchaser'' in promotional material) is a 1996 crime drama film directed by Michael Cimino and starring Woody Harrelson, Jon Seda and Anne Bancroft. It was director Cimino's last feature-length film. Plo ...

'' (1996) as FBI Agent-In-Charge Collier * ''

She Cried No ''She Cried No'' (also known as ''Freshman Fall'') is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film directed by Bethany Rooney and starring Candace Cameron Bure and Mark-Paul Gosselaar, both teen idols at the time. Plot Melissa Connell ( Canda ...

'' (1996) as Edward Connell * '' The Uninvited'' (TV - 1996) as Winston * ''

'' (1997) as Whitfield * '' The Maker'' (1997) as Father Minnell * ''

My Giant ''My Giant'' is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Michael Lehmann. The film stars Billy Crystal, who also produced and co-wrote the story for the film, and Romanian NBA player Gheorghe Mureșan in his only film appearance. David Seltzer' ...

'' (1998) as Doctor * ''

'' (1998) as Mr. Fisher * '' Mighty Joe Young'' (1998) as Dr. Baker * '' American Pie'' (1999) as Coach Marshall * '' Sex and a Girl'' aka ''Alex in Wonder'' (2001) as School Counselor * ''

Dr. Dolittle 2 ''Dr. Dolittle 2'' (also known as ''Doctor Dolittle 2'') is a 2001 American fantasy comedy film and a sequel to the 1998 film ''Dr. Dolittle''. It was written by Larry Levin, one of the co-writers of ''Dr. Dolittle'', and directed by Steve Carr. ...

'' (2001) as Governor of California * ''

American Wedding ''American Wedding'' (known as ''American Pie 3: The Wedding'' or ''American Pie: The Wedding'', in some countries) is a 2003 American sex comedy film written by Adam Herz and directed by Jesse Dylan. It is the sequel to '' American Pie'' (1999 ...

'' (2003) as Head Coach * '' DC 9/11: Time of Crisis'' (TV - 2003) as Vice President Dick Cheney * ''Murder Without Conviction'' (TV - 2004) as Dr. G. K. Sanderson * '' Nine Lives'' (2005) as Roman * ''Fathers and Sons'' (TV - 2005) as Max's Father * ''

American Dreamz ''American Dreamz'' is a 2006 American comedy film directed by Paul Weitz. It satirizes both popular entertainment and American politics during the second Bush administration, called a "cultural satire" by Weitz. Reviews were mixed and the f ...

'' (2006) as White House Butler * ''

Mentor Mentorship is the influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor. A mentor is someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person. In an organizational setting, a mentor influences the personal and p ...

'' (2006) as Jonathan Kendall * ''

The Far Side of Jericho ''The Far Side of Jericho'' is a 2006 Western (genre), Western film directed by Tim Hunter (director), Tim Hunter. It stars Patrick Bergin and Lawrence Pressman. Plot When three outlaw brothers are killed after a bank robbery, their widows, Maxi ...

'' (2006) as Van Damm * ''

Tickling Leo Tickling Leo is a 2009 independent drama film about three generations of a Jewish family whose silence about their past has kept them apart. The film was directed by Jeremy Davidson, and stars Lawrence Pressman, Daniel Sauli, Annie Parisse, Eli W ...

'' (2009) as Warren Pikler * ''

Mother and Child ] A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of gestat ...

'' (2009) as Dr. Morgan * ''

Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis (writer), Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was r ...

'' (2009) as Jude Schuller * ''Beyond the Heavens'' (2013) as Pastor Jim * ''

Totem A totem (from oj, ᑑᑌᒼ, italics=no or ''doodem'') is a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe, such as in the Anishinaabe clan system. While ''the wo ...

'' (2017) as Bernard * ''

9-1-1 , usually written 911, is an emergency telephone number for the United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Palau, Argentina, Philippines, Jordan, as well as the North American Numbering Plan (NANP), one of eight N11 codes. Like other emergency nu ...

'' (TV - 2018) as Mitchell * ''

Reboot In computing, rebooting is the process by which a running computer system is restarted, either intentionally or unintentionally. Reboots can be either a cold reboot (alternatively known as a hard reboot) in which the power to the system is physi ...

'' (TV - 2022) as Jerry

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pressman, Lawrence 1939 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors People from Cynthiana, Kentucky Male actors from Kentucky 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors American male soap opera actors