Portrait of Lawrence Pressman

Acting

Lawrence Pressman

Career

Active from 1971 to 2018, busiest in 1977 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
11
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Hellstrom Chronicle
The Hellstrom Chronicle
GoodWatch score75/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 124 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lawrence Pressman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7
  • Adrenaline
    4.0, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Survival 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Nostalgic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

164
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Snowbird
Snowbird

as Lyle

Goodbye Girl
Goodbye Girl

as Grandpa Mac

2020s

5 titles ยท average score 69
High Potential
High Potential (2024)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as George Donovan

No Good Deed
No Good Deed (2024)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Victor Friedberg

Carol & the End of the World
Carol & the End of the World (2023)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Bernard (voice)

Reboot
Reboot (2022)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Jerry

Saving Paradise
Saving Paradise (2021)
GoodWatch score 48

as Don Peterson

2010s

10 titles ยท average score 63
9-1-1
9-1-1 (2018)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Mitchell

Magnum P.I.
Magnum P.I. (2018)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show ยท as Gus Urima

The Guardian Angel
The Guardian Angel (2018)

as General Omar Bradley

Totem
Totem (2017)
GoodWatch score 38

as Bernard

Doubt
Doubt (2017)
GoodWatch score 55

TV show ยท as Ivan Sturgill

Transparent
Transparent (2014)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Ed Paskowitz

Beyond the Heavens
Beyond the Heavens (2013)

as Pastor Jim

Hart of Dixie
Hart of Dixie (2011)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Vernon 'Brando' Wilkes

Hawaii Five-0
Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Stanley

Law & Order: LA
Law & Order: LA (2010)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Justin Conway

2000s

34 titles ยท average score 66
Modern Family
Modern Family (2009)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Fred

Tickling Leo
Tickling Leo (2009)

as Warren Pikler

The Mentalist
The Mentalist (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Chancellor Stern

Mad Men
Mad Men (2007)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show ยท as Henry Sloan

The Far Side of Jericho
The Far Side of Jericho (2006)
GoodWatch score 47

as Van Damn

Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds (2005)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Judge Schuller

Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Frank Nelson

Medium
Medium (2005)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Therapist

Bones
Bones (2005)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Trent Seward

NCIS
NCIS (2003)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Russell Pike / SS Director Mark

The Guardian
The Guardian (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Donald Sample

Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls (2000)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Floyd Stiles

1990s

39 titles ยท average score 63
The West Wing
The West Wing (1999)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Ken Cochran

American Pie
American Pie (1999)
GoodWatch score 62

as Coach Marshall

Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek (1998)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Dr. Byron Fielding

Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal (1997)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Judge Harland Smart

The Practice
The Practice (1997)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Dr. Milton Leach / Atty. Russell Mathis

The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show (1995)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Dr. Zinneman

To My Daughter With Love
To My Daughter With Love (1994)

as Arthur Monroe

The X-Files
The X-Files (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Mr. Milsap

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Ghemor / Tekeny Ghemor

NYPD Blue
NYPD Blue (1993)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Arnold rudman

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Ezra Leonard

Law & Order
Law & Order (1990)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Professor Wesley Burke / Dr. Alan Colter

1980s

30 titles ยท average score 66
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Benjamin Canfield

The Hanoi Hilton
The Hanoi Hilton (1987)
GoodWatch score 36

as Cathcart

On Wings of Eagles
On Wings of Eagles (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Bill Gayden

L.A. Law
L.A. Law (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Richard Hollis

Matlock
Matlock (1986)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Nelson White / Dr. Jeremy Barnes

Moonlighting
Moonlighting (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Nathan Kraft

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Tom Dutton / Philip Holt

Cry for the Strangers
Cry for the Strangers (1982)
GoodWatch score 52

as Glen Palmer

St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Denis Nealey

Dynasty
Dynasty (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show

Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues (1981)
GoodWatch score 90

TV show

Ladies' Man
Ladies' Man (1980)

TV show ยท as Alan Thackeray

1970s

39 titles ยท average score 68
Hart to Hart
Hart to Hart (1979)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show ยท as Ronald Camp

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Ken Miller

Mulligan's Stew
Mulligan's Stew (1977)

TV show ยท as Michael Mulligan

The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald (1977)

TV show ยท as Paul Ewbank

The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)
GoodWatch score 74

as Charlie Cohn

Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Lloyd C. Kellner

M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

The Bob Newhart Show
The Bob Newhart Show (1972)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Ed Hoffman

Shaft
Shaft (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

as Sergeant Tom Hannon

The Hellstrom Chronicle
The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971)
GoodWatch score 75

as Dr. Nils Hellstrom

Cannon
Cannon (1971)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Bill Phelps

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 60
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Calvin Cutler

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Alex Graham

The F.B.I.
The F.B.I. (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Dennis Carey

1950s

2 titles ยท average score 76
The Edge of Night
The Edge of Night (1956)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Dr. Tobin