USEN
Ask AI
Michael Pressman

Directing

Michael Pressman

Born
(age 76)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
62 titles

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Michael Pressman (born July 1, 1950 in New York City, New York) is an American director and producer of film and television.

Some of the films he has directed are The Great Texas Dynamite Chase (1976), Doctor Detroit (1983), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991), To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (1996).

For television, he has directed episodes of Picket Fences, The Practice, The Graudian, Boston Legal, The Closer, Law & Order, Weeds, Grey's Anatomy and other series.

He is an alumni of Camp Rising Sun and studied filmmaking at the California Institute of the Arts.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 9

YearTitleRole
2016 Detours Film Tom McKinnon
2004 Mackendrick on Film Film Self
2003 Frankie and Johnny Are Married Film Michael Pressman
2001 The Guardian TV Alex Steele (1 ep)
1994 Chicago Hope TV Marvin Rosenzweig (1 ep)
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mania: Behind the Shells — The Making of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' Film Himself
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze Film News Manager
1989 The Revenge of Al Capone Film Agent
1973 The Sound Sleeper Film Passenger at Airport

Crew credits 59

YearTitleJob
2022 Alaska Daily TV Director (1 ep)
2021 Becoming Helen Keller Film Director
2017 Law & Order True Crime TV Director (2 ep)
2015 Chicago Med TV Director, Executive Producer (11 ep)
2015 Sneaky Pete TV Director (1 ep)
2014 Star-Crossed TV Director (1 ep)
2012 Elementary TV Director (3 ep)
2011 Unforgettable TV Director (1 ep)
2010 Blue Bloods TV Director (7 ep)
2008 Life on Mars TV Director (1 ep)
2008 In Treatment TV Director (1 ep)
2008 Cashmere Mafia TV Director, Producer (1 ep)
2007 Private Practice TV Director (1 ep)
2007 Damages TV Director (1 ep)
2006 Kidnapped TV Director (1 ep)
2005 Weeds TV Director (2 ep)
2005 The Closer TV Director (2 ep)
2005 Grey's Anatomy TV Director (3 ep)
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury TV Director (1 ep)
2004 Boston Legal TV Director (1 ep)
2003 Frankie and Johnny Are Married Film Writer, Director
2003 The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire TV Executive Producer (8 ep)
2001 The Guardian TV Director, Executive Producer (4 ep)
2000 The $treet TV Director (1 ep)
2000 Boston Public TV Director (1 ep)
1999 A Season for Miracles Film Director
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV Director (18 ep)
1999 Lake Placid Film Producer
1998 Saint Maybe Film Director
1998 To Have & to Hold TV Director (1 ep)
1997 The Practice TV Director (2 ep)
1996 To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday Film Director
1994 Chicago Hope TV Director, Producer (5 ep)
1993 Miracle Child Film Director
1992 Picket Fences TV Director (9 ep)
1992 Quicksand: No Escape Film Director
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze Film Director
1990 Law & Order TV Director (13 ep)
1990 Joshua's Heart Film Director
1989 Incident at Dark River Film Director
1989 The Revenge of Al Capone Film Director
1989 Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders Film Director
1988 Shootdown Film Director
1988 To Heal a Nation Film Director
1987 Haunted by Her Past Film Director
1986 The Christmas Gift Film Director
1985 Final Jeopardy Film Director
1985 Private Sessions Film Director
1985 And the Children Shall Lead Film Director
1984 The Impostor Film Director
1983 Doctor Detroit Film Director
1982 Some Kind of Hero Film Director
1980 Those Lips, Those Eyes Film Director, Producer
1979 Boulevard Nights Film Director
1978 Like Mom, Like Me Film Director
1977 The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training Film Director
1976 The Great Texas Dynamite Chase Film Director
1973 The Sound Sleeper Film Still Photographer
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame TV Director (2 ep)
Ask the AI