A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
New York City, New York, USA
Born:
July 1, 1950
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.
Director:
1976 The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
1977 The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
1978 Like Mom, Like Me
1979 Boulevard Nights
1980 Those Lips, Those Eyes
1982 Some Kind of Hero
1983 Doctor Detroit
1984 The Impostor
1985 And the Children Shall Lead
1985 Final Jeopardy
1985 Private Sessions
1986 The Christmas Gift
1987 Haunted by Her Past
1988 Shootdown
1988 To Heal a Nation
1989 Incident at Dark River
1989 Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
1989 The Revenge of Al Capone
1990 Joshua's Heart
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1992 Quicksand: No Escape
1993 Miracle Child
1996 To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1998 Saint Maybe
1999 A Season for Miracles
2003 Frankie and Johnny Are Married
2021 Becoming Helen Keller
Producer:
1976 The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
1977 The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
1978 Like Mom, Like Me
1979 Boulevard Nights
1980 Those Lips, Those Eyes
1982 Some Kind of Hero
1983 Doctor Detroit
1984 The Impostor
1985 And the Children Shall Lead
1985 Final Jeopardy
1985 Private Sessions
1986 The Christmas Gift
1987 Haunted by Her Past
1988 Shootdown
1988 To Heal a Nation
1989 Incident at Dark River
1989 Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
1989 The Revenge of Al Capone
1990 Joshua's Heart
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1992 Quicksand: No Escape
1993 Miracle Child
1996 To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1998 Saint Maybe
1999 A Season for Miracles
1999 Lake Placid
2003 Frankie and Johnny Are Married
2021 Becoming Helen Keller
Still Photographer:
1973 The Sound Sleeper
1976 The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
1977 The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
1978 Like Mom, Like Me
1979 Boulevard Nights
1980 Those Lips, Those Eyes
1982 Some Kind of Hero
1983 Doctor Detroit
1984 The Impostor
1985 And the Children Shall Lead
1985 Final Jeopardy
1985 Private Sessions
1986 The Christmas Gift
1987 Haunted by Her Past
1988 Shootdown
1988 To Heal a Nation
1989 Incident at Dark River
1989 Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
1989 The Revenge of Al Capone
1990 Joshua's Heart
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1992 Quicksand: No Escape
1993 Miracle Child
1996 To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1998 Saint Maybe
1999 A Season for Miracles
1999 Lake Placid
2003 Frankie and Johnny Are Married
2021 Becoming Helen Keller
Writer:
1973 The Sound Sleeper
1976 The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
1977 The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
1978 Like Mom, Like Me
1979 Boulevard Nights
1980 Those Lips, Those Eyes
1982 Some Kind of Hero
1983 Doctor Detroit
1984 The Impostor
1985 And the Children Shall Lead
1985 Final Jeopardy
1985 Private Sessions
1986 The Christmas Gift
1987 Haunted by Her Past
1988 Shootdown
1988 To Heal a Nation
1989 Incident at Dark River
1989 Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
1989 The Revenge of Al Capone
1990 Joshua's Heart
1991 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
1992 Quicksand: No Escape
1993 Miracle Child
1996 To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
1998 Saint Maybe
1999 A Season for Miracles
1999 Lake Placid
2003 Frankie and Johnny Are Married
2021 Becoming Helen Keller
Director:
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1990 Law & Order
1994 Chicago Hope
1997 The Practice
1998 To Have & to Hold
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2000 Boston Public
2000 The $treet
2001 The Guardian
2004 Boston Legal
2005 Grey's Anatomy
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 The Closer
2005 Weeds
2006 Kidnapped
2007 Damages
2007 Private Practice
2008 Cashmere Mafia
2008 In Treatment
2008 Life on Mars
2010 Blue Bloods
2011 Unforgettable
2012 Elementary
2014 Star-Crossed
2015 Chicago Med
2015 Sneaky Pete
2017 Law & Order True Crime
Executive Producer:
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1990 Law & Order
1994 Chicago Hope
1997 The Practice
1998 To Have & to Hold
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2000 Boston Public
2000 The $treet
2001 The Guardian
2004 Boston Legal
2005 Grey's Anatomy
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 The Closer
2005 Weeds
2006 Kidnapped
2007 Damages
2007 Private Practice
2008 Cashmere Mafia
2008 In Treatment
2008 Life on Mars
2010 Blue Bloods
2011 Unforgettable
2012 Elementary
2014 Star-Crossed
2015 Chicago Med
2015 Sneaky Pete
2017 Law & Order True Crime
Producer:
1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1990 Law & Order
1994 Chicago Hope
1997 The Practice
1998 To Have & to Hold
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2000 Boston Public
2000 The $treet
2001 The Guardian
2003 The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire
2004 Boston Legal
2005 Grey's Anatomy
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005 The Closer
2005 Weeds
2006 Kidnapped
2007 Damages
2007 Private Practice
2008 Cashmere Mafia
2008 In Treatment
2008 Life on Mars
2010 Blue Bloods
2011 Unforgettable
2012 Elementary
2014 Star-Crossed
2015 Chicago Med
2015 Sneaky Pete
2017 Law & Order True Crime
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