Lawrence Pressman

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Biography

American actor

  • Primary profession
  • Actor·producer·soundtrack
  • Country
  • United States
  • Nationality
  • American
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 10 July 1939
  • Place of birth
  • Cynthiana· Kentucky
  • Spouses
  • Lanna Saunders
  • Knows language
  • English language

Movies

TV

Books

Awards

Trivia

Father, with Lanna Saunders , of actor David Pressman.

Godfather of Director/Writer/Producer Paul Weitz.

Co-starred in "The Man in the Glass Booth" directed by Harold Pinter , and went on to reprise his role in the film version starring Maximilian Schell.

A founding member of the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles, he has appeared in many of its (double-cast) productions, including "The Birthday Party," "Dangerous Corners," "Mad Forest," "The Seagull," "The Tavern" and "Betrayal."

Trained in classical roles at the American Shakespeare Festival in Stratford Connecticut and at Lincoln Centers Training Program.

Met his wife, Lanna Saunders , while studying with Elia Kazan.

Studied acting with Michael Howard in New York City.

Brother-in-law of Theodore Saunders.

Son-in-law of Nicholas Saunders and Gedda Petry.

Along with Eugene Levy , Pressman is the only other actor besides the principal lead cast members to appear in more than one American Pie movie. He also appears in the second sequel American Wedding .

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