Directed credits
53
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Michael Pressman
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.5
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 26Directed series: 27All crew credits: 58
TMDB ID: 59649
IMDb ID: nm0696309
Known for: Directing
Born: July 1, 1950
Age: 75
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2021
Years active: 71
Average TMDB rating: 7.06
Wikidata: Q6833620
Frequent jobs
Director (53)Producer (3)Still Photographer (1)Writer (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Michael Pressman.
8.0
Becoming Helen Keller
Director
2021 Movie
7.0
A Season for Miracles
Director
1999 Movie
6.2
Saint Maybe
Director
1998 Movie
5.4
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday
Director
1996 Movie
6.0
Miracle Child
Director
1993 Movie
5.6
Quicksand: No Escape
Director
1992 Movie
6.2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Director
1991 Movie
5.7
Joshua's Heart
Director
1990 Movie
Incident at Dark River
Director
1989 Movie
5.8
The Revenge of Al Capone
Director
1989 Movie
5.5
Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders
Director
1989 Movie
5.4
Shootdown
Director
1988 Movie
4.0
To Heal a Nation
Director
1988 Movie
5.7
Haunted by Her Past
Director
1987 Movie
5.5
The Christmas Gift
Director
1986 Movie
6.1
Final Jeopardy
Director
1985 Movie
2.0
Private Sessions
Director
1985 Movie
10.0
And the Children Shall Lead
Director
1985 Movie
3.6
The Impostor
Director
1984 Movie
5.0
Doctor Detroit
Director
1983 Movie
5.5
Some Kind of Hero
Director
1982 Movie
2.7
Those Lips, Those Eyes
Director
1980 Movie
7.2
Boulevard Nights
Director
1979 Movie
Like Mom, Like Me
Director
1978 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Michael Pressman.
7.2
Law & Order True Crime
Director • 2 eps
2017 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
Director • 11 eps
2015 Series
7.5
Sneaky Pete
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.8
Star-Crossed
Director • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.6
Elementary
Director • 3 eps
2012 Series
7.2
Unforgettable
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
Director • 7 eps
2010 Series
6.4
Life on Mars
Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.6
In Treatment
Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.5
Private Practice
Director • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.4
Damages
Director • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.2
Kidnapped
Director • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.5
Weeds
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.9
The Closer
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
Director • 3 eps
2005 Series
8.1
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Director • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Boston Legal
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.0
The Guardian
Director • 4 eps
2001 Series
5.4
The $treet
Director • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.6
Boston Public
Director • 1 eps
2000 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Director • 10 eps
1999 Series
10.0
To Have & to Hold
Director • 1 eps
1998 Series
7.6
The Practice
Director • 2 eps
1997 Series
7.2
Chicago Hope
Director • 5 eps
1994 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Michael Pressman.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Michael Pressman.
8.3
Chicago Med
Director • 11 eps
2015 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
Director • 3 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Director • 10 eps
1999 Series
7.9
Boston Legal
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.9
The Closer
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
Director • 7 eps
2010 Series
7.6
Elementary
Director • 3 eps
2012 Series
7.6
In Treatment
Director • 1 eps
2008 Series
7.6
The Practice
Director • 2 eps
1997 Series
7.5
Private Practice
Director • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.5
Weeds
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.5
Sneaky Pete
Director • 1 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Michael Pressman.
6.2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Director
1991 Movie
5.4
Shootdown
Director
1988 Movie
6.1
Final Jeopardy
Director
1985 Movie
5.9
Lake Placid
Producer
1999 Movie
Like Mom, Like Me
Director
1978 Movie
4.7
Detours
as Tom McKinnon
2016 Movie
7.2
Boulevard Nights
Director
1979 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Michael Pressman.
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
Director • 3 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Director • 10 eps
1999 Series
7.3
Law & Order
Director • 10 eps
1990 Series
8.3
Chicago Med
Director • 11 eps
2015 Series
7.8
Blue Bloods
Director • 7 eps
2010 Series
7.6
Elementary
Director • 3 eps
2012 Series
7.9
The Closer
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Boston Legal
Director • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.5
Private Practice
Director • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.6
The Practice
Director • 2 eps
1997 Series
7.2
Unforgettable
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.5
Weeds
Director • 2 eps
2005 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Michael Pressman.
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Michael Pressman.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Michael Pressman.
4.7
Detours
as Tom McKinnon
2016 Movie
Mackendrick on Film
as Self
2004 Movie
6.0
Frankie and Johnny Are Married
as Michael Pressman
2003 Movie
6.1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mania: Behind the Shells — The Making of 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'
as Himself
1991 Movie
6.2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
as News Manager
1991 Movie
5.8
The Revenge of Al Capone
as Agent
1989 Movie
The Sound Sleeper
as Passenger at Airport
1973 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Michael Pressman.