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name: "Michael Pressman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-pressman"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 July 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 74
updated: "2026-09-17T00:12:05.599169+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Michael Pressman

Director. Born 1 July 1950 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 July 1950, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1990–2007
- **Works often with:** Arlene Sanford, Bethany Rooney, Bill D'Elia, Christopher Misiano, Dan Attias, Eric Stoltz

## Biography

Michael Pressman (born 1950) is an American film and television director and producer. He was born in New York City and studied filmmaking at the California Institute of the Arts.

His feature film credits include *The Great Texas Dynamite Chase* (1976), *Doctor Detroit* (1983), *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze* (1991) and *To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday* (1996). On television he has directed episodes of *Law & Order* (1990), *Boston Legal* (2004), *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), *Weeds* (2005) and *Damages* (2007), among many other series.

Pressman served as co-executive producer on *Picket Fences*, winning two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series. He is the son of stage and television director David Pressman.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, shotonwhat.com, flickchart.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Damages* (2007), Fi1m 78, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/damages.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), Fi1m 68, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Weeds* (2005), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/weeds.md)
- *Boston Legal* (2004), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/boston-legal.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Law & Order* (1990), Director

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Director
- *Elementary* (2012), Director
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze* (1991), Director
- *Chicago Med* (2015), Director
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), Director
- *Sneaky Pete* (2015), Director
- *The Closer* (2005), Director
- *Private Practice* (2007), Director

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