- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- April 29, 1923
- Place of Birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- November 27, 2010
Irvin Kershner
Irvin Kershner (born Isadore Kershner; April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) was an American director for film and television. Early in his career as a filmmaker he directed quirky, independent drama films, while working as a lecturer at the University of Southern California. Later, he began making high-budget blockbusters such as Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, the James Bond adaptation Never Say Never Again and RoboCop 2. Through the course of his career, he received numerous accolades, including being nominated for both a Primetime Emmy Award and a Palme d'Or. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irvin Kershner , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
movieCorporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017 · Self (archive footage)
movieBeing and Becoming
2014 · Self
movieCorman's World
2011 · Self - Filmmaker
movieA Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
2011 · Self
movieFog City Mavericks
2007 · Self
movieShooting the Police: Cops on Film
2006 · Self
movieBerkeley
2005 · Statistics Professor
movieBen-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005 · Self
movieRay Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 · Self
movieEmpire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 · Self
movieWhen Star Wars Ruled the World
2004 · Self
movieManhood
2003 · Gentleman
movieMythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998 · Self
movieAmerican Perfekt
1997 · Producer
movieStar Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 · Self
movieAngus
1995 · Mr. Stoff
movieOn Deadly Ground
1994 · Walters
movieSeaQuest DSV
1993 · Director
tvseaQuest DSV
1993 · Director
movieRoboCop 2
1990 · Director
movieTraveling Man
1989 · Director
movieWildfire
1988 · Executive Producer
movieThe Last Temptation of Christ
1988 · Zebedee
tvAmazing Stories
1985 · Director
movieFrom Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983 · Self
movieNever Say Never Again
1983 · Director
movieThe Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Self
movieSP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Self
movieThe Empire Strikes Back
1980 · Director
movieStar Wars: Music by John Williams
1980 · Self
movieEyes of Laura Mars
1978 · Director
movieRaid on Entebbe
1976 · Director
movieThe Return of a Man Called Horse
1976 · Director
tvSpécial cinéma
1974 · Self
movieS*P*Y*S
1974 · Director
movieBadlands
1974 · Thanks
movieUp the Sandbox
1972 · Director
movieThe Flim Flam Man
1972 · Director
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971
movieLoving
1970 · Director
tvOmnibus
1967 · Self
movieThe Flim-Flam Man
1967 · Director
movieA Fine Madness
1966 · Director
movieThe Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964 · Director
tvKraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Director
movieA Face in the Rain
1963 · Director
tvBen Casey
1961 · Director
tvCain's Hundred
1961 · Director
movieThe Hoodlum Priest
1961 · Director
tvThe Rebel
1959 · Director
movieThe Young Captives
1959 · Director
tvNaked City
1958 · Director
movieStakeout on Dope Street
1958 · Director, Screenplay
movieConfidential File: Horror Comics
1955 · Director
Confidential File: Barbiturates
movieConfidential File: Barbiturates
1955 · Director
movieNow Is Tomorrow
— · Director