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Irvin Kershner

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Irvin Kershner

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

Apr 29, 1923 (103 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

Irvin Kershner (April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) was an American film director and occasional actor, best known for directing quirky, independent films early in his career, and then Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irvin Kershner , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting
2017Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'Self (archive footage)
2014Being and BecomingSelf
2011A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years LaterSelf
2011Corman's WorldSelf - Filmmaker
2007Fog City MavericksSelf
2005Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed CinemaSelf
2005BerkeleyStatistics Professor
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf
2004When Star Wars Ruled the WorldSelf
2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf
2003ManhoodGentleman
1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des ErfolgsSelf
1997Star Wars: The Magic & the MysterySelf
1995AngusMr. Stoff
1994On Deadly GroundWalters
1988The Last Temptation of ChristZebedee
1983From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a SagaSelf
1980The Making of The Empire Strikes BackSelf
1980Star Wars: Music by John WilliamsSelf
1974Spécial cinémaSelf
1967OmnibusSelf
Production
1997American PerfektProducer
1988WildfireExecutive Producer
Directing
1993SeaQuest DSVDirector
1993seaQuest DSVDirector
1990RoboCop 2Director
1989Traveling ManDirector
1985Amazing StoriesDirector
1983Never Say Never AgainDirector
1980The Empire Strikes BackDirector
1978Eyes of Laura MarsDirector
1976Raid on EntebbeDirector
1976The Return of a Man Called HorseDirector
1974S*P*Y*SDirector
1972Up the SandboxDirector
1972The Flim Flam ManDirector
1970LovingDirector
1967The Flim-Flam ManDirector
1966A Fine MadnessDirector
1964The Luck of Ginger CoffeyDirector
1963A Face in the RainDirector
1963Kraft Suspense TheatreDirector
1961The Hoodlum PriestDirector
1961Cain's HundredDirector
1961Ben CaseyDirector
1959The Young CaptivesDirector
1959The RebelDirector
1958Stakeout on Dope StreetDirector
1958Naked CityDirector
1955Confidential File: Horror ComicsDirector
1955Confidential File: BarbituratesDirector
-Now Is TomorrowDirector
Writing
1958Stakeout on Dope StreetScreenplay
Crew
1974BadlandsThanks