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Irvin Kershner

Irvin Kershner

Director · 1923–2010 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

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.

Directed 27

1990s

  1. 1993

    SeaQuest DSV

    Director

  2. seaQuest DSV

    Director

    68
  3. 1990

    RoboCop 2

    Director

    50

1970s

  1. 1978

    Eyes of Laura Mars

    Director

    59
  2. 1976

    Raid on Entebbe

    Director

  3. The Return of a Man Called Horse

    Director

    59
  4. 1974

    S*P*Y*S

    Director

  5. 1972

    Up the Sandbox

    Director

    60
  6. 1970

    Loving

    Director

1960s

  1. 1967

    The Flim-Flam Man

    Director

  2. 1966

    A Fine Madness

    Director

  3. 1964

    The Luck of Ginger Coffey

    Director

  4. 1963

    Kraft Suspense Theatre

    Director

  5. A Face in the Rain

    Director

  6. 1961

    Ben Casey

    Director

    68

  7. Cain's Hundred

    Director

  8. The Hoodlum Priest

    Director

1950s

  1. 1959

    The Rebel

    Director

    70

  2. The Young Captives

    Director

  3. 1958

    Naked City

    Director

    75

  4. Stakeout on Dope Street

    Director

  5. Now Is Tomorrow

    Director

  6. 1955

    Confidential File: Horror Comics

    Director

Acted in 5

2000s

  1. 2005

    Berkeley

    Statistics Professor

  2. 2003

    Manhood

    Gentleman

1990s

  1. 1995

    Angus

    Mr. Stoff

  2. 1994

    On Deadly Ground

    Walters

    38

Produced 2

1980s

  1. 1988

    Wildfire

    Executive Producer

Wrote 1

1950s

  1. 1958

    Stakeout on Dope Street

    Screenplay

Appearances18

2010s

  1. 2017

    Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 2014

    Being and Becoming

    Self

  3. 2011

    Corman's World

    Self - Filmmaker

    79

  4. A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later

    Self

2000s

  1. 2007

    Fog City Mavericks

    Self

  2. 2006

    Shooting the Police: Cops on Film

    Self

  3. 2005

    Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

    Self

  4. Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection

    Self

  5. 2004

    Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

    Self

    81

  6. When Star Wars Ruled the World

    Self

1990s

  1. 1998

    Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

    Self

  2. 1997

    Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    Self

1980s

  1. 1983

    From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

    Self

  2. 1980

    The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

    Self

  3. SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

    Self

  4. Star Wars: Music by John Williams

    Self

Thanked in the credits1

1970s

  1. 1973

    Badlands

    Thanks

    84