Cast & creator
Richard Lester
Best known for Film '72, Superman II, Superman III
Richard Lester (born 19 January 1932) is an American-born British-based film director notable for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the Superman film series in the 1980s.
Also known as: Richard Lester Liebman, Dick Lester
48
film credits
5
television credits
20
1956–2016 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (53)
Showing 53 of 53 credits
Film '72
Self
1971
Superman II
Director
1980
Superman III
Director
1983
The Beatles Anthology
Self (archive footage)
1995
The Three Musketeers
Director
1973
A Hard Day's Night
Director
1964
The Four Musketeers
Director
1974
Juggernaut
Director
1974
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
Self - Presenter
1993
Robin and Marian
Director
1976
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
Self
1995
Petulia
Director
1968
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Director
1966
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Self
2016
Help!
Director
1965
The Knack... and How to Get It
Director
1965
The Return of the Musketeers
Director
1989
The Bed Sitting Room
Director
1969The Bed Sitting Room
Producer
1969
How I Won the War
Director
1967How I Won the War
Producer
1967
The Mouse on the Moon
Director
1963
Cuba
Director
1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Man Watching Hearse Pass by (uncredited)
1979Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Director
1979
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
Self
2004
Richard Lester!
1998The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
Director
1956
The Ritz
Director
1976
Finders Keepers
Director
1984Finders Keepers
Executive Producer
1984
The Making of 'Superman II'
Self
1983
THE BEATLES in HELP!
Self
2007A Show Called Fred
Director
1956
Royal Flash
Director
1975
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
1959The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Cinematography
1959The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Editor
1959The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Director
1959The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Writer
1959The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Music
1959
The Making of 'Superman III'
Self
1985
Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
Self
1968
La route
1975
It's Trad, Dad!
Director
1962
Things They Said Today
Self
2002
The Unknown Peter Sellers
Self
2000
Paul McCartney's Get Back
Director
1991
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
Self - Director
2014
Filmmakers in Action
Self
2006
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
Self
1986
Spike
Self
1996Mildred
Script
1960