Cast & creator
Irvin Kershner
Best known for Naked City, Ben Casey, Spécial cinéma
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.
Also known as: Irv Kershner, Isadore Kershner
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1955–2017 · acting roles
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Filmography (56)
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Naked City
Director
1958
Ben Casey
Director
1961
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974
seaQuest DSV
Director
1993
Omnibus
Self
1967Film '72
1971
Amazing Stories
Director
1985
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Director
1963
The Rebel
Director
1959
The Empire Strikes Back
Director
1980
Cain's Hundred
Director
1961
Never Say Never Again
Director
1983
RoboCop 2
Director
1990
Badlands
Thanks
1973
The Last Temptation of Christ
Zebedee
1988
On Deadly Ground
Walters
1994
Eyes of Laura Mars
Director
1978
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
2004
Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker
2011
Raid on Entebbe
Director
1976
The Return of a Man Called Horse
Director
1976
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self
1980
The Flim-Flam Man
Director
1967
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
2005
A Fine Madness
Director
1966
S*P*Y*S
Director
1974
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Self
2004
Up the Sandbox
Director
1972
SeaQuest DSV
Director
1993
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Self
1983
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
1997
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self
2005
American Perfekt
Producer
1997
Angus
Mr. Stoff
1995
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Self
1980
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
Self
1980
Fog City Mavericks
Self
2007
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Self
1998
Berkeley
Statistics Professor
2005
Stakeout on Dope Street
Director
1958Stakeout on Dope Street
Screenplay
1958
Manhood
Gentleman
2003
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
Self
2006
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
Self (archive footage)
2017
Traveling Man
Director
1989
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
Director
1964
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
Self
2011
Now Is Tomorrow
Director
1958
Wildfire
Executive Producer
1988
A Face in the Rain
Director
1963
The Young Captives
Director
1959
Confidential File: Horror Comics
Director
1955
Being and Becoming
Self
2014
Loving
Director
1970
The Hoodlum Priest
Director
1961Confidential File: Barbiturates
Director
1955