Irvin Kershner
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, incl…
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Filmography
Acting (24)
Movies (21)
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017as Self (archive footage)
Being and Becoming
2014as Self
Corman's World
2011as Self - Filmmaker
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
2011as Self
Fog City Mavericks
2007as Self
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
2006as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005as Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005as Self
Berkeley
2005as Statistics Professor
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004as Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004as Self
Manhood
2003as Gentleman
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998as Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997as Self
Angus
1995as Mr. Stoff
On Deadly Ground
1994as Walters
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988as Zebedee
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983as Self
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
1980as Self
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980as Self
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
1980as Self
Television (3)
Crew (33)
Movies (26)
American Perfekt
1997Producer
SeaQuest DSV
1993Director
RoboCop 2
1990Director
Traveling Man
1989Director
Wildfire
1988Executive Producer
Never Say Never Again
1983Director
The Empire Strikes Back
1980Director
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978Director
Raid on Entebbe
1976Director
The Return of a Man Called Horse
1976Director
Badlands
1974Thanks
S*P*Y*S
1974Director
Up the Sandbox
1972Director
The Flim Flam Man
1972Director
Loving
1970Director
The Flim-Flam Man
1967Director
A Fine Madness
1966Director
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964Director
A Face in the Rain
1963Director
The Hoodlum Priest
1961Director
The Young Captives
1959Director
Stakeout on Dope Street
1958Director
Stakeout on Dope Street
1958Screenplay
Confidential File: Barbiturates
1955Director
Confidential File: Horror Comics
1955Director
Now Is Tomorrow
Director
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