Lawrence Kasdan

DirectorActorProducerWriterProduction Jan 14 (age 77) Miami, Florida, USA 1980–2026 (46 year career)

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Biography

Lawrence Edward Kasdan (born January 14, 1949) is an American filmmaker. He is the co-writer of the Star Wars films The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Return of the Jedi (1983), The Force Awakens (2015), and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). He also wrote Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and The Bodyguard (1992), and is the writer-director of Body Heat (1981), The Big Chill (1983), Silverado (1985), The Accidental Tourist (1988), and Dreamcatcher (2003). Kasdan is known for updating old Hollywood genr…

Known For

Film

The Empire Strikes Back

Screenplay

Film

Return of the Jedi

Screenplay

Film

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Screenplay

Film

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Co-Producer

Film

As Good as It Gets

Dr. Green

Film

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Executive Producer

Film

The Bodyguard

Producer

Film

Wyatt Earp

Gambler

Filmography

Acting (22)

Movies (21)

Music by John Williams

2024

as Self - Filmmaker

8.1

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford

2023

as Self

7.7

Kasdan on Kasdan

2018

as Self

Five Came Back

2017

as Self

7.9

John Williams: The Seventh Symphony

2016

as Self

6.0

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

2011

as Self

All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

2006

as Self

4.6

Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool

2005

as Self

5.5

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'

2004

as Self

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004

as Self

7.0

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

2004

as Self

7.8

Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

2004

as Self

100 Greatest Sexy Moments

2003

as Self

3.5

Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy

2003

as self

8.2

Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'

2000

as Self

6.8

The Making of Silverado

1999

as Self

The Big Chill: A Reunion

1999

as Self - Writer, Director, Executive Producer

4.5

As Good as It Gets

1997

as Dr. Green

7.4

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

1997

as Self

Wyatt Earp

as Gambler

Into the Night

as Detective #2

Television (1)

Five Came Back

2017

as Self

7.1

Crew (53)

Movies (50)

Marty, Life Is Short

2026 Upcoming

Director

May 12

Last Week at Ed's

2019

Director

Last Week at Ed's

2019

Producer

Solo: A Star Wars Story

2018

Executive Producer

6.6

Solo: A Star Wars Story

2018

Writer

6.6

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

Co-Producer

7.3

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

Creative Consultant

7.3

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Writer

Darling Companion

Director

Darling Companion

Producer

Darling Companion

Writer

The TV Set

Executive Producer

In the Land of Women

Producer

Dreamcatcher

Director

Dreamcatcher

Producer

Dreamcatcher

Screenplay

Mumford

Director

Mumford

Producer

Mumford

Writer

Home Fries

Producer

French Kiss

Director

Wyatt Earp

Director

Wyatt Earp

Producer

Wyatt Earp

Screenplay

The Bodyguard

Producer

The Bodyguard

Screenplay

Grand Canyon

Director

Grand Canyon

Producer

Grand Canyon

Writer

Jumpin' at the Boneyard

Executive Producer

I Love You to Death

Director

Immediate Family

Executive Producer

The Accidental Tourist

1988

Director

6.3

The Accidental Tourist

1988

Producer

6.3

The Accidental Tourist

Screenplay

Cross My Heart

Producer

Silverado

Director

Silverado

Producer

Silverado

Screenplay

Return of the Jedi

Screenplay

The Big Chill

Director

The Big Chill

Executive Producer

The Big Chill

Writer

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Screenplay

Body Heat

Director

Body Heat

Writer

Continental Divide

Writer

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

Screenplay

8.4

November Road

Director

November Road

Writer

Television (3)

LIGHT & MAGIC

Director

LIGHT & MAGIC

Executive Producer

Montana Jones

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