Director
Irvin Kershner
Born April 29, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied November 27, 201021 films
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.
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21 films as director- 1993SeaQuest DSVDirector
- 1990RoboCop 2Director
- 1989Traveling ManDirector
- 1983Never Say Never AgainDirector
- 1980The Empire Strikes BackDirector
- 1978Eyes of Laura MarsDirector
- 1976Raid on EntebbeDirector
- 1976The Return of a Man Called HorseDirector
- 1974S*P*Y*SDirector
- 1972Up the SandboxDirector
- 1970LovingDirector
- 1967The Flim-Flam ManDirector
- 1966A Fine MadnessDirector
- 1964The Luck of Ginger CoffeyDirector
- 1963A Face in the RainDirector
- 1961The Hoodlum PriestDirector
- 1959The Young CaptivesDirector
- 1958Stakeout on Dope StreetDirector
- 1958Now Is TomorrowDirector
- 1955Confidential File: Horror ComicsDirector
- 1955Confidential File: BarbituratesDirector