Irvin Kershner

Directing·Apr 29, 1923·Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'2017 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
Being and Becoming2014 · Self	Self
Corman's World2011 · Self - Filmmaker	Self - Filmmaker
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later2011 · Self	Self
Fog City Mavericks2007 · Self	Self
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film2006 · Self	Self
Berkeley2005 · Statistics Professor	Statistics Professor
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema2005 · Self	Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection2005 · Self	Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy2004 · Self	Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World2004 · Self	Self
Manhood2003 · Gentleman	Gentleman
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs1998 · Self	Self
American Perfekt1997 · Producer	Producer
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery1997 · Self	Self
Angus1995 · Mr. Stoff	Mr. Stoff
On Deadly Ground1994 · Walters	Walters
SeaQuest DSV1993 · Director	Director
RoboCop 21990 · Director	Director
Traveling Man1989 · Director	Director
The Last Temptation of Christ1988 · Zebedee	Zebedee
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga1983 · Self	Self
Never Say Never Again1983 · Director	Director
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back1980 · Self	Self
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back1980 · Self	Self
The Empire Strikes Back1980 · Director	Director
Star Wars: Music by John Williams1980 · Self	Self
Eyes of Laura Mars1978 · Director	Director
Raid on Entebbe1976 · Director	Director
The Return of a Man Called Horse1976 · Director	Director
SPY*S1974 · Director	Director
Up the Sandbox1972 · Director	Director
Loving1970 · Director	Director
The Flim-Flam Man1967 · Director	Director
A Fine Madness1966 · Director	Director
The Luck of Ginger Coffey1964 · Director	Director
A Face in the Rain1963 · Director	Director
The Hoodlum Priest1961 · Director	Director
The Young Captives1959 · Director	Director
Stakeout on Dope Street1958 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Confidential File: Horror Comics1955 · Director	Director
CConfidential File: Barbiturates1955 · Director	Director
Now Is TomorrowDirector	Director