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Richard Lester

Richard Lester

Actor, Director, Producer

Born January 19, 1932 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

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Richard Lester (born 19 January 1932) is an American-born British-based film director notable for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the Superman film series in the 1980s.

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10 wins and 3 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

68

Type

Year

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years of Laughs TV Movie2023Self

The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling Poster

The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling TV Movie2023Self

Richard Lester in Conversation Feature Film2018Self

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years Poster

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years Documentary2016Self - Director 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help!'

Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace Poster

Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace Documentary2014Self - Director

Gil Parrondo, desde mi ventana Documentary2013Self

Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies Poster

Sound of Cinema: The Music That Made the Movies TV Series2013Self - Director, 'A Hard Day's Night'

Perspectives Poster

Perspectives TV Series2011Self

Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: The 60s Revealed Poster

Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: The 60s Revealed TV Series2008Self

The Unseen Beatles Poster

The Unseen Beatles Documentary2008Self

British Film Forever Poster

British Film Forever Mini-Series2007Self

Help! - A Missing Scene Poster

Help! - A Missing Scene Video2007Self

Memories of Help! Poster

Memories of Help! Documentary2007Self

The Beatles in 'Help!' Poster

The Beatles in 'Help!' Documentary2007Self

The Comedy Map of Britain TV Series2007Self

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman Poster

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman Documentary2006Self

Filmmakers in Action Poster

Filmmakers in Action Documentary2005Self

I Told You I Was Ill: The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan Poster

I Told You I Was Ill: The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan Documentary2005Self

Youthquake '65: The London Pop Explosion Poster

Youthquake '65: The London Pop Explosion Documentary2005Self

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove Poster

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove Documentary2004Self

Words in Progress Poster

Words in Progress Documentary2004Self

Things They Said Today Poster

Things They Said Today Documentary2002Self

The 100 Greatest Films Poster

The 100 Greatest Films Documentary2001Self

The DVD Collection Poster

The DVD Collection TV Series2001Self

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) Poster

Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) Documentary2000Self

Legends TV Series2000Self

The Unknown Peter Sellers Poster

The Unknown Peter Sellers Documentary2000Self

Y usted... ¿De qué se ríe? Documentary2000Self

Na plovárne Poster

Na plovárne TV Series1999Self

Richard Lester! Poster

Richard Lester! Short Film1998Self

Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema Poster

Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema Mini-Series1996Self

Spike Documentary1996Self

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' Poster

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' Documentary1996Self - Director

Heroes of Comedy Poster

Heroes of Comedy TV Series1995Self

Hollywood U.K. Poster

Hollywood U.K. TV Series1993Self - Presenter

Movin' On Poster

Movin' On Documentary1993Self

Sellers' Best Poster

Sellers' Best TV Special1992Self

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow Poster

Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow Mini-Series1987Self

Spike Documentary1986Self

Video Jukebox Poster

Video Jukebox TV Movie1986Self - Contributor

Les ateliers du rêve: les grands studios de cinéma dans le monde Mini-Series1985Self

The Making of 'Superman III' Poster

The Making of 'Superman III' Documentary1985Self - Director

De película Poster

De película TV Series1982Self - Interviewee

The Compleat Beatles Poster

The Compleat Beatles Documentary1982Self - Directs 'A Hard Day's Night'

The Making of 'Superman II' Poster

The Making of 'Superman II' Documentary1982Self

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days Poster

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days Feature Film1979Man Watching Hearse Pass by

Temps X TV Series1979Self

Arena TV Series1975Self

La route Poster

La route Feature Film1975

Richard Lester Documentary1975Self

Film '72 Poster

Film '72 TV Series1971Self

Petulia: The Uncommon Movie Poster

Petulia: The Uncommon Movie Documentary1968

Pour le cinéma TV Series1968Self

Good Evening! Poster

Good Evening! TV Series1967Self

Now and Then TV Series1967Self

Hollywood in Spanien Documentary1966Self

Late Show London TV Series1966Self

Call My Bluff Poster

Call My Bluff TV Series1965Self

Hullabaloo Poster

Hullabaloo TV Series1965Self

Neues aus der Welt des Films Poster

Neues aus der Welt des Films TV Series1965Self

The Knack... and How to Get It Poster

The Knack... and How to Get It Feature Film1965Balding Man Passed by Bed in Street

A Hard Day's Night Poster

A Hard Day's Night Feature Film1964Man in Back of the Stage

Follow the Beatles Poster

Follow the Beatles TV Movie1964Self

The Eamonn Andrews Show Poster

The Eamonn Andrews Show TV Series1964Self

The Merv Griffin Show Poster

The Merv Griffin Show TV Series1962Self

Tempo TV Series1961Self

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Poster

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Short Film1959Painter

Today TV Series1952Self

Director

32

Type

Year

Paul McCartney's Get Back Poster

Paul McCartney's Get Back Documentary1991

Paul McCartney Poster

Paul McCartney Documentary1989

The Return of the Musketeers Poster

The Return of the Musketeers Feature Film1989

Finders Keepers Poster

Finders Keepers Feature Film1984

Superman III Poster

Superman III Feature Film1983

Superman II Poster

Superman II Feature Film1980

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Poster

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Feature Film1980

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days Poster

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days Feature Film1979

Cuba Feature Film1979

Robin and Marian Poster

Robin and Marian Feature Film1976

The Ritz Poster

The Ritz Feature Film1976

Royal Flash Poster

Royal Flash Feature Film1975

Juggernaut Poster

Juggernaut Feature Film1974

The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge Poster

The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge Feature Film1974

The Three Musketeers Poster

The Three Musketeers Feature Film1973

The Bed Sitting Room Poster

The Bed Sitting Room Feature Film1969

Petulia Feature Film1968

How I Won the War Poster

How I Won the War Feature Film1967

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Poster

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Feature Film1966

Help! Feature Film1965

The Knack... and How to Get It Poster

The Knack... and How to Get It Feature Film1965

A Hard Day's Night Poster

A Hard Day's Night Feature Film1964

Room at the Bottom TV Series1964

The Mouse on the Moon Poster

The Mouse on the Moon Feature Film1963

Ring-A-Ding Rhythm! Poster

Ring-A-Ding Rhythm! Feature Film1962

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Poster

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Short Film1959

The Sound of Jazz Short Film1959

After Hours TV Series1958

A Show Called Fred Poster

A Show Called Fred TV Series1956

Son of Fred Poster

Son of Fred TV Series1956

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d TV Series1956

The Vise Poster

The Vise TV Series1954

Producer

9

Type

Year

Finders Keepers Poster

Finders Keepers Feature Film1984

Superman Poster

Superman Feature Film1978

The Bed Sitting Room Poster

The Bed Sitting Room Feature Film1969

How I Won the War Poster

How I Won the War Feature Film1967

Room at the Bottom TV Series1964

After Hours TV Series1958

A Show Called Fred Poster

A Show Called Fred TV Series1956

Son of Fred Poster

Son of Fred TV Series1956

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d TV Series1956

Writer

4

Type

Year

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Poster

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Short Film1959

After Hours TV Series1958

The Barris Beat TV Series1956

Curtains for Harry TV Movie1955

Thanks

3

Q&A with Ilya Salkind: Superman II Documentary2012

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove Poster

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove Documentary2004

The Unknown Peter Sellers Poster

The Unknown Peter Sellers Documentary2000

Cinematographer

1

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Poster

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Short Film1959

Composer

1

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Poster

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Short Film1959

Editor

1

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Poster

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Short Film1959

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