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Irvin Kershner

Irvin Kershner

Actor, Director, Cinematographer

Born April 29, 1923 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died November 27, 2010

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Biography

Irvin Kershner (April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) was an American film director and occasional actor, best known for directing quirky, independent films early in his career, and then Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

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5 wins and 2 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

50

Type

Year

Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' Poster

Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' Documentary2017Self

OCP: Declassified - Deleted Scene: Elvis Telethon Segment Documentary2017Self

OCP: Declassified - Irvin Kershner Documentary2017Self

The Galaxy Britain Built Poster

The Galaxy Britain Built Documentary2017Self

Bashevis, a Love Story Poster

Bashevis, a Love Story Documentary2015Self

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

A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later Documentary2011Self

Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel Poster

Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel Documentary2011Self

Episode V: Crew and Cast Interviews Documentary2011Self

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 83rd Annual Academy Awards TV Special2011Self - Memorial Tribute

The Nature of Existence Companion Series Poster

The Nature of Existence Companion Series Documentary2011Self

Sodankylä Forever Poster

Sodankylä Forever TV Series2010Self

Never Say Never Again: Sean Is Back Poster

Never Say Never Again: Sean Is Back Documentary2009Self

Never Say Never Again: The Big Gamble Documentary2009Self

The Girls of 'Never Say Never Again' Documentary2009Self

The Making of 'Never Say Never Again' Documentary2009Self

The Nature of Existence Poster

The Nature of Existence Documentary2009

Fog City Mavericks Poster

Fog City Mavericks Documentary2007Self

Inside S*P*Y*S Documentary2007Self

Star Wars at 30 Poster

Star Wars at 30 Documentary2007Self

Shooting the Police: Cops on Film Poster

Shooting the Police: Cops on Film Documentary2006Self

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema Poster

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema Documentary2005Self

Berkeley Poster

Berkeley Feature Film2005Statistics Professor

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection Poster

Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection Documentary2005

Star Wars: Feel the Force Poster

Star Wars: Feel the Force Documentary2005Self

The 50 Greatest Kisses Documentary2005Self

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy Poster

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy Documentary2004Self - Director

Geeks Documentary2004Self

Tell Them Who You Are Poster

Tell Them Who You Are Documentary2004Self

When Star Wars Ruled the World Poster

When Star Wars Ruled the World Documentary2004Self

Hans Hofmann: Artist/Teacher, Teacher/Artist Poster

Hans Hofmann: Artist/Teacher, Teacher/Artist Documentary2003Self

Manhood Feature Film2003Gentleman

Eyes of Laura Mars: Eyes on Laura Poster

Eyes of Laura Mars: Eyes on Laura Documentary2000Self

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery Poster

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery Documentary1997Self

Angus Feature Film1995Mr. Stoff

On Deadly Ground Poster

On Deadly Ground Feature Film1994Walters

Showbiz Today Poster

Showbiz Today TV Series1991Self

RoboCop 2 Poster

RoboCop 2 Feature Film1990Gerber - Death Row Inmate in Computer File

The Last Temptation of Christ Poster

The Last Temptation of Christ Feature Film1988Zebedee

From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga Poster

From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi': The Making of a Saga Documentary1983Self

Never Say Never Again: Royal Film Premiere TV Special1983Self

SP FX: Special Effects - the Empire Strikes Back Poster

SP FX: Special Effects - the Empire Strikes Back Documentary1980Self

Star Wars: Music by John Williams Poster

Star Wars: Music by John Williams Documentary1980Self

The 1980 Sci-Fi Awards TV Special1980Self

The Making of 'The Empire Strikes Back' Poster

The Making of 'The Empire Strikes Back' Documentary1980Self

The Risk Business Poster

The Risk Business TV Series1980Self

Visions Short Film1978Self

Spécial cinéma Poster

Spécial cinéma TV Series1974Self

The Moviemakers Documentary1972Self

Omnibus TV Series1967Self

Cinema TV Series1964Self

Director

32

Type

Year

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back: Deleted Scenes Poster

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back: Deleted Scenes Video2011

SeaQuest 2032 Poster

SeaQuest 2032 TV Series1993

RoboCop 2 Poster

RoboCop 2 Feature Film1990

Traveling Man Poster

Traveling Man TV Movie1989

Amazing Stories Poster

Amazing Stories TV Series1985

Never Say Never Again Poster

Never Say Never Again Feature Film1983

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Poster

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Feature Film1980

Eyes of Laura Mars Poster

Eyes of Laura Mars Feature Film1978

Raid on Entebbe Poster

Raid on Entebbe TV Movie1976

The Return of a Man Called Horse Poster

The Return of a Man Called Horse Feature Film1976

S*P*Y*S Feature Film1974

Up the Sandbox Poster

Up the Sandbox Feature Film1972

Loving Feature Film1970

The Flim-Flam Man Poster

The Flim-Flam Man Feature Film1967

A Fine Madness Poster

A Fine Madness Feature Film1966

The Luck of Ginger Coffey Poster

The Luck of Ginger Coffey Feature Film1964

Face in the Rain Poster

Face in the Rain Feature Film1963

Kraft Suspense Theatre Poster

Kraft Suspense Theatre TV Series1963

Ben Casey Poster

Ben Casey TV Series1961

Cain's Hundred Poster

Cain's Hundred TV Series1961

The Hoodlum Priest Poster

The Hoodlum Priest Feature Film1961

The Yank Poster

The Yank TV Movie1960

Philip Marlowe Poster

Philip Marlowe TV Series1959

The Rebel Poster

The Rebel TV Series1959

The Young Captives Poster

The Young Captives Feature Film1959

Naked City Poster

Naked City TV Series1958

Now Is Tomorrow TV Movie1958

Stakeout on Dope Street Poster

Stakeout on Dope Street Feature Film1958

Confidential File Poster

Confidential File TV Series1953

Childbirth Short Film1950

Locust Plague Documentary1950

Malaria Documentary1950

Cinematographer

5

Type

Year

Confidential File Poster

Confidential File TV Series1953

The Road of a Hundred Days Poster

The Road of a Hundred Days Short Film1953

Childbirth Short Film1950

Locust Plague Documentary1950

Malaria Documentary1950

Thanks

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Type

Year

Father Electrico: Ray Bradbury Lives Forever! Poster

Father Electrico: Ray Bradbury Lives Forever! Short Film2017

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy Poster

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy Documentary2004

Illusion Infinity Poster

Illusion Infinity Feature Film2004

Star Wars Trilogy: Bonus Material Video2004

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

The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' Documentary2004

Exposé Feature Film1998

Mergers & Acquisitions Short Film1989

Badlands Poster

Badlands Feature Film1973

Two Arabian Knights Poster

Two Arabian Knights Feature Film1927

Editor

3

Childbirth Short Film1950

Locust Plague Documentary1950

Malaria Documentary1950

Producer

3

The Lost Tribe Poster

The Lost Tribe Feature Film2010

American Perfekt Poster

American Perfekt Feature Film1997

Wildfire Poster

Wildfire Feature Film1988

Writer

1

Stakeout on Dope Street Poster

Stakeout on Dope Street Feature Film1958

Editorial Department

1

Instant Dads Poster

Instant Dads Feature Film2005

Other Crew

1

The Naked Eye Poster

The Naked Eye Documentary1956

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