Irvin Kershner
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.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1923-04-29 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- 2010-11-27
Known for
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Director
- RoboCop 2 (1990) — Director
- Never Say Never Again (1983) — Director
- Badlands (1973) — Thanks
- The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) — Zebedee
- On Deadly Ground (1994) — Walters
- Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) — Director
- Amazing Stories (1985) — Director
- Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) — Self
- seaQuest DSV (1993) — Director
- Angus (1995) — Mr. Stoff
- Corman's World (2011) — Self - Filmmaker
- The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976) — Director
- Raid on Entebbe (1976) — Director
- The Flim-Flam Man (1967) — Director
- Up the Sandbox (1972) — Director