Irvin Kershner
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 29, 1923, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- November 27, 2010
- Movies
- 43
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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Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2017 | Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' | Self (archive footage) |
| 2014 | Being and Becoming | Self |
| 2011 | Corman's World | Self - Filmmaker |
| 2011 | A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later | Self |
| 2007 | Fog City Mavericks | Self |
| 2006 | Shooting the Police: Cops on Film | Self |
| 2005 | Berkeley | Statistics Professor |
| 2005 | Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema | Self |
| 2005 | Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection | Self |
| 2004 | Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | Self |
| 2004 | When Star Wars Ruled the World | Self |
| 2003 | Manhood | Gentleman |
| 1998 | Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs | Self |
| 1997 | Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | Self |
| 1995 | Angus | Mr. Stoff |
| 1994 | On Deadly Ground | Walters |
| 1988 | The Last Temptation of Christ | Zebedee |
| 1983 | From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga | Self |
| 1980 | The Making of The Empire Strikes Back | Self |
| 1980 | SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back | Self |
| 1980 | Star Wars: Music by John Williams | Self |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1997 | American Perfekt | Producer |
| 1993 | SeaQuest DSV | Director |
| 1990 | RoboCop 2 | Director |
| 1989 | Traveling Man | Director |
| 1983 | Never Say Never Again | Director |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Director |
| 1978 | Eyes of Laura Mars | Director |
| 1976 | Raid on Entebbe | Director |
| 1976 | The Return of a Man Called Horse | Director |
| 1974 | S*P*Y*S | Director |
| 1972 | Up the Sandbox | Director |
| 1970 | Loving | Director |
| 1967 | The Flim-Flam Man | Director |
| 1966 | A Fine Madness | Director |
| 1964 | The Luck of Ginger Coffey | Director |
| 1963 | A Face in the Rain | Director |
| 1961 | The Hoodlum Priest | Director |
| 1959 | The Young Captives | Director |
| 1958 | Stakeout on Dope Street | Director, Screenplay |
| 1958 | Now Is Tomorrow | Director |
| 1955 | Confidential File: Horror Comics | Director |
| 1955 | Confidential File: Barbiturates | Director |
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