Irvin Kershner
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
as Zebedee
On Deadly Ground (1994)
as Walters
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)
as Self
Corman's World (2011)
as Self - Filmmaker
Angus (1995)
as Mr. Stoff
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs (1998)
as Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga (1983)
as Self
Manhood (2003)
as Gentleman
Berkeley (2005)
as Statistics Professor
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005)
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection (2005)
as Self
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
as Self
Fog City Mavericks (2007)
as Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (1997)
as Self
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
as Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004)
as Self
Being and Becoming (2014)
as Self
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Star Wars: Music by John Williams (1980)
as Self
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later (2011)
as Self
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film (2006)
as Self