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