Acting credits
23
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Irvin Kershner
Directing
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Movies: 44Series: 9Crew credits: 30
TMDB ID: 10930
IMDb ID: nm0449984
Known for: Directing
Born: April 29, 1923
Died: November 27, 2010
Age: 87
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2017
Years active: 63
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q119348
Also known as
Irv Kershner • Isadore Kershner
Other jobs
Director (27)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Irvin Kershner.
as Self (archive footage)
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
2017 • Movie
as Self
Being and Becoming
2014 • Movie
as Self - Filmmaker
Corman's World
2011 • Movie
as Self
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
2011 • Movie
as Self
Fog City Mavericks
2007 • Movie
as Self
Shooting the Police: Cops on Film
2006 • Movie
as Statistics Professor
Berkeley
2005 • Movie
as Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005 • Movie
as Self
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 • Movie
as Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 • Movie
as Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004 • Movie
as Gentleman
Manhood
2003 • Movie
as Self
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998 • Movie
Producer
American Perfekt
1997 • Movie
as Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 • Movie
as Mr. Stoff
Angus
1995 • Movie
as Walters
On Deadly Ground
1994 • Movie
Director
SeaQuest DSV
1993 • Movie
Director
RoboCop 2
1990 • Movie
Director
Traveling Man
1989 • Movie
Executive Producer
Wildfire
1988 • Movie
as Zebedee
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 • Movie
as Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983 • Movie
Director
Never Say Never Again
1983 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Irvin Kershner.
Director • 1 eps
seaQuest DSV
1993 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Amazing Stories
1985 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Spécial cinéma
1974 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Omnibus
1967 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Ben Casey
1961 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Cain's Hundred
1961 • Series
Director • 31 eps
The Rebel
1959 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Naked City
1958 • Series