Directed credits
27
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Irvin Kershner
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.4
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Directed movies: 20Directed series: 7All crew 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
Frequent 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irvin Kershner , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Irvin Kershner.
Director
SeaQuest DSV
1993 • Movie
Director
RoboCop 2
1990 • Movie
Director
Traveling Man
1989 • Movie
Director
Never Say Never Again
1983 • Movie
Director
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • Movie
Director
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978 • Movie
Director
Raid on Entebbe
1976 • Movie
Director
The Return of a Man Called Horse
1976 • Movie
Director
S*P*Y*S
1974 • Movie
Director
Up the Sandbox
1972 • Movie
Director
Loving
1970 • Movie
Director
Now Is Tomorrow
Movie
Director
The Flim-Flam Man
1967 • Movie
Director
A Fine Madness
1966 • Movie
Director
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
1964 • Movie
Director
A Face in the Rain
1963 • Movie
Director
The Hoodlum Priest
1961 • Movie
Director
The Young Captives
1959 • Movie
Director
Stakeout on Dope Street
1958 • Movie
Director
Confidential File: Horror Comics
1955 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Irvin Kershner.
Director • 1 eps
seaQuest DSV
1993 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Amazing Stories
1985 • 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
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Irvin Kershner.
Director
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • Movie
as Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 • Movie
Thanks
Badlands
1974 • Movie
as Zebedee
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 • Movie
as Self - Filmmaker
Corman's World
2011 • Movie
as Mr. Stoff
Angus
1995 • Movie
Director
Never Say Never Again
1983 • Movie
Director
RoboCop 2
1990 • Movie
Director
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978 • Movie
as Walters
On Deadly Ground
1994 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Irvin Kershner.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Irvin Kershner.
Director
The Empire Strikes Back
1980 • Movie
Director
Never Say Never Again
1983 • Movie
Director
RoboCop 2
1990 • Movie
Thanks
Badlands
1974 • Movie
as Self - Filmmaker
Corman's World
2011 • Movie
Director
SeaQuest DSV
1993 • Movie
as Zebedee
The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 • Movie
as Walters
On Deadly Ground
1994 • 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
Fog City Mavericks
2007 • Movie
Director
Raid on Entebbe
1976 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Irvin Kershner.
as Self • 1 eps
Spécial cinéma
1974 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Omnibus
1967 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Naked City
1958 • Series
Director • 31 eps
The Rebel
1959 • Series
Director • 1 eps
seaQuest DSV
1993 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Ben Casey
1961 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Amazing Stories
1985 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Cain's Hundred
1961 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Irvin Kershner.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for 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
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Irvin Kershner.