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Irvin Kershner

Film Director / Film Producer / Actor | * 04/29/1923 († 87, 11/27/2010) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
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 transitioned to high-budget blockbusters such as 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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | TV Movies

Known for these Movies & Shows

After a successful deployment of the Robocop Law Enforcement unit, OCP sees its goal of urban pacification come closer and closer, but as this develops, a new narcotic known as "Nuke" invades the stre ...

RoboCop 2

R

1990 | 3.0/5 | 1h 57min
Action, Adventure, Crime, Science Fiction, Thriller
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Forrest Taft is an environmental agent who works for the Aegis Oil Company in Alaska. Aegis Oil's corrupt CEO is the kind of person who doesn't care whether or not oil spills into the ocean or onto th ...

On Deadly Ground

R

1994 | 2.6/5 | 1h 42min
Action, Thriller
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James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's gi ...

Never Say Never Again

PG

1983 | 3.0/5 | 2h 14min
Adventure, Action, Thriller
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The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture L ...

The Empire Strikes Back

PG

1980 | 4.2/5 | 2h 4min
Adventure, Action, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Irvin Kershner

Saturn Award for Best Director Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
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Movies with Irvin Kershner as Actor(13)

as himself2014 Being and Becoming
as Self - Filmmaker2011 Corman's World
as himself2007 Fog City Mavericks
as Statistics Professor2005 Berkeley
as himself2005 Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
as himself2004 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as himself2004 When Star Wars Ruled the World
as himself1997 Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
as Mr. Stoff1995 Angus
as Walters1994 On Deadly Ground
as Zebedee1988 The Last Temptation of Christ
1980 The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
as himself1980 Star Wars: Music by John Williams

Movies with Irvin Kershner as Crew(21)

Production/Producer1997 American Perfekt
Directing/Director1990 RoboCop 2
Directing/Director1989 Traveling Man
Directing/Director1983 Never Say Never Again
Directing/Director1980 The Empire Strikes Back
Directing/Director1978 Eyes of Laura Mars
Directing/Director1976 The Return of a Man Called Horse
Directing/Director1976 Raid on Entebbe
Directing/Director1974 S*P*Y*S
Directing/Director1972 Up the Sandbox
Directing/Director1970 Loving
Directing/Director1967 The Flim-Flam Man
Directing/Director1966 A Fine Madness
Directing/Director1964 The Luck of Ginger Coffey
Directing/Director1964 Face in the Rain
Directing/Director1961 The Hoodlum Priest
Directing/Director1959 The Young Captives
Directing/Director1958 Stakeout on Dope Street
Writing/Screenplay1958 Stakeout on Dope Street
Directing/Director1955 Confidential File: Horror Comics
Directing/Director1955 Confidential File: Barbiturates

TV Shows/Series with Irvin Kershner as Crew(7)

Directing/Director1993 seaQuest DSV
Directing/Director1985 Amazing Stories
Directing/Director1963 Kraft Suspense Theatre
Directing/Director1961 Cain's Hundred
Directing/Director1961 Ben Casey
Directing/Director1959 The Rebel
Directing/Director1958 Naked City

Full Name: Irvin Kershner
Born: Sunday, 04/29 1923 (April) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 11/27 2010 (November) in Los Angeles (aged: 87)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: University of Southern California, Temple University, Tyler School of Art, USC School of Cinematic Arts
Employer: University of Southern California
Other names for Irvin Kershner (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Ирвин Кершнер"
Irvin Kershner frequently works together with these people:
Jack Klugman (10x, Actor)
George Lucas (9x, Crew)
Ben Burtt (8x, Crew)
Sorrell Booke (8x, Actor)
Steven Spielberg (7x, Crew)
Nehemiah Persoff (7x, Actor)
Philip Abbott (7x, Actor)
Robert Duvall (6x, Actor)
John Williams (6x, Crew)
Gary Leva (6x, Crew)
Phil Tippett (6x, Crew)
Ben Wright (6x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:65520, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 04/21/2024