Directed credits
27
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Irvin Kershner
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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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: 6.65
Wikidata: Q119348
Also known as
Ирвин Кершнер • Irv Kershner • Isadore Kershner
Frequent jobs
Director (27)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Irvin Kershner (April 29, 1923 – November 27, 2010) was an American film director and occasional actor, best known for directing quirky, independent films early in his career, and then Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Description above from the Wikipedia article Irvin Kershner , licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Irvin Kershner.
6.0
RoboCop 2
Director
1990 Movie
2.8
Traveling Man
Director
1989 Movie
6.1
Never Say Never Again
Director
1983 Movie
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
Director
1980 Movie
5.8
Eyes of Laura Mars
Director
1978 Movie
6.0
Raid on Entebbe
Director
1976 Movie
5.7
The Return of a Man Called Horse
Director
1976 Movie
5.2
S*P*Y*S
Director
1974 Movie
5.8
Up the Sandbox
Director
1972 Movie
The Flim Flam Man
Director
1972 Movie
5.8
Loving
Director
1970 Movie
6.0
Now Is Tomorrow
Director
Movie
7.0
The Flim-Flam Man
Director
1967 Movie
4.7
A Fine Madness
Director
1966 Movie
6.0
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
Director
1964 Movie
7.0
A Face in the Rain
Director
1963 Movie
5.4
The Hoodlum Priest
Director
1961 Movie
5.0
The Young Captives
Director
1959 Movie
6.4
Stakeout on Dope Street
Director
1958 Movie
Confidential File: Horror Comics
Director
1955 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Irvin Kershner.
7.1
seaQuest DSV
Director • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.5
Amazing Stories
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
5.3
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Director • 1 eps
1963 Series
5.6
Ben Casey
Director • 1 eps
1961 Series
4.7
Cain's Hundred
Director • 1 eps
1961 Series
4.7
The Rebel
Director • 30 eps
1959 Series
5.5
Naked City
Director • 2 eps
1958 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Irvin Kershner.
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
Director
1980 Movie
7.8
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
2004 Movie
7.5
Badlands
Thanks
1974 Movie
7.2
The Last Temptation of Christ
as Zebedee
1988 Movie
7.1
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker
2011 Movie
6.6
Angus
as Mr. Stoff
1995 Movie
6.1
Never Say Never Again
Director
1983 Movie
6.0
RoboCop 2
Director
1990 Movie
5.8
Eyes of Laura Mars
Director
1978 Movie
5.2
On Deadly Ground
as Walters
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.
8.4
The Empire Strikes Back
Director
1980 Movie
6.1
Never Say Never Again
Director
1983 Movie
6.0
RoboCop 2
Director
1990 Movie
7.5
Badlands
Thanks
1974 Movie
7.2
The Last Temptation of Christ
as Zebedee
1988 Movie
5.2
On Deadly Ground
as Walters
1994 Movie
6.6
Angus
as Mr. Stoff
1995 Movie
5.8
Eyes of Laura Mars
Director
1978 Movie
7.1
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker
2011 Movie
7.8
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
2004 Movie
5.7
The Return of a Man Called Horse
Director
1976 Movie
6.6
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
as Self
2005 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Irvin Kershner.
7.5
Amazing Stories
Director • 1 eps
1985 Series
5.5
Naked City
Director • 2 eps
1958 Series
7.1
seaQuest DSV
Director • 1 eps
1993 Series
5.6
Ben Casey
Director • 1 eps
1961 Series
5.3
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Director • 1 eps
1963 Series
Spécial cinéma
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.2
Omnibus
as Self • 1 eps
1967 Series
4.7
The Rebel
Director • 30 eps
1959 Series
4.7
Cain's Hundred
Director • 1 eps
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.
7.0
Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2'
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Movie
8.5
Being and Becoming
as Self
2014 Movie
7.1
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker
2011 Movie
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
as Self
2011 Movie
8.5
Fog City Mavericks
as Self
2007 Movie
5.0
Berkeley
as Statistics Professor
2005 Movie
6.6
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
as Self
2005 Movie
8.0
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
as Self
2005 Movie
7.8
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
as Self
2004 Movie
8.8
When Star Wars Ruled the World
as Self
2004 Movie
3.6
Manhood
as Gentleman
2003 Movie
3.0
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
as Self
1998 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Irvin Kershner.