Directed credits
48
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
J. Lee Thompson
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.3
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 48Directed series: 0All crew credits: 53
TMDB ID: 18669
IMDb ID: nm0496746
Known for: Directing
Born: August 1, 1914
Died: August 30, 2002
Age: 88
Place of birth: Bristol, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1939 - 2001
Years active: 63
Average TMDB rating: 6.09
Wikidata: Q456979
Also known as
Jack Lee Thompson • John Lee-Thompson • John Lee Thompson • Джей Ли Томпсон • Дж. Ли Томпсон • Джек Ли Томпсон • Джон Ли Томпсон
Frequent jobs
Director (48)Screenplay (3)Dialogue Coach (1)Writer (1)
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002), better known as J. Lee Thompson, was an English film director, active in England and Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. Lee Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by J. Lee Thompson.
5.4
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Director
1989 Movie
6.0
Messenger of Death
Director
1988 Movie
5.7
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Director
1987 Movie
5.3
Firewalker
Director
1986 Movie
6.0
Murphy's Law
Director
1986 Movie
5.4
King Solomon's Mines
Director
1985 Movie
5.0
The Ambassador
Director
1985 Movie
5.7
The Evil That Men Do
Director
1984 Movie
6.2
10 to Midnight
Director
1983 Movie
6.0
Happy Birthday to Me
Director
1981 Movie
5.3
Caboblanco
Director
1980 Movie
6.1
The Passage
Director
1979 Movie
5.4
The Greek Tycoon
Director
1978 Movie
5.9
The White Buffalo
Director
1977 Movie
5.6
St. Ives
Director
1976 Movie
Widow
Director
1976 Movie
The Blue Knight
Director
1975 Movie
5.7
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
Director
1975 Movie
5.8
Huckleberry Finn
Director
1974 Movie
5.7
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Director
1973 Movie
6.7
A Great American Tragedy
Director
1972 Movie
6.2
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Director
1972 Movie
5.9
Brotherly Love
Director
1970 Movie
5.2
The Chairman
Director
1969 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with J. Lee Thompson.
7.4
Cape Fear
Director
1962 Movie
7.3
Ice Cold in Alex
Director
1958 Movie
7.3
The Guns of Navarone
Director
1961 Movie
7.1
What a Way to Go!
Director
1964 Movie
6.6
Mackenna's Gold
Director
1969 Movie
6.2
10 to Midnight
Director
1983 Movie
6.2
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Director
1972 Movie
6.1
Jamaica Inn
Dialogue Coach
1939 Movie
6.0
Murphy's Law
Director
1986 Movie
6.0
Happy Birthday to Me
Director
1981 Movie
6.0
Messenger of Death
Director
1988 Movie
5.9
The White Buffalo
Director
1977 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with J. Lee Thompson.
5.7
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Director
1973 Movie
5.9
Brotherly Love
Director
1970 Movie
5.3
Firewalker
Director
1986 Movie
6.2
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Director
1972 Movie
6.0
Happy Birthday to Me
Director
1981 Movie
7.3
The Guns of Navarone
Director
1961 Movie
7.4
Cape Fear
Director
1962 Movie
5.9
The White Buffalo
Director
1977 Movie
5.4
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
Director
1989 Movie
6.6
Mackenna's Gold
Director
1969 Movie
5.4
King Solomon's Mines
Director
1985 Movie
5.7
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Director
1987 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for J. Lee Thompson.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for J. Lee Thompson.
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
as Self
2001 Movie
The Unforgettable Diana Dors
as Self
2000 Movie
7.1
Behind the Planet of the Apes
as Self
1998 Movie
8.5
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
as Self
1995 Movie
6.7
Anthony Quinn: An Original
as Self
1990 Movie
7.0
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
as Self - Interviewee
1966 Movie