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.

Filmography

• 2005Berkeley — Statistics Professor
• 2003Manhood — Gentleman
• 1997American Perfekt — Producer
• 1995Angus — Mr. Stoff
• 1994On Deadly Ground — Walters
• 1993SeaQuest DSV — Director
• seaQuest DSV — Director
• 1990RoboCop 2 — Director
• 1989Traveling Man — Director
• 1988The Last Temptation of Christ — Zebedee
• 1988Wildfire — Executive Producer
• Amazing Stories — Director
• 1983Never Say Never Again — Director
• 1980The Empire Strikes Back — Director
• 1978Eyes of Laura Mars — Director
• 1976Raid on Entebbe — Director
• 1976The Return of a Man Called Horse — Director
• 1974S*P*Y*S — Director
• 1973Badlands — Thanks
• 1972Up the Sandbox — Director
• Film '72
• 1970Loving — Director
• 1967The Flim-Flam Man — Director
• 1966A Fine Madness — Director
• 1964The Luck of Ginger Coffey — Director
• 1963A Face in the Rain — Director
• Kraft Suspense Theatre — Director
• Ben Casey — Director
• Cain's Hundred — Director
• 1961The Hoodlum Priest — Director
• The Rebel — Director
• 1959The Young Captives — Director
• Naked City — Director
• 1958Now Is Tomorrow — Director
• 1958Stakeout on Dope Street — Director, Screenplay
• 1955Confidential File: Barbiturates — Director
• 1955Confidential File: Horror Comics — Director

Appearances as themselves (18)

• 2017Corporate Wars: The Making of 'RoboCop 2' — Self (archive footage)
• 2014Being and Becoming — Self
• 2011A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later — Self
• 2011Corman's World — Self - Filmmaker
• 2007Fog City Mavericks — Self
• 2006Shooting the Police: Cops on Film — Self
• 2005Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema — Self
• 2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection — Self
• 2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy — Self
• 2004When Star Wars Ruled the World — Self
• 1998Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs — Self
• 1997Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery — Self
• 1983From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga — Self
• 1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back — Self
• 1980Star Wars: Music by John Williams — Self
• 1980The Making of The Empire Strikes Back — Self
• Spécial cinéma — Self
• Omnibus — Self