Image: Wikimedia CommonsIrvin Kershner
American film director (1923–2010)
- Born April 29, 1923
- 5 movies
Irvin Kershner was an American director for film and television. Early in his career he directed quirky, independent dramas while working as a lecturer at the University of Southern California. Later he made high-budget blockbusters including The Empire Strikes Back, the James Bond adaptation Never Say Never Again and RoboCop 2, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Palme d'Or.
Irvin Kershner appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1980 to 1994. That includes 3 titles as director. Most of that work is in action, adventure and sci-fi. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Steven Seagal (2), Martin Scorsese (2).
Known for
- Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Director. A high-budget blockbuster from the later part of his career.
- Never Say Never Again (1983), Director. His James Bond adaptation, released in 1983.
- RoboCop 2 (1990), Director. Another of his high-budget films of the later part of his career.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Irvin Kershner been in?
- Irvin Kershner appears in On Deadly Ground (1994), RoboCop 2 (1990), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Never Say Never Again (1983) and Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) on The Remote.
- When was Irvin Kershner born?
- Irvin Kershner was born on 29 April 1923.
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