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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Richard Lester was one of the most influential directors of the 1960s... more
Trivia:
He entered a university at 15 years old, and after receiving a degree... more
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards.
Another
8 wins
&
2 nominations
more
NewsDesk:
(22 articles)
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(From Slash Film. 23 December 2009, 5:47 AM, PST)
Top Ten Tuesday: Classic Stories That Should Not Be Adapted Again
(From WeAreMovieGeeks.com. 3 November 2009, 10:17 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Dick Lester
Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Cinematographer, Editor, Composer, Self, Archive Footage
Director:
- Superman II (2006) (V) (uncredited)
... aka Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (USA: promotional title) - Get Back (1991)
- The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
... aka El regreso de los mosqueteros (Spain)
... aka Le retour des mousquetaires (France) - Finders Keepers (1984)
- Superman III (1983)
... aka Superman III (Canada: French title) - Superman II (1980)
... aka Superman 2 (Australia: TV title) - Cuba (1979)
- Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
- The Ritz (1976)
- Robin and Marian (1976)
- Royal Flash (1975)
- The Four Musketeers (1974)
... aka Los cuatro mosqueteros (Spain)
... aka The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (USA)
... aka The Four Musketeers: The Revenge of Milady (UK: complete title)
... aka The Return of the Three Musketeers (UK: video title)
... aka The Revenge of Milady - Juggernaut (1974)
... aka Terror on the Britannic (UK: DVD title) (USA) - The Three Musketeers (1973)
... aka The Three Musketeers: The Queen's Diamonds (UK: complete title) (USA) - The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
- Petulia (1968)
- How I Won the War (1967)
- Teenage Rebellion (1967) (uncredited)
... aka La rivolta dei teenagers (Italy)
... aka Mondo Teeno (Italy) - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
- Help! (1965)
- The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965)
... aka The Knack... and How to Get It (USA) - A Hard Day's Night (1964)
- "Room at the Bottom" (2 episodes, 1964)
- A Job with the Other Lot (1964) TV episode
- It Came from Outer Hollywood (1964) TV episode - The Mouse on the Moon (1963)
- It's Trad, Dad! (1962) (as Dick Lester)
... aka Ring-a-Ding Rhythm! (USA) - The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960) (as Dick Lester)
- "After Hours" (1958) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Son of Fred" (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode #1.1 (1956) TV episode - "A Show Called Fred" (5 episodes, 1956)
- Episode #1.5 (1956) TV episode (as Dick Lester)
- Episode #1.4 (1956) TV episode (as Dick Lester)
- Episode #1.3 (1956) TV episode (as Dick Lester)
- Episode #1.2 (1956) TV episode (as Dick Lester)
- Episode #1.1 (1956) TV episode (as Dick Lester) - "The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d" (2 episodes, 1956)
- Episode #1.6 (1956) TV episode
- Episode #1.1 (1956) TV episode - "The Vise" (1954) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Detective's Diary (USA: rerun title)
... aka Saber of London (UK: alternative title)
... aka The Vise: Mark Saber (USA: third and fourth season title)
... aka Uncovered (syndication title)
Producer:
- Superman (1978) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka Superman - Le film (Canada: French title)
... aka Superman: The Movie - The Bed Sitting Room (1969) (producer)
- How I Won the War (1967) (producer)
- "After Hours" (producer) (19 episodes, 1958-1959)
- Episode #2.13 (1959) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #2.12 (1959) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #2.11 (1959) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #2.10 (1959) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #2.9 (1959) TV episode (producer)
(14 more) - "Son of Fred" (producer) (1 episode, 1956)
- Episode #1.1 (1956) TV episode (producer) - "A Show Called Fred" (1956) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- "The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d" (producer) (2 episodes, 1956)
- Episode #1.6 (1956) TV episode (producer)
- Episode #1.1 (1956) TV episode (producer)
Writer:
- The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960) (writer) (as Dick Lester)
- "After Hours" (19 episodes, 1958-1959)
- Episode #2.13 (1959) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.12 (1959) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.11 (1959) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.10 (1959) TV episode (writer)
- Episode #2.9 (1959) TV episode (writer)
(14 more) - Curtains for Harry (1955) (TV) (writer) (as Dick Lester)
Actor:
- La route (1975)
- "The Persuaders!" .... Coley's 1st Henchman (1 episode, 1971)
- Overture (1971) TV episode (uncredited) .... Coley's 1st Henchman - The Knack ...and How to Get It (1965) (uncredited) .... Balding man passed by bed in street
... aka The Knack... and How to Get It (USA) - The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960) (as Dick Lester) .... Painter
Cinematographer:
- The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960) (as Dick Lester)
Editor:
- The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960) (as Dick Lester)
Composer:
- The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1960) (as Dick Lester)
Self:
- The Beatles in Help! (2007) (V) .... Himself
- "British Film Forever" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2007)
- Sauce, Satire and Silliness: The Story of British Comedy (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (2007) TV episode .... Himself
- Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism (2007) TV episode .... Himself - "The Comedy Map of Britain" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #1.2 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Cineastes en acció (2005) .... Himself
... aka Cineastas en acción (Spain: Castilian title)
... aka Filmmakers in Action (USA) - Youthquake '65: The London Pop Explosion (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- I Told You I Was Ill: The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan (2005) .... Himself
... aka The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan (International: English title: short title) - Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Y usted... ¿De qué se ríe? (2000) (TV) .... Himself
... aka El gag... y cómo conseguirlo (Spain: subtitle) - Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) (2000) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself (1995 interview)
- The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- "Legends" (2000) TV series .... Himself (unknown episodes)
- Richard Lester! (1998) .... Himself
- Spike (1996) (TV) .... Himself
- You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' (1995) (V) (also archive footage) .... Himself
... aka The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' (USA: short title) - "Hollywood U.K." (1993) TV series .... Presenter (unknown episodes)
- Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (1987) (TV) .... Himself
- Spike (1986) (TV) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Superman III' (1983) (TV) .... Himself
- The Making of 'Superman II' (1982) (TV) .... Himself
- Richard Lester (1975) (TV) .... Himself
- "Late Show London" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1966)
- Episode #1.20 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode #1.15 (1966) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
-
"Memòries de la tele"
- Episode #4.4 (2009) TV episode .... Himself - You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006) (V) .... Himself
-
"The Beatles Anthology"
- July '40 to March '63 (1995) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself - The Compleat Beatles (1984) (uncredited) .... Himself (directs A Hard Day's Night)
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3 Biographical Movies | 2 Print Biographies | 1 Pictorial
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