Richard Lester

Person Details

Birthday: 1932-01-19 03:38:19

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Homepage:

Movie Involvements: 39

TV Involvements: 2

Most Famous Work

Biography

Richard Lester (born 19 January 1932) is an American-born British-based film director notable for his work with The Beatles in the 1960s and his work on the Superman film series in the 1980s.

Most Famous Work

Average

Superman III

(1983) Director

Average

Superman II

(1980) Director

Average

A Hard Day's Night

(1964) Director

Average

The Three Musketeers

(1973) Director

Average

The Four Musketeers

(1974) Director

Average

Help!

(1965) Director

Average

Juggernaut

(1974) Director

Average

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

(1966) Director

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Self (archive footage)	The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling 2023-06-18 Movie
2016	Self	The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years 2016-09-15 Movie
2014	Himself - Director	Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace 2014-12-10 Movie
2007	Self	The Beatles: Help! 2007-10-27 Movie
2006	Self (archive footage)	You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman 2006-11-28 Movie
	Self	Filmmakers in Action 2006-09-15 Movie
2004	Self	Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' 2004-10-28 Movie
2002	Self	Things They Said Today 2002-09-30 Movie
2000	Himself	The Unknown Peter Sellers 2000-04-25 Movie
1998	N/A	Richard Lester! 1998-09-16 Movie
1996	Himself	Spike 1996-06-11 Movie
1995	Self	You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' 1995-01-01 Movie
1982	Himself	The Making of 'Superman II' 1982-01-01 Movie
1979	Man Watching Hearse Pass by (uncredited)	Butch and Sundance: The Early Days 1979-06-15 Movie
1968	N/A	Petulia: The Uncommon Movie 1968-01-01 Movie
1959	N/A	The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film 1959-10-31 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1991	Director	Paul McCartney's Get Back 1991-10-25 Movie
1989	Director	The Return of the Musketeers 1989-04-12 Movie
1984	Director	Finders Keepers 1984-05-18 Movie
1983	Director	Superman III 1983-06-17 Movie
1980	Director	Superman II 1980-12-04 Movie
1979	Director	Cuba 1979-12-21 Movie
	Director	Butch and Sundance: The Early Days 1979-06-15 Movie
1976	Director	The Ritz 1976-08-12 Movie
	Director	Robin and Marian 1976-03-11 Movie
1975	Director	Royal Flash 1975-10-10 Movie
1974	Director	The Four Musketeers 1974-10-31 Movie
	Director	Juggernaut 1974-09-25 Movie
1973	Director	The Three Musketeers 1973-12-11 Movie
1969	Director	The Bed Sitting Room 1969-06-01 Movie
1968	Director	Petulia 1968-06-10 Movie
1967	Director	How I Won the War 1967-10-18 Movie
1966	Director	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966-10-16 Movie
1965	Director	Help! 1965-07-29 Movie
	Director	The Knack... and How to Get It 1965-05-01 Movie
1964	Director	A Hard Day's Night 1964-07-07 Movie
1963	Director	The Mouse on the Moon 1963-05-07 Movie
1962	Director	It's Trad, Dad! 1962-03-30 Movie
1959	Director	The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film 1959-10-31 Movie
1956	Director	A Show Called Fred 1956-05-02 TV Show
	Director	The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d 1956-02-24 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv