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Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
3 / Jan / 1932 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Also Known As
Richard Lester Liebman
Dick Lester
Richard Lester
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.
Known For
8.0
The Unknown Peter Sellers
3 / Apr / 2000
8.0
The Beatles Anthology
1 / Nov / 1995
7.5
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
5 / Sep / 2016
7.5
The Making of 'Superman II'
6 / Jan / 1982
6.8
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
1 / Jun / 2023
6.8
Filmmakers in Action
6 / Sep / 2006
6.7
The Making of 'Superman III'
2 / Aug / 1985
6.5
The Beatles: Help!
7 / Oct / 2007
6.0
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
1 / Jan / 1995
6.0
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
3 / Nov / 2006
Credits
All
Department
Acting
2023
•
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
as Self (archive footage)
2016
•
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
as Self
2014
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Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
as Himself - Director
2007
•
The Beatles: Help!
as Self
2006
•
Filmmakers in Action
as Self
2006
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You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
as Self (archive footage)
2004
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Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
as Self
2002
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Things They Said Today
as Self
2000
•
The Unknown Peter Sellers
as Himself
1998
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Richard Lester!
1996
•
Spike
as Himself
1995
•
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
as Self
1995
•
The Beatles Anthology
(1 episode) as Self (archive footage)
1993
•
Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties
(5 episodes) as Self - Presenter
1986
•
A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
as Self
1985
•
The Making of 'Superman III'
as Self
1982
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The Making of 'Superman II'
as Self
1979
•
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
as Man Watching Hearse Pass by (uncredited)
1975
•
La route
1968
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Petulia: The Uncommon Movie
1959
•
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Crew
1959
•
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Cinematography
Directing
1991
•
Paul McCartney's Get Back
Director
1989
•
The Return of the Musketeers
Director
1984
•
Finders Keepers
Director
1983
•
Superman III
Director
1980
•
Superman II
Director
1979
•
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Director
1979
•
Cuba
Director
1976
•
Robin and Marian
Director
1976
•
The Ritz
Director
1975
•
Royal Flash
Director
1974
•
The Four Musketeers
Director
1974
•
Juggernaut
Director
1973
•
The Three Musketeers
Director
1969
•
The Bed Sitting Room
Director
1968
•
Petulia
Director
1967
•
How I Won the War
Director
1966
•
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Director
1965
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The Knack... and How to Get It
Director
1965
•
Help!
Director
1964
•
A Hard Day's Night
Director
1963
•
The Mouse on the Moon
Director
1962
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It's Trad, Dad!
Director
1959
•
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Director
1956
•
A Show Called Fred
(5 episodes) Director
1956
•
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
(2 episodes) Director
Editing
1959
•
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Editor
Production
1969
•
The Bed Sitting Room
Producer
1967
•
How I Won the War
Producer
Sound
1959
•
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Music
Writing
1959
•
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Writer