Known For
Directing
Known Credits
20
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 19, 1932 (94 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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.
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
The Beatles Anthology
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
THE BEATLES in HELP!
The Making of 'Superman II'
Film '72
Filmmakers in Action
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
The Unknown Peter Sellers
| 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 | Cuba...Director | |
| 1979 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Days...Director | |
| 1976 | The Ritz...Director | |
| 1976 | Robin and Marian...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 | Help!...Director | |
| 1965 | The Knack... and How to Get It...Director | |
| 1964 | A Hard Day's Night...Director | |
| 1963 | The Mouse on the Moon...Director | |
| 1962 | It's Trad, Dad!...Director | |
| 1959 | The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film...Director | |
| 1956 | A Show Called Fred...Director | |
| 1956 | The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d...Director |
| 1984 | Finders Keepers...Executive Producer | |
| 1969 | The Bed Sitting Room...Producer | |
| 1967 | How I Won the War...Producer |
| 1960 | Mildred...Script | |
| 1959 | The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film...Cinematography |
| 1959 | The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film...Writer |
| 1959 | The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film...Music |
| 1959 | The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film...Editor |
| 2016 | The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Yearsas Self | |
| 2014 | Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peaceas Self - Director | |
| 2007 | THE BEATLES in HELP!as Self | |
| 2006 | Filmmakers in Actionas Self | |
| 2004 | Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'as Self | |
| 2002 | Things They Said Todayas Self | |
| 2000 | The Unknown Peter Sellersas Self | |
| 1998 | Richard Lester!as | |
| 1996 | Spikeas Self | |
| 1995 | The Beatles Anthologyas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1995 | You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'as Self | |
| 1993 | Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixtiesas Self - Presenter | |
| 1986 | A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinemaas Self | |
| 1985 | The Making of 'Superman III'as Self | |
| 1983 | The Making of 'Superman II'as Self | |
| 1979 | Butch and Sundance: The Early Daysas Man Watching Hearse Pass by (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | La routeas | |
| 1971 | Film '72as Self | |
| 1968 | Petulia: The Uncommon Movieas Himself | |
| 1959 | The Running Jumping & Standing Still Filmas |
