Directed credits
23
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Richard Lester
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.9
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Directed movies: 23Directed series: 0All crew credits: 23
TMDB ID: 10586
IMDb ID: nm0504513
Known for: Directing
Born: January 19, 1932
Died: March 25, 2006
Age: 74
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1959 - 2016
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.18
Wikidata: Q346508
Also known as
Richard Lester Liebman • Dick Lester
Frequent jobs
Director (23)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Richard Lester.
9.2
Paul McCartney's Get Back
Director
1991 Movie
6.2
The Return of the Musketeers
Director
1989 Movie
5.3
Finders Keepers
Director
1984 Movie
5.5
Superman III
Director
1983 Movie
6.7
Superman II
Director
1980 Movie
5.4
Cuba
Director
1979 Movie
5.0
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
Director
1979 Movie
5.9
The Ritz
Director
1976 Movie
6.3
Robin and Marian
Director
1976 Movie
5.8
Royal Flash
Director
1975 Movie
6.4
The Four Musketeers
Director
1974 Movie
6.2
Juggernaut
Director
1974 Movie
6.7
The Three Musketeers
Director
1973 Movie
5.9
The Bed Sitting Room
Director
1969 Movie
5.9
Petulia
Director
1968 Movie
5.5
How I Won the War
Director
1967 Movie
6.0
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Director
1966 Movie
6.8
Help!
Director
1965 Movie
5.9
The Knack... and How to Get It
Director
1965 Movie
7.3
A Hard Day's Night
Director
1964 Movie
6.2
The Mouse on the Moon
Director
1963 Movie
5.6
It's Trad, Dad!
Director
1962 Movie
5.4
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Director
1959 Movie
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Richard Lester.
7.5
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
as Self
2016 Movie
7.3
A Hard Day's Night
Director
1964 Movie
6.8
Help!
Director
1965 Movie
6.7
Superman II
Director
1980 Movie
6.7
The Three Musketeers
Director
1973 Movie
6.4
The Four Musketeers
Director
1974 Movie
6.3
Robin and Marian
Director
1976 Movie
6.2
The Return of the Musketeers
Director
1989 Movie
6.2
Juggernaut
Director
1974 Movie
6.0
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Director
1966 Movie
5.5
Superman III
Director
1983 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Richard Lester.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Richard Lester.
6.2
Juggernaut
Director
1974 Movie
5.9
Petulia
Director
1968 Movie
5.5
Superman III
Director
1983 Movie
6.7
Superman II
Director
1980 Movie
5.4
Cuba
Director
1979 Movie
7.3
A Hard Day's Night
Director
1964 Movie
6.8
Help!
Director
1965 Movie
6.7
The Three Musketeers
Director
1973 Movie
6.4
The Four Musketeers
Director
1974 Movie
6.3
Robin and Marian
Director
1976 Movie
7.5
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
as Self
2016 Movie
6.2
The Return of the Musketeers
Director
1989 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Richard Lester.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Richard Lester.
7.5
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
as Self
2016 Movie
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
as Self - Director
2014 Movie
6.5
The Beatles: Help!
as Self
2007 Movie
6.8
Filmmakers in Action
as Self
2006 Movie
5.8
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
as Self
2004 Movie
Things They Said Today
as Self
2002 Movie
8.0
The Unknown Peter Sellers
as Self
2000 Movie
4.0
Richard Lester!
1998 Movie
Spike
as Self
1996 Movie
6.0
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
as Self
1995 Movie
A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema
as Self
1986 Movie
6.7
The Making of 'Superman III'
as Self
1985 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Richard Lester.