Biography
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. Lucas is known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts and Industrial Light & Magic. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas co-founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Lucas wrote and directed THX 1138 (1971), based on his earlier student short Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which was a critical success but a financial failure. His next work as a writer-director was the film American Graffiti (1973), inspired by his youth in early 1960s Modesto, California, and produced through the newly founded Lucasfilm. The film was critically and commercially successful, and received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. Lucas's next film, the epic space opera Star Wars (1977), had a troubled production but was a surprise hit, becoming the highest-grossing film at the time, winning six Academy Awards and sparking a cultural phenomenon. Lucas produced and co-wrote the sequels The Empire Strike…
Directed
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Star Wars (1977) — Director
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) — Director
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — Director
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) — Director
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American Graffiti (1973) — Director
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THX 1138 (1971) — Director
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Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB (1967) — Director
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Freiheit (1966) — Director
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1:42.08 (1966) — Director
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Herbie (1966) — Director
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Look at Life (1965) — Director
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anyone lived in a pretty [how] town (1967) — Director
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The Emperor (1967) — Director
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6-18-67 (1967) — Director
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Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' (1971) — Director
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Filmmaker (1968) — Director
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Cinema16: American Short Films (2006) — Director
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Le court des grands (2005) — Director
Also appeared in
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — Baron Papanoida (uncredited)
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Men in Black (1997) — Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) — Missionary (uncredited)
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Hook (1991) — Man Kissing on Bridge (uncredited)
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Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) — Disappointed Man
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American Graffiti (1973) — Pinkie’s Pizza Employee (voice) (uncredited)
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The O.C. (2003) — George Lucas
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The Daily Show (1996) — Self
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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) — Self
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Side by Side (2012) — Self
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Spielberg (2017) — Self
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The Colbert Report (2005) — Self (uncredited)
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The Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007) — Self (voice)
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The Pixar Story (2007) — Self
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Minions & Monsters (2026) — George Lucas (voice)
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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) — Self
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Just Shoot Me! (1997) — George Lucas
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) — Self - Guest
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) — Self
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Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) — Self (archive footage)
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The People vs. George Lucas (2010) — Self (archive footage)
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Music by John Williams (2024) — Self - Filmmaker
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) — Self
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The Oscars (1953) — Self
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Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2020) — Self - Creator of Star Wars
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) — Self
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Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025) — Self
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LIGHT & MAGIC (2022) — Self
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Heckler (2007) — Self
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Milius (2013) — Self
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Jim Henson Idea Man (2024) — Self (archive footage)
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James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018) — Self
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Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett (2021) — Self
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Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed (2007) — Self
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Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013) — Self
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The Making of Star Wars (1977) — Self
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible (2010) — Self
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Alien Planet (2005) — Self
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Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age (2021) — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)