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.
Directed
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Superman II (1980) — Director
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Superman III (1983) — Director
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A Hard Day's Night (1964) — Director
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The Three Musketeers (1973) — Director
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Help! (1965) — Director
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Robin and Marian (1976) — Director
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The Four Musketeers (1974) — Director
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The Return of the Musketeers (1989) — Director
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Juggernaut (1974) — Director
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) — Director
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The Knack... and How to Get It (1965) — Director
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The Bed Sitting Room (1969) — Director
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Cuba (1979) — Director
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Petulia (1968) — Director
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The Ritz (1976) — Director
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Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) — Director
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How I Won the War (1967) — Director
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Finders Keepers (1984) — Director
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The Mouse on the Moon (1963) — Director
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The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959) — Director
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Royal Flash (1975) — Director
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It's Trad, Dad! (1962) — Director
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Paul McCartney's Get Back (1991) — Director
- A Show Called Fred (1956) — Director
- The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d (1956) — Director
Also appeared in
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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016) — Self
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The Beatles Anthology (1995) — Self (archive footage)
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Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) — Man Watching Hearse Pass by (uncredited)
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The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959)
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THE BEATLES in HELP! (2007) — Self
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The Making of 'Superman II' (1983) — Self
- Film '72 (1971) — Self
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Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' (2004) — Self
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Filmmakers in Action (2006) — Self
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The Making of 'Superman III' (1985) — Self
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The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000) — Self
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You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' (1995) — Self
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Richard Lester! (1998)
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Things They Said Today (2002) — Self
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Spike (1996) — Self
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La route (1975)
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Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties (1993) — Self - Presenter
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A Turnip Head's Guide To The British Cinema (1986) — Self
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Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace (2014) — Self - Director
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Petulia: The Uncommon Movie (1968) — Himself