Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

53

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-01-19 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Also Known As

Richard Lester Liebman

Dick Lester

Richard Lester

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.

Known For

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

The Making of 'Superman II'

The Making of 'Superman II'

The Unknown Peter Sellers

The Unknown Peter Sellers

Acting

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

1979

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

as

Man Watching Hearse Pass by (uncredited)

The Beatles: Help!

2007

The Beatles: Help!

as

Self

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

1959

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

as

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'

1995

You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'

as

Self

The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling

2023

The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling

as

Self (archive footage)

The Making of 'Superman III'

1985

The Making of 'Superman III'

as

Self

A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema

1986

A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema

as

Self

Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

2014

Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

as

Himself - Director

Richard Lester!

1998

Richard Lester!

as

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

2016

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years

as

Self

The Making of 'Superman II'

1982

The Making of 'Superman II'

as

Self

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

2004

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

as

Self

Things They Said Today

2002

Things They Said Today

as

Self

Filmmakers in Action

2006

Filmmakers in Action

as

Self

The Unknown Peter Sellers

2000

The Unknown Peter Sellers

as

Himself

Spike

1996

Spike

as

Himself

Petulia: The Uncommon Movie

1968

Petulia: The Uncommon Movie

as

Himself

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

2006

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

as

Self (archive footage)

La route

1975

La route

as

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

as

Self - Presenter

The Beatles Anthology

The Beatles Anthology

as

Self (archive footage)

Production

The Bed Sitting Room

1969

The Bed Sitting Room

as

How I Won the War

1967

How I Won the War

as

Finders Keepers

1984

Finders Keepers

as

Crew

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

1959

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

as

Directing

A Hard Day's Night

1964

A Hard Day's Night

as

Robin and Marian

1976

Robin and Marian

as

The Three Musketeers

1973

The Three Musketeers

as

Finders Keepers

1984

Finders Keepers

as

The Four Musketeers

1974

The Four Musketeers

as

Superman II

1980

Superman II

as

Superman III

1983

Superman III

as

The Bed Sitting Room

1969

The Bed Sitting Room

as

How I Won the War

1967

How I Won the War

as

The Return of the Musketeers

1989

The Return of the Musketeers

as

Juggernaut

1974

Juggernaut

as

Petulia

1968

Petulia

as

The Knack... and How to Get It

1965

The Knack... and How to Get It

as

Help!

1965

Help!

as

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

1979

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days

as

Cuba

1979

Cuba

as

The Ritz

1976

The Ritz

as

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

as

The Mouse on the Moon

1963

The Mouse on the Moon

as

Royal Flash

1975

Royal Flash

as

It's Trad, Dad!

1962

It's Trad, Dad!

as

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

1959

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

as

Paul McCartney's Get Back

1991

Paul McCartney's Get Back

as

A Show Called Fred

A Show Called Fred

as

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d

as