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Richard Lester

Director, Producer, Actor, Editor, Composer, Writer

19 January 1932 — 25 March 2006 (74 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Three Musketeers
    The Three Musketeers1973

Known For

  • Superman II
    Superman II1980
  • Superman
    Superman1978
  • Superman III
    Superman III1983
  • A Hard Day's Night
    A Hard Day's Night1964
  • Help!
    Help!1965
  • The Three Musketeers
    The Three Musketeers1973
  • Robin and Marian
    Robin and Marian1976
  • The Four Musketeers
    The Four Musketeers1974
  • Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
    Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut2006
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
    A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum1966
  • The Knack... and How to Get It
    The Knack... and How to Get It1965
  • Juggernaut
    Juggernaut1974
  • The Bed Sitting Room
    The Bed Sitting Room1969
  • The Return of the Musketeers
    The Return of the Musketeers1989
  • Petulia
    Petulia1968
  • Cuba
    Cuba1979
  • The Ritz
    The Ritz1976
  • How I Won the War
    How I Won the War1967
  • Royal Flash
    Royal Flash1975
  • Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
    Butch and Sundance: The Early Days1979

Filmography

2006
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
1991
Paul McCartney's Get Back
1989
The Return of the Musketeers
1984
Finders Keepers
1983
Superman III
1980
Superman II
1979
Cuba
1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1976
The Ritz
1976
Robin and Marian
1975
Royal Flash
1974
The Four Musketeers
1974
Juggernaut
1973
The Three MusketeersOn Plex
1969
The Bed Sitting Room
1968
Petulia
1967
How I Won the War
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1965
Help!
1965
The Knack... and How to Get It
1964
A Hard Day's Night
1963
The Mouse on the Moon
1962
Ring-A-Ding Rhythm!
1959
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
1954
The Vise

1984
Finders Keepers · as Executive Producer
1978
Superman
1969
The Bed Sitting Room
1967
How I Won the War

1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days · as Man Watching Hearse Pass By (uncredited)
1965
The Knack... and How to Get It · as Balding Man Passed By Bed In Street
1964
A Hard Day's Night · as Man In Back Of The Stage
1959
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

2023
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling · as Self
2023
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em: 50 Years of Laughs · as Self
2016
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years · as Self
2008
Sex, Drugs and Rock n'Roll: The 60s Revealed · as Self
2008
The Unseen Beatles · as Self
2007
British Film Forever · as Self
2006
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman · as Self
2005
I Told You I Was Ill: The Life and Legacy of Spike Milligan · as Self
2005
Filmmakers in Action · as Self
2004
Words in Progress · as Self
2000
Hollywood Rocks the Movies: The Early Years (1955-1970) · as Self (1995 Interview)
2000
The Unknown Peter Sellers · as Self
1996
You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' · as Self
1995
The Beatles Anthology · as Self (archive Footage)
1993
Hollywood U.K. (1993) · as Self - Presenter
1992
Heroes of Comedy · as Self
1991
Paul McCartney's Get Back: Electronic Press Kit · as Self - Director
1987
Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow · as Self
1984
1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards · as Self
1984
The Making of 'Superman III' · as Self
1982
The Compleat Beatles · as Self - Directs 'a Hard Day's Night'
1982
The Making of 'Superman II' · as Self
1975
Arena (1975) · as Self
1975
Richard Lester · as Self
1971
Film · as Self
1967
Omnibus (1967) · as Self - Contributor
1965
Call My Bluff (1996) · as Self
1965
Hullabaloo! · as Self
1962
The Merv Griffin Show · as Self
1955
This is Your Life (UK) · as Self
1954
Camera Three · as Self
1952
Today · as Self

1959
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

1959
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

1959
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

1959
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film · as Cinematographer