Irvin Kershner

Irvin Kershner is an American film director born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 29th, 1923. His first work in the science fiction genre was directing the 1980 sequel to Star Wars entitled The Empire Strikes Back. In 1990, he directed another film sequel, RoboCop 2, ostensibly the first film to follow the first RoboCop in 1987. In 1993, Kershner directed the "To Be or Not to Be" episode of SeaQuest 2032. Kershner retired from directing shortly following his work on SeaQuest.

Notes & Trivia

 * Kershner's directorial debut was the 1958 film Stakeout on Dope Street.


 * Outside of the sci-fi genre, Kershner has also directed 35 episodes of The Rebel, The Young Captives in 1959, Hoodlum Priest in 1961, The Eyes of Laura Mars in 1978 and the James Bond film Never Say Never Again in 1983.