J. Lee Thompson
Known for directing · Born 1 August 1914 · Died 30 August 2002 · aged 88 · Bristol, England, UK
62 credits
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002), better known as J. Lee Thompson, was an English film director, active in England and Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. Lee Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known for
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
The Guns of Navarone
1961
Cape Fear
1962
King Solomon's Mines
1985
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
1987
Happy Birthday to Me
1981
10 to Midnight
1983
Firewalker
1986
Mackenna's Gold
1969
Murphy's Law
1986
The White Buffalo
1977
Acting (7)
2001The Making of 'Cape Fear'SelfFilm
2000The Unforgettable Diana DorsSelfFilm
1998Behind the Planet of the ApesSelfFilm
1995Empire of the CensorsSelfFilm
1995Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was KingSelfFilm
1990Anthony Quinn: An OriginalSelfFilm
1966All Eyes on Sharon TateSelf - IntervieweeFilm
Crew (1)
1939Jamaica InnDialogue CoachFilm
Directing (46)
1989Kinjite: Forbidden SubjectsDirectorFilm
1988Messenger of DeathDirectorFilm
1987Death Wish 4: The CrackdownDirectorFilm
1986FirewalkerDirectorFilm
1986Murphy's LawDirectorFilm
1985King Solomon's MinesDirectorFilm
1985The AmbassadorDirectorFilm
1984The Evil That Men DoDirectorFilm
1981Happy Birthday to MeDirectorFilm
1980CaboblancoDirectorFilm
1979The PassageDirectorFilm
1978The Greek TycoonDirectorFilm
1977The White BuffaloDirectorFilm
1976St. IvesDirectorFilm
1976WidowDirectorFilm
1975The Reincarnation of Peter ProudDirectorFilm
1975The Blue KnightDirectorFilm
1974Huckleberry FinnDirectorFilm
1973Battle for the Planet of the ApesDirectorFilm
1972Conquest of the Planet of the ApesDirectorFilm
1972A Great American TragedyDirectorFilm
1970Brotherly LoveDirectorFilm
1969Mackenna's GoldDirectorFilm
1969The ChairmanDirectorFilm
1969Before Winter ComesDirectorFilm
1966Eye of the DevilDirectorFilm
1965Return from the AshesDirector, ProducerFilm
1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Director, ProducerFilm
1964What a Way to Go!DirectorFilm
1963Kings of the SunDirectorFilm
1962Cape FearDirectorFilm
1962Taras BulbaDirectorFilm
1961The Guns of NavaroneDirectorFilm
1960I Aim at the StarsDirectorFilm
1959Tiger BayDirectorFilm
1959North West FrontierDirectorFilm
1959No Trees in the StreetDirectorFilm
1958Ice Cold in AlexDirectorFilm
1957Woman in a Dressing GownDirector, ProducerFilm
1957The Good CompanionsDirector, ProducerFilm
1956Yield to the NightDirectorFilm
1955An Alligator Named DaisyDirectorFilm
1955As Long as They're HappyDirectorFilm
1954For Better, for WorseDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1953The Yellow BalloonDirectorFilm
1950Murder Without CrimeDirector, ScreenplayFilm
Writing (8)
1988Future HuntersScreenplayFilm
198310 to MidnightStory, DirectorFilm
1956Armchair TheatreWriterSeries
1954The Weak and the WickedWriter, DirectorFilm
1950No Place for JenniferWriterFilm
1949For Them That TrespassScreenplayFilm
1941East of PiccadillyScreenplayFilm
1940The Middle WatchWriterFilm