J. Lee Thompson
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 1, 1914
- Died
- August 30, 2002
- Birthplace
- Bristol, England, UK
John Lee Thompson (1 August 1914 – 30 August 2002) was an English film director, screenwriter, producer and playwright. Initially an exponent of social realism, he became known as a versatile and prolific director of thrillers, action, and adventure films. His works included mainstream critical and commercial successes like Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957), Ice Cold in Alex (1958), Tiger Bay (1959), North West Frontier (also 1959), The Guns of Navarone (1961), the original Cape Fear (1962), and Mackenna's Gold (1969). He also directed cult classics like the Planet of the Apes sequels, The White Buffalo (1977), Happy Birthday to Me (1981), King Solomon's Mines (1985) and several Charles Bronson vehicles for Cannon Films in the 1980s. Thompson received an Academy Award nomination for Best Director for The Guns of Navarone. He was also a four-time BAFTA Award nominee (twice for Best Film and twice for Outstanding British Film). He also received accolades from the Berlin International Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival, and was both a Golden Globe and Directors Guild of America Award nominee. Description above from the Wikipedia article J. Lee Thompson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Filmography
The Making of 'Cape Fear' 2001
as Self
The Unforgettable Diana Dors 2000
as Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes 1998
as Self
- Empire of the Censors
Empire of the Censors 1995
as Self
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King 1995
as Self
Anthony Quinn: An Original 1990
as Self
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects 1989
Director
Future Hunters 1988
Screenplay
Messenger of Death 1988
Director
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown 1987
Director
Firewalker 1986
Director
Murphy's Law 1986
Director
King Solomon's Mines 1985
Director
The Ambassador 1985
Director
The Evil That Men Do 1984
Director
10 to Midnight 1983
Story, Director
Happy Birthday to Me 1981
Director
Caboblanco 1980
Director
The Passage 1979
Director
The Greek Tycoon 1978
Director
The White Buffalo 1977
Director
St. Ives 1976
Director
Widow 1976
Director
The Blue Knight 1975
Director
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud 1975
Director
Huckleberry Finn 1974
Director
Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973
Director
A Great American Tragedy 1972
Director
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes 1972
Director
Brotherly Love 1970
Director
The Chairman 1969
Director
Mackenna's Gold 1969
Director
Before Winter Comes 1969
Director
Eye of the Devil 1966
Director
All Eyes on Sharon Tate 1966
as Self - Interviewee
Return from the Ashes 1965
Director, Producer
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! 1965
Director, Producer
What a Way to Go! 1964
Director
Kings of the Sun 1963
Director
Taras Bulba 1962
Director
Cape Fear 1962
Director
The Guns of Navarone 1961
Director
I Aim at the Stars 1960
Director
North West Frontier 1959
Director
No Trees in the Street 1959
Director
Tiger Bay 1959
Director
Ice Cold in Alex 1958
Director
Woman in a Dressing Gown 1957
Director, Producer
The Good Companions 1957
Director, Producer
Yield to the Night 1956
Director
An Alligator Named Daisy 1955
Director
As Long As They're Happy 1955
Director
For Better, for Worse 1954
Director, Screenplay
The Weak and the Wicked 1954
Writer, Director
The Yellow Balloon 1953
Director
Murder Without Crime 1950
Director, Screenplay
No Place for Jennifer 1950
Writer
For Them That Trespass 1949
Screenplay
East of Piccadilly 1941
Screenplay
- The Middle Watch
The Middle Watch 1940
Writer
Jamaica Inn 1939
Dialogue Coach
Credits from TMDB.