J. Lee Thompson Movies, Biography, Credits & Career Highlights

J. Lee Thompson Biography

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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.

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J. Lee Thompson Career Highlights

• Known for The Greek Tycoon, St. Ives, Taras Bulba, Firewalker, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, and The Guns of Navarone.
• Credits include actors, directing, writing, production, and crew.
• Recent listed credits include The Making of 'Cape Fear', The Unforgettable Diana Dors, Behind the Planet of the Apes, and Empire of the Censors.

J. Lee Thompson Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

68

Birth Date

1914-08-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Bristol, England, UK

J. Lee Thompson Known For

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  The Greek Tycoon
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  St. Ives
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  Taras Bulba
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  Firewalker
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  Battle for the Planet of the Apes
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  The Guns of Navarone

J. Lee Thompson Movies and Credits

• actors (7 credits)

  • The Making of 'Cape Fear'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • The Unforgettable Diana Dors

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Behind the Planet of the Apes

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Empire of the Censors

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Anthony Quinn: An Original

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • All Eyes on Sharon Tate

    Self - Interviewee

    actor

    actors
    1966

• directing (8 credits)

  • Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

    director

    directing
    1989
  • Messenger of Death

    director

    directing
    1988
  • Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

    director

    directing
    1987
  • Firewalker

    director

    directing
    1986
  • Murphy's Law

    director

    directing
    1986
  • King Solomon's Mines

    director

    directing
    1985
  • The Ambassador

    director

    directing
    1985
  • The Evil That Men Do

    director

    directing
    1984

• writing (8 credits)

  • Future Hunters

    screenplay

    writing
    1986
  • 10 to Midnight

    story

    writing
    1983
  • For Better, for Worse

    screenplay

    writing
    1954
  • The Weak and the Wicked

    writer

    writing
    1954
  • Murder Without Crime

    screenplay

    writing
    1950
  • No Place for Jennifer

    writer

    writing
    1950
  • For Them That Trespass

    screenplay

    writing
    1949
  • East of Piccadilly

    screenplay

    writing
    1941

• production (4 credits)

  • Return from the Ashes

    producer

    production
    1965
  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    producer

    production
    1965
  • Woman in a Dressing Gown

    producer

    production
    1957
  • The Good Companions

    producer

    production
    1957

• crew (1 credits)

  • Jamaica Inn

    dialogue coach

    crew
    1939

J. Lee Thompson Profiles and Sources

• IMDb
• TMDB