J. Lee Thompson

Deceased · Born: Aug 1, 1914 · Died: Aug 30, 2002

Personal Details

Born Aug 1, 1914 Bristol, England, UK

Spouse

Penny Thompson
( May 9, 1962 to Aug 30, 2002 )
Florence (Bill) Bailey
( Dec 31, 1969 to May 10, 2024 )
Lucille Kelly
( May 10, 2024 to May 10, 2024 )
Joan Henry

Biography

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

Career

appearances

1995

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

Empire of the Censors

Empire of the Censors

1990

Anthony Quinn: An Original

Anthony Quinn: An Original

writing

1986

Future Hunters as Screenplay

1950

No Place for Jennifer

No Place for Jennifer as Writer

1949

For Them That Trespass

For Them That Trespass as Screenplay

directing

1989

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects as Director

1988

Messenger of Death

Messenger of Death as Director

1987

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown as Director

1986

Firewalker as Director

Murphy's Law as Director

1985

King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines as Director

The Ambassador as Director

1984

The Evil That Men Do

The Evil That Men Do as Director

1983

10 to Midnight as Director, Story

1981

Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me as Director

1980

Cabo Blanco as Director

1979

The Passage as Director

1978

The Greek Tycoon

The Greek Tycoon as Director

1977

The White Buffalo

The White Buffalo as Director

1976

St. Ives as Director

1975

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud as Director

1974

Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn as Director

1973

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

Battle for the Planet of the Apes as Director

1972

A Great American Tragedy

A Great American Tragedy as Director

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes as Director

1970

Brotherly Love as Director

1969

The Chairman as Director

Before Winter Comes

Before Winter Comes as Director

Mackenna's Gold

Mackenna's Gold as Director

1966

Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil as Director

1965

Return from the Ashes

Return from the Ashes as Director

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Director

1964

What a Way to Go!

What a Way to Go! as Director

1963

Kings of the Sun

Kings of the Sun as Director

1962

Cape Fear as Director

Taras Bulba as Director

1961

The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone as Director

1960

I Aim at the Stars

I Aim at the Stars as Director

1959

No Trees in the Street

No Trees in the Street as Director

North West Frontier

North West Frontier as Director

Tiger Bay as Director

1958

Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex as Director

1957

The Good Companions

The Good Companions as Director

Woman in a Dressing Gown

Woman in a Dressing Gown as Director

1956

Yield to the Night

Yield to the Night as Director

1955

An Alligator Named Daisy

An Alligator Named Daisy as Director

As Long as They're Happy

As Long as They're Happy as Director

1954

Young and Willing

Young and Willing as Director, Writer

1953

The Yellow Balloon

The Yellow Balloon as Director

1950

Murder Without Crime

Murder Without Crime as Director, Screenplay