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J. Lee Thompson

Directing

Born: 1914-08-01
Died: 2002-08-30
From: Bristol, England, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.7

Also Known As

Jack Lee ThompsonJohn Lee-ThompsonJohn Lee ThompsonДжей Ли ТомпсонДж. Ли ТомпсонДжек Ли ТомпсонДжон Ли Томпсон

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

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Awards & Nominations0 won · 2 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Director

The Guns of Navarone

1962
Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Director

The Guns of Navarone

1961

Acting6 titles

The Unforgettable Diana Dors
10.0
Movie

The Unforgettable Diana Dors

2000Drama
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King
8.5
Movie

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King

1995Documentary
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
7.8
Movie

All Eyes on Sharon Tate

1966Documentary
Behind the Planet of the Apes
7.1
Movie

Behind the Planet of the Apes

1998Documentary
Anthony Quinn: An Original
6.8
Movie

Anthony Quinn: An Original

1990Documentary
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
0
Movie

The Making of 'Cape Fear'

2001Documentary

Directing48 titles

Widow
10.0
Movie

Widow

1976Drama
Cape Fear
7.5
Movie

Cape Fear

1962Thriller
As Long as They're Happy
7.5
Movie

As Long as They're Happy

1955Drama
A Great American Tragedy
7.5
Movie

A Great American Tragedy

1972Drama
The Guns of Navarone
7.3
Movie

The Guns of Navarone

1961Action
Ice Cold in Alex
7.3
Movie

Ice Cold in Alex

1958Action
Tiger Bay
7.2
Movie

Tiger Bay

1959Thriller
What a Way to Go!
7.1
Movie

What a Way to Go!

1964Comedy
The Good Companions
7.0
Movie

The Good Companions

1957Drama
The Blue Knight
7.0
Movie

The Blue Knight

1975Thriller
Yield to the Night
6.9
Movie

Yield to the Night

1956Drama
North West Frontier
6.8
Movie

North West Frontier

1959Action
Mackenna's Gold
6.6
Movie

Mackenna's Gold

1969Action
I Aim at the Stars
6.5
Movie

I Aim at the Stars

1960Drama
Brotherly Love
6.5
Movie

Brotherly Love

1970Drama
The Weak and the Wicked
6.5
Movie

The Weak and the Wicked

1954Drama
An Alligator Named Daisy
6.4
Movie

An Alligator Named Daisy

1955Comedy
Taras Bulba
6.3
Movie

Taras Bulba

1962Action
Woman in a Dressing Gown
6.3
Movie

Woman in a Dressing Gown

1957Drama
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
6.2
Movie

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

1972Action
10 to Midnight
6.2
Movie

10 to Midnight

1983Thriller
Return from the Ashes
6.2
Movie

Return from the Ashes

1965Thriller
Eye of the Devil
6.1
Movie

Eye of the Devil

1966Horror
Murphy's Law
6.1
Movie

Murphy's Law

1986Action
Kings of the Sun
6.1
Movie

Kings of the Sun

1963Drama
The Passage
6.1
Movie

The Passage

1979Action
Messenger of Death
6.0
Movie

Messenger of Death

1988Action
Happy Birthday to Me
6.0
Movie

Happy Birthday to Me

1981Horror
The White Buffalo
6.0
Movie

The White Buffalo

1977Action
Huckleberry Finn
6.0
Movie

Huckleberry Finn

1974Drama
Murder Without Crime
6.0
Movie

Murder Without Crime

1950Thriller
Before Winter Comes
6.0
Movie

Before Winter Comes

1969Drama
The Yellow Balloon
6.0
Movie

The Yellow Balloon

1953Thriller
For Better, for Worse
5.8
Movie

For Better, for Worse

1954Comedy
The Evil That Men Do
5.8
Movie

The Evil That Men Do

1984Action
The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
5.8
Movie

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud

1975Horror
No Trees in the Street
5.8
Movie

No Trees in the Street

1959Drama
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
5.7
Movie

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

1973Action
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
5.7
Movie

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown

1987Thriller
St. Ives
5.7
Movie

St. Ives

1976Action
The Greek Tycoon
5.5
Movie

The Greek Tycoon

1978Drama
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
5.5
Movie

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects

1989Action
The Chairman
5.5
Movie

The Chairman

1969Action
Firewalker
5.4
Movie

Firewalker

1986Action
King Solomon's Mines
5.4
Movie

King Solomon's Mines

1985Action
Caboblanco
5.3
Movie

Caboblanco

1980Action
The Ambassador
5.2
Movie

The Ambassador

1985Drama
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
3.8
Movie

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965Comedy

Writing9 titles

The Weak and the Wicked
6.5
Movie

The Weak and the Wicked

1954Drama
East of Piccadilly
6.3
Movie

East of Piccadilly

1941Thriller
10 to Midnight
6.2
Movie

10 to Midnight

1983Thriller
Murder Without Crime
6.0
Movie

Murder Without Crime

1950Thriller
Armchair Theatre
6.0
Series

Armchair Theatre

1956-1974Drama
For Better, for Worse
5.8
Movie

For Better, for Worse

1954Comedy
No Place for Jennifer
5.8
Movie

No Place for Jennifer

1950Drama
For Them That Trespass
5.3
Movie

For Them That Trespass

1949Drama
Future Hunters
4.6
Movie

Future Hunters

1986Action

Production4 titles

The Good Companions
7.0
Movie

The Good Companions

1957Drama
Woman in a Dressing Gown
6.3
Movie

Woman in a Dressing Gown

1957Drama
Return from the Ashes
6.2
Movie

Return from the Ashes

1965Thriller
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
3.8
Movie

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965Comedy

Crew1 title

Jamaica Inn
6.1
Movie

Jamaica Inn

1939Thriller