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J. Lee Thompson

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1914-08-01

Deathday: 2002-08-30 (88 years old)

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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Filmography

all 63

Movies 63

Director 44

self 8

Producer 4

Screenplay 3

Writer 3

Self

The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001)

Movie

Self

Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)

Movie

Self

Empire of the Censors (1995)

Movie

Self

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King (1995)

Movie

Self

Anthony Quinn: An Original (1990)

Movie

Director

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)

Movie

Director

Messenger of Death (1988)

Movie

Director

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)

Movie

4.48

Director

Firewalker (1986)

Movie

Director

Murphy's Law (1986)

Movie

Screenplay

Future Hunters (1986)

Movie

Director

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

Movie

Director

The Ambassador (1985)

Movie

Director

The Evil That Men Do (1984)

Movie

Director / Story

10 to Midnight (1983)

Movie

Director

Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

Movie

Director

Caboblanco (1980)

Movie

Director

The Passage (1979)

Movie

Director

The Greek Tycoon (1978)

Movie

Director

The White Buffalo (1977)

Movie

Director

St. Ives (1976)

Movie

Director

Widow (1976)

Movie

Director

The Blue Knight (1975)

Movie

Director

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)

Movie

Director

Huckleberry Finn (1974)

Movie

Director

Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

Movie

5.41

Director

A Great American Tragedy (1972)

Movie

Director

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

Movie

5.47

Director

Brotherly Love (1970)

Movie

Director

The Chairman (1969)

Movie

Director

Mackenna's Gold (1969)

Movie

Director

Before Winter Comes (1969)

Movie

Self

6-18-67 (1967)

Movie

Director

Eye of the Devil (1966)

Movie

Self - Interviewee

All Eyes on Sharon Tate (1966)

Movie

Director / Producer

Return from the Ashes (1965)

Movie

Director / Producer

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)

Movie

Director

What a Way to Go! (1964)

Movie

Director

Kings of the Sun (1963)

Movie

Director

Taras Bulba (1962)

Movie

Director

Cape Fear (1962)

Movie

Director

The Guns of Navarone (1961)

Movie

5.7

Director

I Aim at the Stars (1960)

Movie

Director

North West Frontier (1959)

Movie

Director

No Trees in the Street (1959)

Movie

Director

Tiger Bay (1959)

Movie

Director

Ice Cold in Alex (1958)

Movie

Director / Producer

Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)

Movie

Director / Producer

The Good Companions (1957)

Movie

Director

Yield to the Night (1956)

Movie

Director

An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)

Movie

Director

As Long as They're Happy (1955)

Movie

Director / Screenplay

For Better, for Worse (1954)

Movie

Director / Writer

The Weak and the Wicked (1954)

Movie

Director

The Yellow Balloon (1953)

Movie

Director / Screenplay

Murder Without Crime (1950)

Movie

Writer

No Place for Jennifer (1950)

Movie

Screenplay

For Them That Trespass (1949)

Movie

3.5

Screenplay

East of Piccadilly (1941)

Movie

Writer

The Middle Watch (1940)

Movie

Dialogue Coach

Jamaica Inn (1939)

Movie

Writer

The Price of Folly (1937)

Movie

Self

The Unforgettable Diana Dors

Movie

Gallery

Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1914-08-01

Deathday
2002-08-30 (88 years old)

Birth Name
John Lee Thompson

Birth Place
Bristol, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Jack Lee Thompson, John Lee-Thompson, John Lee Thompson, Джей Ли Томпсон, Дж. Ли Томпсон, Джек Ли Томпсон, Джон Ли Томпсон

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Last updated: 2025-04-03

Charles Bronson worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

9 Movies

Gilbert Taylor worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

9 Movies

Menahem Golan worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

8 Movies

Pancho Kohner worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

8 Movies

Yoram Globus worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

8 Movies

Gregory Peck worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

7 Movies

Richard Best worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

7 Movies

Robert Lennard worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

7 Movies

Marianne Stone worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

6 Movies

Peter Lee-Thompson worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

6 Movies

Ernie F. Orsatti worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

6 Movies

Arthur P. Jacobs worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

5 Movies

Jerome Thor worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

5 Movies

Anthony Quayle worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

5 Movies

Diana Dors worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

5 Movies

Michael F. Anderson worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

5 Movies

Herbert Lom worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

5 Movies

Natalie Trundy worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

5 Movies

Val Stewart worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

5 Movies

David Niven worked together with J. Lee Thompson in:

4 Movies

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J. Lee Thompson

Biography

Filmography

all 63

Movies 63

Director 44

self 8

Producer 4

Screenplay 3

Writer 3

The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001)

Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)

Empire of the Censors (1995)

Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King (1995)

Anthony Quinn: An Original (1990)

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)

Messenger of Death (1988)

Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987)

Firewalker (1986)

Murphy's Law (1986)

Future Hunters (1986)

King Solomon's Mines (1985)

The Ambassador (1985)

The Evil That Men Do (1984)

10 to Midnight (1983)

Happy Birthday to Me (1981)

Caboblanco (1980)

The Passage (1979)

The Greek Tycoon (1978)

The White Buffalo (1977)

St. Ives (1976)

Widow (1976)

The Blue Knight (1975)

The Reincarnation of Peter Proud (1975)

Huckleberry Finn (1974)

Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

A Great American Tragedy (1972)

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

Brotherly Love (1970)

The Chairman (1969)

Mackenna's Gold (1969)

Before Winter Comes (1969)

6-18-67 (1967)

Eye of the Devil (1966)

All Eyes on Sharon Tate (1966)

Return from the Ashes (1965)

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)

What a Way to Go! (1964)

Kings of the Sun (1963)

Taras Bulba (1962)

Cape Fear (1962)

The Guns of Navarone (1961)

I Aim at the Stars (1960)

North West Frontier (1959)

No Trees in the Street (1959)

Tiger Bay (1959)

Ice Cold in Alex (1958)

Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)

The Good Companions (1957)

Yield to the Night (1956)

An Alligator Named Daisy (1955)

As Long as They're Happy (1955)

For Better, for Worse (1954)

The Weak and the Wicked (1954)

The Yellow Balloon (1953)

Murder Without Crime (1950)

No Place for Jennifer (1950)

For Them That Trespass (1949)

East of Piccadilly (1941)

The Middle Watch (1940)

Jamaica Inn (1939)

The Price of Folly (1937)

The Unforgettable Diana Dors

Gallery

Information

Known ForDirecting

GenderMale

Birthday1914-08-01

Deathday2002-08-30 (88 years old)

Birth NameJohn Lee Thompson

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1914-08-01

Deathday
2002-08-30 (88 years old)

Birth Name
John Lee Thompson

Birth Place
Bristol, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Jack Lee Thompson, John Lee-Thompson, John Lee Thompson, Джей Ли Томпсон, Дж. Ли Томпсон, Джек Ли Томпсон, Джон Ли Томпсон