J. Lee Thompson

Career Overview

J. Lee Thompson has 68 screen credits in a career dating back to 1939. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Planet of the Apes with 2 titles. Signature works include King Solomon's Mines, The Guns of Navarone, Death Wish 4: The Crackdown. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 68
Birth Date: 1914-08-01
Birth Place: Bristol, England, UK

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

Planet of the Apes (2 titles)
Planet of the Apes (Original) Collection (2 titles)
Death Wish (1 titles)
Allan Quatermain Collection (1 titles)
Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn Collection (1 titles)
Navarone Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Gregory Peck (2 collaborations)
Anthony Quayle (2 collaborations)
Roddy McDowall (2 collaborations)
Natalie Trundy (2 collaborations)
Severn Darden (2 collaborations)
Richard Chamberlain (1 collaborations)
Sharon Stone (1 collaborations)
Herbert Lom (1 collaborations)
John Rhys-Davies (1 collaborations)
Ken Gampu (1 collaborations)

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 (47 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
- 10 to Midnight
  director
  
  directing
  
  1983
- Happy Birthday to Me
  director
  
  directing
  
  1981
- Caboblanco
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
- The Passage
  director
  
  directing
  
  1979
- The Greek Tycoon
  director
  
  directing
  
  1978
- The White Buffalo
  director
  
  directing
  
  1977
- St. Ives
  director
  
  directing
  
  1976
- Widow
  director
  
  directing
  
  1976
- The Blue Knight
  director
  
  directing
  
  1975
- The Reincarnation of Peter Proud
  director
  
  directing
  
  1975
- Huckleberry Finn
  director
  
  directing
  
  1974
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes
  director
  
  directing
  
  1973
- A Great American Tragedy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1972
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
  director
  
  directing
  
  1972
- Brotherly Love
  director
  
  directing
  
  1970
- The Chairman
  director
  
  directing
  
  1969
- Mackenna's Gold
  director
  
  directing
  
  1969
- Before Winter Comes
  director
  
  directing
  
  1969
- Return from the Ashes
  director
  
  directing
  
  1965
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
  director
  
  directing
  
  1965
- What a Way to Go!
  director
  
  directing
  
  1964
- Kings of the Sun
  director
  
  directing
  
  1963
- Taras Bulba
  director
  
  directing
  
  1962
- Cape Fear
  director
  
  directing
  
  1962
- The Guns of Navarone
  director
  
  directing
  
  1961
- I Aim at the Stars
  director
  
  directing
  
  1960
- North West Frontier
  director
  
  directing
  
  1959
- No Trees in the Street
  director
  
  directing
  
  1959
- Tiger Bay
  director
  
  directing
  
  1959
- Ice Cold in Alex
  director
  
  directing
  
  1958
- Woman in a Dressing Gown
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- The Good Companions
  director
  
  directing
  
  1957
- Yield to the Night
  director
  
  directing
  
  1956
- An Alligator Named Daisy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1955
- As Long As They're Happy
  director
  
  directing
  
  1955
- For Better, for Worse
  director
  
  directing
  
  1954
- The Weak and the Wicked
  director
  
  directing
  
  1954
- The Yellow Balloon
  director
  
  directing
  
  1953
- Murder Without Crime
  director
  
  directing
  
  1950
writing (9 credits)
- Future Hunters
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1988
- 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
- The Middle Watch
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1940
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