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George Lucas

Born
May 14, 1944
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. Lucas is known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts and Industrial Light & Magic. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas co-founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Lucas wrote and directed THX 1138 (1971), based on his earlier student short Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which was a critical success but a financial failure. His next work as a writer-director was the film American Graffiti (1973), inspired by his youth in early 1960s Modesto, California, and produced through the newly founded Lucasfilm. The film was critically and commercially successful, and received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. Lucas's next film, the epic space opera Star Wars (1977), had a troubled production but was a surprise hit, becoming the highest-grossing film at the time, winning six Academy Awards and sparking a cultural phenomenon. Lucas produced and co-wrote the sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). With director Steven Spielberg, he created, produced and co-wrote the Indiana Jones films Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Temple of Doom (1984), The Last Crusade (1989) and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). He also produced and wrote a variety of films and television series through Lucasfilm between the 1970s and the 2010s. In 1997, Lucas rereleased the Star Wars trilogy as part of a special edition featuring several alterations; home media versions with further changes were released in 2004 and 2011. He returned to directing with a Star Wars prequel trilogy comprising The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge of the Sith (2005). He last collaborated on the CGI-animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2014, 2020), the war film Red Tails (2012), and the CGI film Strange Magic (2015). Lucas is one of history's most financially successful filmmakers and has been nominated for four Academy Awards. His films are among the 100 highest-grossing movies at the North American box office, adjusted for ticket-price inflation. Lucas is considered a significant figure of the 20th-century New Hollywood movement. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Lucas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Star Wars
(1977)
Director
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(2005)
Director
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
(1999)
Director
Return of the Jedi
(1983)
Second Unit Director
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
(2002)
Director
American Graffiti
(1973)
Director
THX 1138
(1971)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Acting
Filmmaker
(1968)
Himself (voice)
The New Cinema
(1968)
George Lucas: Maker of Films
(1971)
Himself
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
(1971)
Self
The Making of Star Wars
(1977)
Self
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)
Self
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
(1980)
Himself
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
(1981)
Self
From 'Star Wars' to 'Jedi' : The Making of a Saga
(1983)
Self
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
(1983)
Self
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
(1984)
Self
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(1984)
Missionary (uncredited)
The Making of Captain EO
(1986)
Self
Citizen Steve
(1987)
Self - Filmmaker
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth
(1988)
Willow: The Making of an Adventure
(1988)
Self - Executive Producer
Making of 'Dreams'
(1990)
Self
Martin Scorsese Directs
(1990)
Self
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
(1991)
Self
Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.
(1991)
Self
Hook
(1991)
Man Kissing on Bridge (uncredited)
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
(1992)
Self
Young Indy Around the World
(1993)
Beverly Hills Cop III
(1994)
Disappointed Man
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
(1995)
Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
(1995)
Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
(1996)
Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
(1997)
Self
The Harryhausen Chronicles
(1997)
Himself
Men in Black
(1997)
Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
(1998)
Himself
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
(1998)
Self
The Mythology of Star Wars
(1999)
Self
The Unauthorized 'Star Wars' Story
(1999)
Self (archive footage)
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
(1999)
Self
Hollywood's Master of Myth: Joseph Campbell - The Force Behind Star Wars
(1999)
Self
Kurosawa
(2000)
Self (archive footage)
The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'
(2001)
Self
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
(2001)
Self
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
(2002)
Self
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
(2002)
Self
Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
(2003)
Self
The Light and Magic of 'Indiana Jones'
(2003)
Self
The Stunts of 'Indiana Jones'
(2003)
Self
The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
(2003)
Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
(2004)
Self
The Characters of Star Wars
(2004)
Self
Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
(2004)
Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
(2004)
Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
(2004)
Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
(2004)
Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
(2004)
Self
Tell Them Who You Are
(2004)
Self
Star Wars: Deleted Magic
(2005)
Self (archive footage)
The Chosen One
(2005)
Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
(2005)
Self
Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa
(2005)
Self
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
(2005)
Self
Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga
(2005)
Self
Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us
(2005)
Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
(2005)
Self
Hollywood's Greatest Villains
(2005)
Self
Alien Planet
(2005)
Himself
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(2005)
Baron Papanoida (uncredited)
Creatures from Star Wars
(2006)
Self
The Sci-Fi Boys
(2006)
Self
Fog City Mavericks
(2007)
Himself
Star Warriors
(2007)
Self
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
(2007)
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
(2007)
Self
Journey Through the Labyrinth
(2007)
Self
The Pixar Story
(2007)
Self
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
(2007)
Self
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
(2007)
Self
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
(2007)
Self (voice)
Heckler
(2007)
Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
(2008)
Self
Mardik: From Baghdad to Hollywood
(2008)
Self
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
(2008)
Self
Indiana Jones 4: The Return of a Legend
(2008)
Self
Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel
(2009)
Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
(2009)
Self (archive footage)
The People vs. George Lucas
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
(2010)
Self
Project Happiness
(2011)
Himself
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
(2011)
Self
Hollywood between Paranoia and Sci-Fi: The Power of Myth
(2011)
Self
Side by Side
(2012)
Self
Close Up
(2012)
Self (archive footage)
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking
(2013)
Self - Executive Producer (archive footage)
Milius
(2013)
Self
Drew: The Man Behind the Poster
(2013)
Himself
A Night at the Movies: George Lucas & The World of Fantasy Cinema
(2014)
Himself
Ralph McQuarrie: Tribute to a Master
(2014)
Himself
Face of Unity
(2014)
Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
(2014)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(2014)
Self (archive footage)
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
(2015)
Self
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
(2015)
Self
Sean Connery: In His Own Words
(2015)
Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
(2017)
Self
Spielberg
(2017)
Self
The Phantom Menace 20 Years Later
(2019)
Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
(2019)
Self
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
(2019)
The Skywalker Legacy
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
(2021)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
(2021)
Self
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
(2021)
Self
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
(2022)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
(2023)
Self
If These Walls Could Sing
(2023)
Self
Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain
(2023)
Self
A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened
(2023)
Self (archive footage)
Willow: Behind the Magic
(2023)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Editing
Writing
Look at Life
(1965)
Writer
Herbie
(1966)
Writer
1:42.08
(1966)
Writer
Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB
(1967)
Writer
anyone lived in a pretty [how] town
(1967)
Writer
6-18-67
(1967)
Writer
The Emperor
(1967)
Writer
Filmmaker
(1968)
Writer
THX 1138
(1971)
Screenplay and Story
American Graffiti
(1973)
Writer
Star Wars
(1977)
Writer
The Star Wars Holiday Special
(1978)
Characters
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee
(1978)
Story
More American Graffiti
(1979)
Characters
The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)
Story
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981)
Story
Return of the Ewok
(1982)
Characters
Return of the Jedi
(1983)
Story and Screenplay
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(1984)
Story and Characters
The Ewok Adventure
(1984)
Story
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
(1985)
Screenplay
Star Wars: Droids - The Battle Against Sise Fromm
(1985)
Characters
Captain EO
(1986)
Writer
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
(1986)
Original Film Writer
Willow
(1988)
Story
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(1989)
Characters and Story
Radioland Murders
(1994)
Story
Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village
(1997)
Characters
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
(1999)
Screenplay
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
(1999)
Story
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
(1999)
Story
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
(1999)
Story
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
(1999)
Story
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life
(1999)
Story
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
(1999)
Story
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
(1999)
Story
The Dark Redemption
(1999)
Characters
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
(2000)
Story
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
(2000)
Story
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
(2000)
Story
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
(2002)
Screenplay and Story
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(2005)
Screenplay
LEGO Star Wars: Revenge of The Brick
(2005)
Original Film Writer
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
(2007)
Original Film Writer
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
(2008)
Story and Characters
Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick
(2008)
Original Film Writer
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
(2008)
Original Film Writer
LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2
(2009)
Original Film Writer
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
(2010)
Original Film Writer
LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
(2011)
Original Film Writer
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
(2012)
Characters
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
(2014)
Characters
Citizen Vader
(2014)
Characters
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
Characters
Strange Magic
(2015)
Story
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
(2016)
Characters
Rebel Scum
(2016)
Characters
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
(2017)
Characters
Solo: A Star Wars Story
(2018)
Characters
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(2019)
Characters
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
(2020)
Characters
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
(2022)
Characters
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(2023)
Characters
Crew
Camera
Sound
Production
Star Wars
(1977)
Executive Producer
More American Graffiti
(1979)
Executive Producer
The Empire Strikes Back
(1980)
Executive Producer
Kagemusha
(1980)
Executive Producer
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(1981)
Executive Producer
Return of the Jedi
(1983)
Executive Producer
Twice Upon a Time
(1983)
Executive Producer
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(1984)
Executive Producer
The Ewok Adventure
(1984)
Executive Producer
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
(1985)
Executive Producer
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
(1985)
Executive Producer
Howard the Duck
(1986)
Executive Producer
Labyrinth
(1986)
Executive Producer
Inside the Labyrinth
(1986)
Executive Producer
Captain EO
(1986)
Executive Producer
Willow
(1988)
Executive Producer
The Land Before Time
(1988)
Executive Producer
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
(1988)
Executive Producer
Powaqqatsi
(1988)
Executive Producer
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(1989)
Executive Producer
Radioland Murders
(1994)
Executive Producer
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
(1999)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
(2000)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
(2000)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life
(2000)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
(2000)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
(2000)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
(2000)
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
(2000)
Executive Producer
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
(2002)
Producer and Executive Producer
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(2005)
Executive Producer
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
(2008)
Executive Producer
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
(2008)
Executive Producer
Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Darth Maul Returns
(2012)
Executive Producer
Red Tails
(2012)
Executive Producer
Strange Magic
(2015)
Executive Producer
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(2023)
Executive Producer
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