Richard Marquand

Known for

Directing

Born

September 22, 1937

Birthplace

Cardiff, Wales, UK

Died

September 4, 1987 (aged 49)

Biography

Richard Alfred Marquand (22 September 1937 – 4 September 1987) was a Welsh film director best known for directing the blockbuster Star Wars film, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983).

Best known work

Return of the Jedi

1983

Nowhere to Run

1993

Jagged Edge

1985

Eye of the Needle

1981

The Legacy

1978

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

1983

Birth of the Beatles

1979

Until September

1984

Hearts of Fire

1987

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

1983

Filmography

2019
E. M. Forster: His Longest Journey
as Self (archive footage)
1993
Nowhere to Run
Story
1987
Hearts of Fire
Director
1987
Getting to Dylan
as Self
1985
Jagged Edge
Director
1984
Until September
Director
1983
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
as Self
1983
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi
as Self
1983
Return of the Jedi
as Maj. Marquand - AT-ST Driver / EV-9D9 (voice) (uncredited), Director
1981
Eye of the Needle
Director
1979
Birth of the Beatles
Director
1978
The Legacy
Director
1976
Street of Joy
Director, Producer
1976
Pyramid Lake Is Dying
Director, Producer
1976
Zap!! The Weapon Is Food
Director, Producer
1975
NBC Special TreatTV
Director
1975
To Know Us Is To Love Us
Director, Producer
1975
Mr Nixon's Secret Legacy
Director, Producer
1973
The Iron Village
Director
1973
Between the Anvil and the Hammer
Director
1971
The Search for the NileTV
Director
1970
Edward II
Co-Director
1970
E.M. Forster 1879-1970
1967
One Pair of EyesTV
Director