Richard Marquand

September 22, 1937 · Cardiff, Wales, UK

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).

Notable work

7.9
Return of the Jedi (1983)
as Maj. Marquand - AT-ST Driver / EV-9D9 (voice) (uncredited) and Director

Often works with

John Pilger
5 titles together
Street of Joy, Pyramid Lake Is Dying, Zap!! The Weapon Is Food
Christopher Cazenove
2 titles together
Eye of the Needle, Until September
Stephen MacKenna
2 titles together
Eye of the Needle, Birth of the Beatles

Full filmography · 16

Hearts of Fire
Director
1987
Jagged Edge
Director
19856.2
Until September
Director
1984
Return of the Jedi
as Maj. Marquand - AT-ST Driver / EV-9D9 (voice) (uncredited) and Director
19837.9
Eye of the Needle
Director
19816.6
Birth of the Beatles
Director
1979
The Legacy
Director
19785.4
Street of Joy
Director
1976
Pyramid Lake Is Dying
Director
1976
Zap!! The Weapon Is Food
Director
1976
To Know Us Is To Love Us
Director
1975
Mr Nixon's Secret Legacy
Director
1975