Biography (1)
Before his 20th birthday, Thompson was an established actor and playwright. His first involvement with film was as an actor in 1934. Five years later he started to work as a scriptwriter for British International Pictures. Around that time, he also worked with Alfred Hitchcock during the making of Jamaica Inn (1939) as a dialogue coach. His directorial debut was with Murder Without Crime (1950), but it was with his second film, The Yellow Balloon (1951), that he… (more)
Gallery (1)
Eye of the Devil (1967)
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Director
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1986 |
Future Hunters |
| 1954 |
For Better, for Worse |
The Weak and the Wicked |
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| 1953 |
The Yellow Balloon |
| 1950 |
Last Holiday |
Murder Without Crime - screenplay, theater play |
|
No Place for Jennifer |
|
| 1949 |
For Them That Trespass |
| 1941 |
East of Piccadilly |
| 1940 |
The Middle Watch |
| 1937 |
Price of Folly, The - screenplay, theater play |
Actor
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2021 |
The Directors (series) - a.f. |
J. Lee Thompson - a.f. (S06E07) |
|
| 2001 |
The Making of 'Cape Fear' |
| 2000 |
Memories of Navarone |
Unforgettable Diana Dors (TV movie) |
|
| 1998 |
Behind the Planet of the Apes (TV movie) |
| 1995 |
Empire of the Censors (TV movie) |
Yul Brynner: The Man Who Was King (TV movie) |
|
| 1990 |
Anthony Quinn: An Original (TV movie) |
| 1967 |
All Eyes On Sharon Tate |
Producer
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2003 |
The 75th Annual Academy Awards |