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Steve Lanning(I)

  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
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Steve Lanning was born on 9 September 1948 in Stoke Newington, London, England, UK. He is a producer and assistant director, known for Superman (1978), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and The Omen (1976).
BornSeptember 9, 1948
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
    Superman
    7.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1978
    Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
    8.7
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1980
    Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, and Harvey Stephens in The Omen (1976)
    The Omen
    7.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1976
    A Bridge Too Far (1977)
    A Bridge Too Far
    7.4
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 1977

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Endangered
      • executive producer
      • In Development
      • TV Series
    • Pulse (2022)
      Pulse
      4.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • God Fearing Man
      God Fearing Man
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Nick Berry and Stephen Tompkinson in In Deep (2001)
      In Deep
      6.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2001–2003
    • Nick Berry in Harbour Lights (1999)
      Harbour Lights
      6.4
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1999–2000
    • Nick Berry, Warren Clarke, Robert Daws, and Neil Pearson in The Mystery of Men (1999)
      The Mystery of Men
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1999
    • Trial & Retribution (1997)
      Trial & Retribution
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1997–1998
    • Supply & Demand (1998)
      Supply & Demand
      5.7
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 1998
    • Killer Net (1998)
      Killer Net
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 1998
    • Stand and Deliver
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1997
    • Eamonn Walker in Supply & Demand (1997)
      Supply & Demand
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1997
    • Janet McTeer in The Governor (1995)
      The Governor
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 1995–1996
    • Isaac Hayes and Ian McShane in Soul Survivors (1995)
      Soul Survivors
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1995
    • Strike Force
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1995
    • The Wanderer (1994)
      The Wanderer
      8.1
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1994
    • Spender (1991)
      Spender
      7.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1993

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Fairuza Balk, Brian Henson, John Alexander, Sean Barrett, Denise Bryer, Justin Case, Lyle Conway, Stewart Harvey-Wilson, Jean Marsh, Stephen Norrington, Tim Rose, Deep Roy, Michael Sundin, and Mak Wilson in Return to Oz (1985)
      Return to Oz
      6.7
      • assistant director (uncredited)
      • 1985
    • Slayground (1983)
      Slayground
      4.9
      • assistant director: UK
      • 1983
    • Yentl (1983)
      Yentl
      6.6
      • first assistant director
      • 1983
    • James Fox in Runners (1983)
      Runners
      5.7
      • assistant director
      • 1983
    • Gandhi (1982)
      Gandhi
      8.0
      • assistant director
      • 1982
    • Sam Neill, Anthony Andrews, Lysette Anthony, and Olivia Hussey in Ivanhoe (1982)
      Ivanhoe
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • second assistant director
      • 1982
    • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
      Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
      8.7
      • second assistant director
      • 1980
    • Sean Connery and Brooke Adams in Cuba (1979)
      Cuba
      5.6
      • second assistant director
      • 1979
    • Barbara Kellerman, Simon MacCorkindale, and John Mills in Quatermass (1979)
      Quatermass
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • second assistant director
      • 1979
    • Zulu Dawn (1979)
      Zulu Dawn
      6.7
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 1979
    • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
      Superman
      7.4
      • second assistant director
      • 1978
    • Bette Davis, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Mia Farrow, Olivia Hussey, George Kennedy, Angela Lansbury, Peter Ustinov, Jon Finch, and I.S. Johar in Death on the Nile (1978)
      Death on the Nile
      7.3
      • second assistant director (uncredited)
      • 1978
    • March or Die (1977)
      March or Die
      6.3
      • second assistant director
      • 1977
    • A Bridge Too Far (1977)
      A Bridge Too Far
      7.4
      • assistant director
      • 1977
    • Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, and Harvey Stephens in The Omen (1976)
      The Omen
      7.5
      • second assistant director
      • 1976

    Production Management

    • Sky Bandits (1986)
      Sky Bandits
      4.6
      • executive in charge of production
      • 1986
    • Fairuza Balk, Brian Henson, John Alexander, Sean Barrett, Denise Bryer, Justin Case, Lyle Conway, Stewart Harvey-Wilson, Jean Marsh, Stephen Norrington, Tim Rose, Deep Roy, Michael Sundin, and Mak Wilson in Return to Oz (1985)
      Return to Oz
      6.7
      • production manager (as Stephen Lanning)
      • 1985
    • Dave King and Patricia Routledge in Keep Off the Grass (1983)
      Keep Off the Grass
      6.2
      Short
      • production manager
      • 1983
    • The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
      The Watcher in the Woods
      6.1
      • production manager
      • 1980
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Stephen Lanning
    • Born
      • September 9, 1948
      • Stoke Newington, London, England, UK

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