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Richard Marquand(1937-1987)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Richard Marquand
Richard Marquand was born on 22 September 1937 in Llanishen, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Nowhere to Run (1993) and Jagged Edge (1985). He was married to Carol Bell and Josephine Marquand. He died on 4 September 1987 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK.
BornSeptember 22, 1937
DiedSeptember 4, 1987(49)
BornSeptember 22, 1937
DiedSeptember 4, 1987(49)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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Known for

Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
8.3
  • Director
  • 1983
Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin, and Tiffany Taubman in Nowhere to Run (1993)
Nowhere to Run
5.7
  • Writer
  • 1993
Jeff Bridges and Glenn Close in Jagged Edge (1985)
Jagged Edge
6.5
  • Director
  • 1985
NBC Special Treat (1975)
NBC Special Treat
7.0
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Rupert Everett and Bob Dylan in Hearts of Fire (1987)
    Hearts of Fire
    4.4
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Jeff Bridges and Glenn Close in Jagged Edge (1985)
    Jagged Edge
    6.5
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Karen Allen and Thierry Lhermitte in Until September (1984)
    Until September
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
    8.3
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan in Eye of the Needle (1981)
    Eye of the Needle
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1981
  • John Altman, Ray Ashcroft, Rod Culbertson, and Stephen MacKenna in Birth of the Beatles (1979)
    Birth of the Beatles
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Sam Elliott, Katharine Ross, and Roger Daltrey in The Legacy (1978)
    The Legacy
    5.8
    • Director
    • 1978
  • NBC Special Treat (1975)
    NBC Special Treat
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • Pilger
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1975–1976
  • Do Yourself Some Good
    Short
    • Director
    • 1975
  • The Puritan Experience: Forsaking England
    5.3
    Short
    • Director
    • 1975
  • The Puritan Experience: Making of a New World
    5.0
    Short
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Gosling's Travels (1974)
    Gosling's Travels
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Between the Anvil and the Hammer (1973)
    Between the Anvil and the Hammer
    6.4
    Short
    • Director
    • 1973
  • The Iron Village (1973)
    The Iron Village
    Short
    • Director
    • 1973

Producer

  • Rupert Everett and Bob Dylan in Hearts of Fire (1987)
    Hearts of Fire
    4.4
    • producer
    • 1987
  • NBC Special Treat (1975)
    NBC Special Treat
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976
  • Pilger
    7.6
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1976
  • The Puritan Experience: Forsaking England
    5.3
    Short
    • producer
    • 1975
  • The Puritan Experience: Making of a New World
    5.0
    Short
    • producer
    • 1975
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.2
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1973
  • Cameron Country
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968–1970
  • Birmingham '64
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Home for Heroes?
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Adventure (1961)
    Adventure
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1963–1964

Writer

  • Jean-Claude Van Damme, Rosanna Arquette, Kieran Culkin, and Tiffany Taubman in Nowhere to Run (1993)
    Nowhere to Run
    5.7
    • story
    • 1993
  • NBC Special Treat (1975)
    NBC Special Treat
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1976
  • The Puritan Experience: Making of a New World
    5.0
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Gosling's Travels (1974)
    Gosling's Travels
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1974

Personal details

  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • September 22, 1937
    • Llanishen, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
  • Died
    • September 4, 1987
    • Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, UK(stroke)
  • Spouses
      Carol BellJune 19, 1981 - September 4, 1987 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • James Marquand
  • Relatives
    • David Marquand(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Can be seen on the April 2004 Region 1 DVD release of A Room with a View (1986). On disc two there is a BBC obituary piece from a July 1970, broadcast just after E.M. Forster's death entitled 'E.M. Forster Remembered'. In it, Marquand is interviewed about meeting Forster while a student at Cambridge.
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Has directed one Oscar nominated performance: Robert Loggia in Jagged Edge (1985).
  • Quotes
    I'm very interested in directing actors -- many directors direct cameras.
  • Trademark
    Villain characters in his films use a cane as pretending to be weak.

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