George Lucas

Where to watch George Lucas

• Minions & MonstersMovie · 2026
• Star WarsMovie · 1977
• The Empire Strikes BackMovie · 1980

Biography

George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. Lucas is known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts and Industrial Light & Magic. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas co-founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Lucas wrote and directed THX 1138 (1971), based on his earlier student short Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which was a critical success but a financial failure. His next work as a writer-director was the film American Graffiti (1973), inspired by his youth in early 1960s Modesto, California, and produced through the newly founded Lucasfilm. The film was critically and commercially successful, and received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. Lucas's next film, the epic space opera Star Wars (1977), had a troubled production but was a surprise hit, becoming the highest-grossing film at the time, winning six Academy Awards and sparking a cultural phenomenon. Lucas produced and co-wrote the sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). With director Steven Spielberg, he created, produced and co-wrote the Indiana Jones films Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Temple of Doom (1984), The Last Crusade (1989) and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). He also produced and wrote a variety of films and television series through Lucasfilm between the 1970s and the 2010s. In 1997, Lucas rereleased the Star Wars trilogy as part of a special edition featuring several alterations; home media versions with further changes were released in 2004 and 2011. He returned to directing with a Star Wars prequel trilogy comprising The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge of the Sith (2005). He last collaborated on the CGI-animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2014, 2020), the war film Red Tails (2012), and the CGI film Strange Magic (2015). Lucas is one of history's most financially successful filmmakers and has been nominated for four Academy Awards. His films are among the 100 highest-grossing movies at the North American box office, adjusted for ticket-price inflation. Lucas is considered a significant figure of the 20th-century New Hollywood movement. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Lucas, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

1. 2026Minions & Monstersas George Lucas (voice)
2. 2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Storyas Self
3. 2024Music by John Williamsas Self - Filmmaker
4. 2024Jim Henson Idea Manas Self (archive footage)
5. 2023Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyExecutive producer
6. 2022LIGHT & MAGICas Self · 9 episodes
7. 2020Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorianas Self - Creator of Star Wars · 3 episodes
8. 2019Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Soundas Self
9. 2017Spielbergas Self
10. 2015Strange MagicExecutive producer · Story
11. 2013Miliusas Self
12. 2012Side by Sideas Self
13. 2012Red TailsExecutive producer
14. 2010The People vs. George Lucasas Self (archive footage)
15. 2009Waking Sleeping Beautyas Self (archive footage)
16. 2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsExecutive producer · Creator
17. 2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsExecutive producer
18. 2008Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullStory · Executive producer
19. 2007Heckleras Self
20. 2007The Pixar Storyas Self
21. 2007Robot Chicken: Star Warsas Self (voice)
22. 2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sithas Baron Papanoida (uncredited) · Executive producer · Screenplay · Director
23. 2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editingas Self
24. 2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogyas Self
25. 2003Star Wars: Clone WarsProducer · Creator
26. 2003The O.C.as George Lucas · 1 episode
27. 2003Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywoodas Self
28. 2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesScreenplay · Director · Producer · Executive producer · Story
29. 1999Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom MenaceDirector · Executive producer · Writer
30. 1997Men in Blackas Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
31. 1997Just Shoot Me!as George Lucas · 1 episode
32. 1994Radioland MurdersExecutive producer · Story
33. 1994Beverly Hills Cop IIIas Disappointed Man
34. 1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesStory · Executive producer · Writer · Creator
35. 1991Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypseas Self
36. 1991Hookas Man Kissing on Bridge (uncredited)
37. 1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeExecutive producer · Story
38. 1988The Land Before TimeExecutive producer
39. 1988Tucker: The Man and His DreamExecutive producer
40. 1988WillowExecutive producer · Story
41. 1988PowaqqatsiExecutive producer
42. 1986Captain EOWriter · Executive producer
43. 1986Howard the DuckExecutive producer
44. 1986LabyrinthExecutive producer
45. 1985Ewoks: The Battle for EndorExecutive producer · Story
46. 1985Mishima: A Life in Four ChaptersExecutive producer
47. 1985Star Wars: DroidsExecutive producer · Creator
48. 1984The Ewok AdventureStory · Executive producer
49. 1984Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doomas Missionary (uncredited) · Executive producer · Story
50. 1983Return of the JediStory · Screenplay · Executive producer
51. 1981Body HeatExecutive producer
52. 1981Raiders of the Lost ArkExecutive producer · Story
53. 1980The Empire Strikes BackExecutive producer · Story
54. 1980KagemushaExecutive producer
55. 1979More American GraffitiExecutive producer
56. 1977Star WarsExecutive producer · Writer · Director
57. 1973American Graffitias Pinkie’s Pizza Employee (voice) (uncredited) · Director · Writer
58. 1971THX 1138Screenplay · Editor · Director · Story
59. 1967Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EBWriter · Director
60. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 1 episode