Doug Lefler (born in California) is an American film director, screenwriter, film producer and storyboard artist, best known as director of the Dragonheart fantasy adventure film sequel and The Last Legion.
Career
Lefler was born in Southern California, and started making his first home movies at the age of twelve. He started in the film industry as an animator, having made short films as a child and then attended the California Institute of the Arts. His classmates included
Tim Burton,
John Lasseter,
John Musker and
Brad Bird. After two years, he worked for Disney and other studios for several years as a storyboard artist and
animator, before progressing to directing. He worked for many years as a writer and storyboard artist on live-action features before getting his first chance to direct second unit on
Sam Raimi's
Army of Darkness in 1991.
Filmography
Film
Writer
Director
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(2000)
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The Last Legion (2007)
2nd unit director
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Army of Darkness (1991)
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A Simple Plan (1998)
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Spider-Man (2002)
Television
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| 1994 | Hercules and the Circle of Fire | TV movie |
| 1994–1995 | | Episodes "The Wrong Path" and "The Road to Calydon" |
| 1998 | | Episode "Cold Reality" |
| Babylon 5 | Episode "Day of the Dead" |
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