George Lucas was the creator of Indiana Jones.
George Lucas . Along with Steven Spielberg , Lucas co-created and wrote the Indiana Jones films Raiders of the Lost Ark ( 1981 ) , Temple of Doom ( 1984 ) , and The Last Crusade ( 1989 ) . He later collaborated on the story for the Indiana Jones sequel Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ( 2008 ) , and served as the story writer and executive producer for the war film , Red Tails ( 2012 ) . Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull . It is the fourth installment in the Indiana Jones series created by George Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg .