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Richard Fleischer

Richard Fleischer

Director · Born 1916-12-08 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard O. Fleischer (December 8, 1916 – March 25, 2006) was an American film director. Fleischer was born in Brooklyn, the son of Essie (née Goldstein) and animator/producer Max Fleischer. After graduating from Brown University, he went to Yale School of Drama, where he met his future wife, Mary Dickson. His film career began in 1942 at the RKO studio, directing shorts, documentaries, and compilations of forgotten silent features. Fleischer moved to Los Angeles and was assigned his first feature, Child of Divorce (1946). In 1954, he was chosen by Walt Disney (his father's former rival as a cartoon producer) to direct 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea starring Kirk Douglas. In 1955 Fox signed Fleischer to a long term contract. He would work for that studio for the next fifteen years. His first film under his new contract with Fox was The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955). Kirk Douglas hired Fleischer to make The Vikings (1958), which was another big hit. He then moved to Paris where he directed two stories for Darryl F. Zanuck starring Greco. Fleischer then signed a contract with Dino de Laurentiis to make Barabbas (1962). Back in Hollywo…

Directed

  1. Conan the Destroyer (1984) — Director
  2. Soylent Green (1973) — Director
  3. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) — Director
  4. Red Sonja (1985) — Director
  5. Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) — Director
  6. Fantastic Voyage (1966) — Director
  7. The Vikings (1958) — Director
  8. Amityville 3-D (1983) — Director
  9. The Boston Strangler (1968) — Director
  10. 10 Rillington Place (1971) — Director
  11. Mr. Majestyk (1974) — Director
  12. Doctor Dolittle (1967) — Director
  13. Barabbas (1961) — Director
  14. The Narrow Margin (1952) — Director
  15. Compulsion (1959) — Director
  16. Mandingo (1975) — Director
  17. See No Evil (1971) — Director
  18. Violent Saturday (1955) — Director
  19. The New Centurions (1972) — Director
  20. The Jazz Singer (1980) — Director
  21. Armored Car Robbery (1950) — Director
  22. The Prince and the Pauper (1977) — Director
  23. Ashanti (1979) — Director
  24. The Spikes Gang (1974) — Director
  25. The Last Run (1971) — Director
  26. Between Heaven and Hell (1956) — Director
  27. Follow Me Quietly (1949) — Director
  28. Trapped (1949) — Director
  29. The Don Is Dead (1973) — Director
  30. Bodyguard (1948) — Director
  31. The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (1955) — Director
  32. Che! (1969) — Director
  33. Bandido! (1956) — Director
  34. The Clay Pigeon (1949) — Director
  35. These Thousand Hills (1959) — Director
  36. Million Dollar Mystery (1987) — Director
  37. The Happy Time (1952) — Director
  38. Tough Enough (1983) — Director
  39. Arena (1953) — Director
  40. The Incredible Sarah (1976) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) — Self – Interviewee
  2. Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005) — Self
  3. Film '72 (1971) — Self
  4. Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (1995) — Self
  5. A Look at the World of 'Soylent Green' (1973) — Self
  6. The Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (2003) — Self
  7. Out of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story (2008) — Himself
  8. The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood (1987) — Self
  9. Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (2004) — Self
  10. Operation Undersea (1954) — Self
  11. Murder by Numbers (2004) — Self
  12. Make Mine Memories (1945) — Director