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Richard Donner

Richard Donner

Director · Born 1930-04-24 · Bronx, New York, USA

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Biography

Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American filmmaker. Described as "one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action blockbusters", Donner directed some of the most financially successful films of the 1970s and 1980s. His career spanning more than six decades crossed genres and influenced trends among filmmakers across the world. Donner began his career in 1957 as a television director. In the 1960s, he directed episodes of the series The Rifleman, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Fugitive, The Twilight Zone, The Banana Splits, and many others. Donner made his film debut with the low-budget aviation drama X-15 in 1961, but had his critical and commercial breakthrough with the horror film The Omen in 1976. He directed the landmark superhero film Superman in 1978, which provided an inspiration for the fantasy film genre to eventually gain artistic respectability and commercial dominance. Donner later went on to direct films in the 1980s such as The Goonies and Scrooged, while reinvigorating the buddy cop film genre with the Lethal Weapon series. Donner and his wife, Lauren, owned a production company, The Donners' Company, which is…

Directed

  1. The Goonies (1985) — Director
  2. Lethal Weapon (1987) — Director
  3. Superman (1978) — Director
  4. Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) — Director
  5. Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) — Director
  6. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) — Director
  7. The Omen (1976) — Director
  8. 16 Blocks (2006) — Director
  9. Maverick (1994) — Director
  10. Assassins (1995) — Director
  11. Scrooged (1988) — Director
  12. Conspiracy Theory (1997) — Director
  13. Ladyhawke (1985) — Director
  14. Timeline (2003) — Director
  15. The Twilight Zone (1959) — Director
  16. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Director
  17. Get Smart (1965) — Director
  18. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006) — Director
  19. Gilligan's Island (1964) — Director
  20. The Toy (1982) — Director
  21. Radio Flyer (1992) — Director
  22. Kojak (1973) — Director
  23. Perry Mason (1957) — Director
  24. Combat! (1962) — Director
  25. The Streets of San Francisco (1972) — Director
  26. The Wild Wild West (1965) — Director
  27. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Director
  28. Ironside (1967) — Director
  29. The Fugitive (1963) — Director
  30. The Rifleman (1958) — Director
  31. Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) — Director
  32. Cannon (1971) — Director
  33. Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) — Director
  34. Inside Moves (1980) — Director
  35. Wagon Train (1957) — Director
  36. Twinky (1970) — Director
  37. Petrocelli (1974) — Director
  38. Salt & Pepper (1968) — Director
  39. The F.B.I. (1965) — Director
  40. 12 O'Clock High (1964) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. The Goonies (1985) — Policeman (uncredited)
  2. Superman (1978) — Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited)
  3. Superman II (1980) — Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
  4. 16 Blocks (2006) — Man Holding a Birthday Cake (uncredited)
  5. Maverick (1994) — Dealer (uncredited)
  6. Conspiracy Theory (1997) — Cab Passenger (uncredited)
  7. Timeline (2003) — Man in Car (uncredited)
  8. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Man at Bar (uncredited)
  9. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006) — Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
  10. Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (2024) — Self (archive footage)
  11. Out Cold (2001) — Snooty Bartender (uncredited)
  12. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
  13. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964) — Inebriate
  14. Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics (2013)
  15. Lassie (1954) — Clay Braddock
  16. Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018) — Self
  17. Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010) — Self (archive footage)
  18. Casting By (2012) — Self
  19. Cursed Films (2020) — Self - Director, The Omen
  20. Inside Moves (1980) — Man who closes the ambulance doors (uncredited)
  21. Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (2006) — Self
  22. Superpowered: The DC Story (2023) — Self (archive footage)
  23. Life After Flash (2017) — Self
  24. Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire (2014) — Self - Filmmaker
  25. No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2009) — Self
  26. Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film (2019) — Self
  27. HBO First Look (1992)
  28. Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (2017) — Self
  29. The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' (1982) — Self
  30. Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound (2008) — Self - Director, Superman: The Movie
  31. The Making Of The Goonies (1985) — Self
  32. Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (2016) — Self
  33. Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' (2001) — Self
  34. Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend (2001) — Self
  35. The Curse of 'The Omen' (2005) — Self
  36. Valerie (2019) — Self
  37. You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006) — Self
  38. The Omen Legacy (2001) — Self
  39. 666: The Omen Revealed (2000)
  40. Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (2013) — Self