Directing
Richard Donner
1930-04-24 · Bronx, New York, USA
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 most successful for producing the Free Willy and X-Men film franchises. Donner also produced Tales from the Crypt and co-wrote several comic books for Superman publisher DC Comics. In 2000, Donner received the President's Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Donner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
X-Men
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The Goonies
Lethal Weapon
Superman
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 4
Superman II
The Omen
The Lost Boys
16 Blocks
Free Willy
Any Given Sunday
Maverick
Assassins
Movie credits · 81
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Valerie
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Davi's Way
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Life After Flash
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Casting By
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Superman II: Restoring the Vision
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
16 Blocks
The Curse of 'The Omen'
Timeline
Ritual
Out Cold
The Omen Legacy
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
666: The Omen Revealed
X-Men
Any Given Sunday
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Made Men
Lethal Weapon 4
Double Tap
Conspiracy Theory
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
Bordello of Blood
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
TV credits · 52
Superpowered: The DC Story
Reunited Apart
Cursed Films
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Perversions of Science
E! True Hollywood Story
The Omen
Free Willy
HBO First Look
Tales from the Crypt
Bronk
Petrocelli
Sons and Daughters
Kojak
The Streets of San Francisco
Banyon
Ghost Story
Bearcats!
Cannon
Sarge
The Interns
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Ironside
Jericho
Felony Squad
It's About Time
The F.B.I.
Get Smart
The Trials of O'Brien
The Wild Wild West
Gilligan's Island
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
12 O'Clock High
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Mr. Novak
The Fugitive
The Lieutenant
The Eleventh Hour
Combat!
Sam Benedict
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