Richard Donner
Directing
Born: April 24, 1930 · Bronx, New York, USA
Died: July 5, 2021 (aged 91)
Highest Rated
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 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
2000
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009
The Goonies
1985
Lethal Weapon
1987
Superman
1978
Lethal Weapon 2
1989
Lethal Weapon 3
1992
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
Superman II
1980
The Omen
1976
The Lost Boys
1987
16 Blocks
2006
Photos (5)
Movies (13)
Superman
Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited)
The Goonies
Policeman (uncredited)
Superman II
Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
Conspiracy Theory
Cab Passenger (uncredited)
Timeline
Man in Car (uncredited)
Maverick
Dealer (uncredited)
16 Blocks
Man Holding a Birthday Cake (uncredited)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
Out Cold
Snooty Bartender (uncredited)
Inside Moves
Man who closes the ambulance doors (uncredited)
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
1995
666: The Omen Revealed
2000
TV Shows (6)
Self / Appearances (31)
HBO First Look
Self · 1 eps
Superpowered: The DC Story
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self · 1 eps
Reunited Apart
Self · 1 eps
Cursed Films
Self - Director, The Omen · 1 eps
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Self (archive footage)
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Self
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Self (archive footage)
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Self
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Filmmaker
Life After Flash
Self
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Self - Director, Superman: The Movie
Davi's Way
Self
First Works
Self
The Omen Legacy
Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Self
Casting By
Self
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
Self
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Self
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
Self
Valerie
Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Self
The Making Of The Goonies
Self
Scream Greats, Vol.2: Satanism and Witchcraft
Himself
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
The Curse of 'The Omen'
Self
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Self
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
Self
Upcoming (1)
Directing (72)
Perry Mason
Director
Ironside
Director
The Rifleman
Director
The Fugitive
Director
Wagon Train
Director
The Wild Wild West
Director
The Twilight Zone
Director
Have Gun, Will Travel
Director
Get Smart
Director
Tales from the Crypt
Director
Combat!
Director
Cannon
Director
The Streets of San Francisco
Director
Route 66
Director
The F.B.I.
Director
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Director
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Director
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Director
Kojak
Director
12 O'Clock High
Director
Superman
Director
Lethal Weapon
Director
The Goonies
Director
The Detectives
Director
Gilligan's Island
Director
Petrocelli
Director
Felony Squad
Director
Lethal Weapon 2
Director
Lethal Weapon 4
Director
Mr. Novak
Director
Lethal Weapon 3
Director
The Omen
Director
Sam Benedict
Director
Conspiracy Theory
Director
Timeline
Director
The Tall Man
Director
Ghost Story
Director
Maverick
Director
Assassins
Director
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Director
Ladyhawke
Director
Bronk
Director
Scrooged
Director
16 Blocks
Director
The Lieutenant
Director
Banyon
Director
Radio Flyer
Director
The Eleventh Hour
Director
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Director
It's About Time
Director
Jericho
Director
Sarge
Director
The Interns
Director
Letter to Loretta
Director
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Director
The Trials of O'Brien
Director
Bearcats!
Director
The Toy
Director
Inside Moves
Director
Sons and Daughters
Director
Two-Fisted Tales
Director
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Director
Twinky
Director
Salt & Pepper
Director
The Marshal of Madrid
Director
Nightside
Director
X-15
Director
Sam Cade
Director
Philbert (Three's a Crowd)
Director
Senior Year
Director
Lucas Tanner
Director
A Shadow in the Streets
Director
Producing (33)
Tales from the Crypt
Executive Producer
Lethal Weapon
Producer
The Goonies
Producer
Lethal Weapon 2
Producer
Any Given Sunday
Executive Producer
Lethal Weapon 4
Producer
Lethal Weapon 3
Producer
The Lost Boys
Executive Producer
Conspiracy Theory
Producer
Timeline
Producer
Free Willy
Executive Producer
Maverick
Producer
Assassins
Producer
Ladyhawke
Producer
Scrooged
Producer
The Final Conflict
Executive Producer
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Executive Producer
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Executive Producer
Perversions of Science
Executive Producer
Free Willy
Executive Producer
Bordello of Blood
Executive Producer
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
Executive Producer
Delirious
Executive Producer
Double Tap
Producer
W.E.I.R.D. World
Executive Producer
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Executive Producer
Ritual
Producer
Two-Fisted Tales
Executive Producer
X-Men
Executive Producer
The Omen
Executive Producer
The Omen
Executive Producer
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Producer
Made Men
Producer