- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- December 8, 1916
- Place of Birth
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- March 25, 2006
Richard Fleischer
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 th…
Filmography
movieCameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 · Self – Interviewee
movieOut of the Inkwell: The Fleischer Story
2008 · Himself
movieFilmmakers vs. Tycoons
2005 · Self
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
movieMänner im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
2004 · Self
movieMurder by Numbers
2004 · Self
movieThe Making of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
2003 · Self
movieBetty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
1995 · Self
movieBetty Boop's Hollywood Mystery
1989 · Creative Consultant
movieCall from Space
1989 · Director
tvThe RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood
1987 · Self
movieMillion Dollar Mystery
1987 · Director
movieRed Sonja
1985 · Director
movieConan the Destroyer
1984 · Director
movieAmityville 3-D
1983 · Director
movieTough Enough
1983 · Director
movieThe Jazz Singer
1980 · Director
movieAshanti
1979 · Director
movieThe Prince and the Pauper
1977 · Director
movieThe Incredible Sarah
1976 · Director
movieMandingo
1975 · Director
movieMr. Majestyk
1974 · Director
movieThe Spikes Gang
1974 · Producer, Director
movieThe Don Is Dead
1973 · Director
movieSoylent Green
1973 · Director
movieA Look at the World of 'Soylent Green'
1973 · Self
movieThe New Centurions
1972 · Director
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
movieSee No Evil
1971 · Director
movieThe Last Run
1971 · Director
movie10 Rillington Place
1971 · Director
movieTora! Tora! Tora!
1970 · Director, Producer
movieChe!
1969 · Director
movieThe Boston Strangler
1968 · Director
movieDoctor Dolittle
1967 · Director
movieFantastic Voyage
1966 · Director
movieBarabbas
1961 · Director
movieThe Big Gamble
1961 · Director
movieCrack in the Mirror
1960 · Director
movieThese Thousand Hills
1959 · Director
movieCompulsion
1959 · Director
movieThe Vikings
1958 · Director
movieBetween Heaven and Hell
1956 · Director
movieBandido!
1956 · Director
movieThe Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
1955 · Director
movieViolent Saturday
1955 · Director
movie20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954 · Director
movieOperation Undersea
1954 · Self
movieArena
1953 · Director
movieThe Happy Time
1952 · Director
movieThe Narrow Margin
1952 · Director
movieHis Kind of Woman
1951 · Additional Writing
movieArmored Car Robbery
1950 · Director
movieTrapped
1949 · Director
movieMake Mine Laughs
1949 · Director
movieFollow Me Quietly
1949 · Director
movieThe Clay Pigeon
1949 · Director
movieBodyguard
1948 · Director
movieSo This Is New York
1948 · Director
movieBanjo
1947 · Director
Mr. Bell
movieMr. Bell
1947 · Director
movieDesign for Death
1947 · Director
movieChild of Divorce
1946 · Director
Make Mine Memories
movieMake Mine Memories
1945 · Director, Writer, Producer
movieMemo for Joe
1944 · Director
movieFlicker Flashbacks #2
1943 · Director, Writer