- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- April 24, 1930
- Place of Birth
- Bronx, New York, USA
- Died
- July 5, 2021
Richard Donner
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…
Filmography
movieSuper/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024 · Self (archive footage)
tvSuperpowered: The DC Story
2023 · Self (archive footage)
tvReunited Apart
2020 · Self
tvCursed Films
2020 · Self - Director, The Omen
movieValerie
2019 · Self
movieMaking Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019 · Self
tvEli Roth's History of Horror
2018 · Self
movieDavi's Way
2018 · Self
movieLaddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017 · Self
movieLife After Flash
2017 · Self
movieClose Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016 · Self
movieMarlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014 · Self - Filmmaker
movieNecessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013
movieTales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013 · Self
movieCasting By
2012 · Self
movieMaximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
2012 · Self
movieSecret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010 · Self (archive footage)
movieMaking of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
2010 · Self
movieX-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009 · Executive Producer
movieNo Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009 · Self
movieStarz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008 · Self - Director, Superman: The Movie
movieYou Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006 · Self
Superman II: Restoring the Vision
movieSuperman II: Restoring the Vision
2006 · Self
movieSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006 · Man Walking by Diner (uncredited), Director
movieLook, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006 · Self
movie16 Blocks
2006 · Man Holding a Birthday Cake (uncredited), Director
movieThe Curse of 'The Omen'
2005 · Self
movieTimeline
2003 · Man in Car (uncredited), Producer, Director
movieRitual
2002 · Producer
movieOut Cold
2001 · Snooty Bartender (uncredited)
movieThe Omen Legacy
2001 · Self
movieTaking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001 · Self
movieMaking 'Superman': Filming the Legend
2001 · Self
movie666: The Omen Revealed
2000
movieX-Men
2000 · Executive Producer
movieAny Given Sunday
1999 · Executive Producer
movieTales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999 · Producer
movieMade Men
1999 · Producer
movieLethal Weapon 4
1998 · Director, Producer
movieDouble Tap
1997 · Producer
movieConspiracy Theory
1997 · Cab Passenger (uncredited), Director, Producer
movieFree Willy 3: The Rescue
1997 · Executive Producer
tvPerversions of Science
1997 · Executive Producer
tvE! True Hollywood Story
1996
movieBordello of Blood
1996 · Executive Producer
movieFilm Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
1995
movieAssassins
1995 · Director, Producer
movieW.E.I.R.D. World
1995 · Executive Producer
movieThe Omen
1995 · Executive Producer
movieFree Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995 · Executive Producer
movieTales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995 · Executive Producer
tvFree Willy
1994 · Executive Producer
movieMaverick
1994 · Dealer (uncredited), Producer, Director
movieFree Willy
1993 · Executive Producer
tvHBO First Look
1992 · , Self
movieLethal Weapon 3
1992 · Producer, Director
movieRadio Flyer
1992 · Director
movieTwo-Fisted Tales
1992 · Director, Executive Producer
movieDelirious
1991 · Executive Producer
movieFirst Works
1989 · Self
movieLethal Weapon 2
1989 · Producer, Director
movieMel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
1989 · Self
tvTales from the Crypt
1989 · Man at Bar (uncredited), Director, Executive Producer
movieScrooged
1988 · Producer, Director
movieThe Lost Boys
1987 · Executive Producer
movieLethal Weapon
1987 · Director, Producer
movieThe Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
1987 · Himself
movieScream Greats, Vol.2: Satanism and Witchcraft
1986 · Himself
movieThe Goonies
1985 · Policeman (uncredited), Producer, Director
movieThe Making Of The Goonies
1985 · Self
movieLadyhawke
1985 · Producer, Director
movieThe Toy
1982 · Director
movieThe Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982 · Self
movieThe Final Conflict
1981 · Executive Producer
movieInside Moves
1980 · Man who closes the ambulance doors (uncredited), Director
movieSuperman II
1980 · Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
movieSuperman
1978 · Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited), Director
movieThe Omen
1976 · Director
tvBronk
1975 · Director
movieSarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975 · Director
movieA Shadow in the Streets
1975 · Director
tvPetrocelli
1974 · Director
tvSons and Daughters
1974 · Director
movieLucas Tanner
1974 · Director
movieSenior Year
1974 · Director
tvKojak
1973 · Director
movieNightside
1973 · Director
tvThe Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Director
tvBanyon
1972 · Director
tvGhost Story
1972 · Director
movieThe Marshal of Madrid
1972 · Director
movieSam Cade
1972 · Director
tvSarge
1971 · Director
tvBearcats!
1971 · Director
tvCannon
1971 · Director
tvThe Interns
1970 · Director
movieTwinky
1970 · Director
tvThe Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969 · Director
movieSalt & Pepper
1968 · Director
tvIronside
1967 · Director
tvJericho
1966 · Director
tvFelony Squad
1966 · Director
tvIt's About Time
1966 · Director
tvThe F.B.I.
1965 · Director
tvGet Smart
1965 · Director
tvThe Trials of O'Brien
1965 · Director
tvThe Wild Wild West
1965 · Director
tvGilligan's Island
1964 · Director
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Inebriate, Director
tv12 O'Clock High
1964 · Director
tvThe Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963 · Director
tvMr. Novak
1963 · Director
tvThe Fugitive
1963 · Director
tvThe Lieutenant
1963 · Director
moviePhilbert (Three's a Crowd)
1963 · Director
tvThe Eleventh Hour
1962 · Director
tvCombat!
1962 · Director
tvSam Benedict
1962 · Grover Stann, Director
movieX-15
1961 · Director
tvRoute 66
1960 · Director
tvThe Tall Man
1960 · Director
tvThe Detectives
1959 · Director
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959 · Director
tvThe Rifleman
1958 · Director
tvWanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Director
tvPerry Mason
1957 · Director
tvWagon Train
1957 · Director
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Director
tvDick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Director
tvLassie
1954 · Clay Braddock
tvLetter to Loretta
1953 · Director
movieLethal Weapon 5
— · Screenplay, Story