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Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930–July 5, 2021) was an American film director and producer. 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 50-year career 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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1930-04-24
- event Death Date 2021-07-05
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 2.1
- info Birth Place Bronx, New York, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Richard Donner
7.5
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006-06-12
6.3
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009-01-11
6.9
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016-05-13
0
Davi's Way
2018-07-13
5.3
666: The Omen Revealed
2000-09-05
5.7
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013-01-15
6.9
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013-10-23
6
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
1995-10-20
5.4
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017-11-12
6.8
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008-06-10
7.1
Superman
1978-12-14
8
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
2010-07-13
7
Scream Greats, Vol.2: Satanism and Witchcraft
1986-10-21
6.6
Conspiracy Theory
1997-08-08
7.8
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001-05-01
6.3
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1980-01-01
6.8
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
2001-01-01
0
First Works
1989-10-10
5.9
Life After Flash
2017-10-02
6.8
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019-01-30
6
The Curse of 'The Omen'
2005-10-26
7.3
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014-09-20
7.6
The Goonies
1985-06-07
2
Valerie
2019-08-07
6.7
Superman II
1980-12-12
7
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010-11-09
6.5
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
2012-07-04
6.9
Maverick
1994-05-20
5.9
Out Cold
2001-11-21
7.3
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006-11-02
6.4
Inside Moves
1980-12-19
6.4
16 Blocks
2006-03-01
5.8
Timeline
2003-11-26
7.1
Casting By
2012-11-01
6
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006-11-28
8.3
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024-09-21
0
Superman II: Restoring the Vision
2006-11-28
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21
6.5
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018-10-14
8
Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10
5.5
Reunited Apart
2020-04-27
7.3
Cursed Films
2020-04-02
4.9
HBO First Look
1992-06-12
4.9
HBO First Look
1992-06-12
7.2
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-09-22
6.2
Lassie
1954-09-12
6
Sam Benedict
1962-09-15
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6
Ladyhawke
1985-03-27
6
Ladyhawke
1985-03-27
6
The Omen
1976-06-25
6
Superman
1978-12-14
6
Lethal Weapon
1987-03-06
6
Lethal Weapon 3
1992-05-15
6
Lethal Weapon 3
1992-05-15
6
Lethal Weapon 4
1998-07-10
6
Lethal Weapon 4
1998-07-10
6
Lethal Weapon 2
1989-07-07
6
Lethal Weapon 2
1989-07-07
6
Lethal Weapon
1987-03-06
6
16 Blocks
2006-03-01
6
Radio Flyer
1992-02-21
6
The Toy
1982-12-10
6
Nightside
1973-04-05
6
The Goonies
1985-06-07
6
The Goonies
1985-06-07
6
Conspiracy Theory
1997-08-08
6
Conspiracy Theory
1997-08-08
6
Maverick
1994-05-20
6
Maverick
1994-05-20
6
Assassins
1995-10-06
6
Assassins
1995-10-06
6
Salt & Pepper
1968-07-03
6
Any Given Sunday
1999-12-22
6
Timeline
2003-11-26
6
Timeline
2003-11-26
6
Scrooged
1988-11-22
6
Scrooged
1988-11-22
6
X-15
1961-12-22
6
Inside Moves
1980-12-19
6
Twinky
1970-01-06
6
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975-02-11
6
Double Tap
1997-09-05
6
Two-Fisted Tales
1992-01-18
6
Philbert (Three's a Crowd)
1963-04-15
6
Shadow in the Street
1975-01-28
6
Senior Year
1974-03-22
6
Lucas Tanner
1974-05-08
6
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995-01-13
6
Lethal Weapon 5
6
Delirious
1991-08-09
6
Free Willy
1993-07-16
6
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
1995-07-19
6
The Lost Boys
1987-07-31
6
The Marshal of Madrid
1972-01-01
6
Two-Fisted Tales
1992-01-18
6
X-Men
2000-07-13
6
The Omen
1995-09-08
6
Made Men
1999-06-11
6
Ritual
2002-09-18
6
Bordello of Blood
1996-08-16
6
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006-11-02
6
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
2009-04-28
6
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
1997-08-06
6
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999-09-07
6
Sam Cade
1972-01-01
6
The Final Conflict
1981-03-20
6
Superman II
1980-12-12
6
W.E.I.R.D. World
1995-09-26
6
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964-09-22
6
The Twilight Zone
1959-10-02
6
Kojak
1973-10-24
6
The Interns
1970-09-18
6
Sam Benedict
1962-09-15
6
The Eleventh Hour
1962-10-03
6
Gilligan's Island
1964-09-26
6
The Fugitive
1963-09-17
6
Perry Mason
1957-09-21
6
Route 66
1960-10-07
6
Combat!
1962-10-02
6
Felony Squad
1966-09-12
6
The Wild Wild West
1965-09-17
6
The F.B.I.
1965-09-19
6
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957-09-14
6
Sarge
1971-09-21
6
Banyon
1972-09-15
6
Get Smart
1965-09-18
6
Petrocelli
1974-09-11
6
Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10
6
Cannon
1971-09-14
6
Ironside
1967-03-28
6
The Streets of San Francisco
1972-09-23
6
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963-09-29
6
It's About Time
1966-09-11
6
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958-09-06
6
The Rifleman
1958-09-30
6
12 O'Clock High
1964-09-18
6
Mr. Novak
1963-09-24
6
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956-10-05
6
The Lieutenant
1963-09-14
6
The Detectives
1959-10-16
6
Jericho
1966-09-15
6
Ghost Story
1972-09-15
6
Letter to Loretta
1953-09-20
6
Bronk
1975-04-17
6
Tales from the Crypt
1989-06-10
6
The Trials of O'Brien
1965-09-18
6
The Tall Man
1960-09-10
6
Free Willy
1994-09-24
6
Perversions of Science
1997-06-07
6
Bearcats!
1971-09-16
6
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969-09-14
6
Wagon Train
1957-09-18