Richard Donner
Directing
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.
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
Age 76 (now 91)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
as Self (archive footage)
Age 94 (now 91)
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
as Self
Age 88 (now 91)
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
as Self
Age 87 (now 91)
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
as Self
Age 86 (now 91)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Filmmaker
Age 84 (now 91) Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
as Self
Age 82 (now 91)
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Self (archive footage)
Age 80 (now 91)
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
as Self
Age 80 (now 91)
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self
Age 78 (now 91)
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
as Self - Director, Superman: The Movie
Age 78 (now 91)
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
as Self
Age 76 (now 91) Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Director
Age 76 (now 91) Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
Age 76 (now 91)
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
as Self
Age 76 (now 91)
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
as Self
Age 71 (now 91)
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
as Self
Age 71 (now 91)
Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
Producer
Age 69 (now 91)
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Executive Producer
Age 65 (now 91)
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Executive Producer
Age 64 (now 91)
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
as Self
Age 59 (now 91)
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
as Himself
Age 56 (now 91)
Scream Greats, Vol.2: Satanism and Witchcraft
as Himself
Age 56 (now 91)
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
as Self
Age 51 (now 91)
Inside Moves
as Man who closes the ambulance doors (uncredited)
Age 50 (now 91)
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Director
Age 44 (now 91)
Superpowered: The DC Story
as Self (archive footage)
Age 93 (now 91)
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Director
Age 39 (now 91)
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
Director
Age 33 (now 91)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Director
Age 26 (now 91)
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Also Known As
Richard D. Schwartzberg, Richard D. Donner, R.D. Donner, Dick Donner, Richard Donald Schwartzberg
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