Richard Donner Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography

Richard Donner

Richard Donner

Directing

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.

Filmography Movies

Acting

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman movie poster
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Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman

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Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos movie poster
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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
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Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond movie poster
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Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

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Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
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Davi's Way movie poster
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Davi's Way

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Davi's Way
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666: The Omen Revealed movie poster
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666: The Omen Revealed

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666: The Omen Revealed
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot movie poster
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Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

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Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
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Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics movie poster
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Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics

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Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith movie poster
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Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith

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Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies movie poster
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Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

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Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
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Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound movie poster
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Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

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Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
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Production

Ladyhawke movie poster
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Ladyhawke

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Ladyhawke
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Ladyhawke movie poster
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Ladyhawke

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Ladyhawke
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The Omen movie poster
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The Omen

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The Omen
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Superman movie poster
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Superman

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Superman
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Lethal Weapon movie poster
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Lethal Weapon

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Lethal Weapon
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Lethal Weapon movie poster
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Lethal Weapon

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Lethal Weapon
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Lethal Weapon 2 movie poster
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Lethal Weapon 2

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Lethal Weapon 2
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Lethal Weapon 2 movie poster
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Lethal Weapon 2

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Lethal Weapon 2
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Lethal Weapon 3 movie poster
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Lethal Weapon 3

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Lethal Weapon 3
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Lethal Weapon 3 movie poster
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Lethal Weapon 3

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Lethal Weapon 3
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Gallery

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