Person Details

Birthday: 1930-04-24 01:23:48

Aliases: Richard D. Schwartzberg , Richard D. Donner , R.D. Donner , Dick Donner

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Homepage: http://www.hackstore.info/

Movie Involvements: 81

TV Involvements: 43


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Donner (born April 24, 1930) is an American film director, film producer, and comic book writer. The production company The Donners' Company is owned by Donner and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner. After directing the horror film The Omen, Donner became famous for the hailed creation of the first modern superhero film, Superman, starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the superhero concept as a respected film genre. Donner later continued reinvigorating the buddy film genre with Lethal Weapon (1987) and its sequels. In 2000, he received the President's Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. He was also nominated for Best Director in 1978 for Superman. Film historian Michael Barson writes that Donner had "emerged as one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action blockbusters." Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Donner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Have Gun, Will Travel
Average
8

Have Gun, Will Travel

(1957) Director
Perry Mason
Average
8

Perry Mason

(1957) Director
The Twilight Zone
Average
8

The Twilight Zone

(1959) Director
The Wild Wild West
Average
8

The Wild Wild West

(1965) Director
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Average
5
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Average
7

Wanted: Dead or Alive

(1958) Director
Get Smart
Average
8

Get Smart

(1965) Director
Ironside
Average
7

Ironside

(1967) Director

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2020 Self
Himself - Director, The Omen
2019 Self
Himself
2018 N/A
Self
2017 Self
Self
2016 Self
2014 Self - Filmmaker
2013 Self
Self
2012 Self
Self
2010 Self (archive footage)
Himself
2009 Self
2008 Self - Director, Superman: The Movie
2006 Self
Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
Himself
Man Holding a Birthday Cake (uncredited)
2005 Self
2003 Man in Car (uncredited)
2001 Snooty Bartender (uncredited)
Self
Himself
2000 N/A
1996 N/A
1995 N/A
1994 Dealer (uncredited)
1992 N/A
Self
1989 N/A
Man at Bar (uncredited)
1986 Himself
1985 Policeman (uncredited)
1980 Man who closes the ambulance doors (uncredited)
Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
Himself
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2009 Executive Producer
2003 Producer
2002 Producer
2000 Executive Producer
1999 Executive Producer
Producer
Producer
1998 Producer
1997 Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
1996 Executive Producer
1995 Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
1994 Executive Producer
Producer
1993 Executive Producer
1992 Producer
Executive Producer
1991 Executive Producer
1989 Producer
Executive Producer
1988 Producer
1987 Executive Producer
Producer
1985 Producer
Producer
1981 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2006 Director
Director
2003 Director
1998 Director
1997 Director
1995 Director
1994 Director
1992 Director
Director
Director
1989 Director
Director
1988 Director
1987 Director
1985 Director
Director
1982 Director
1980 Director
1978 Director
1976 Director
1975 Director
Director
Director
1974 Director
Director
Director
1973 Director
Director
1972 Director
Director
Director
Director
1971 Director
Director
1970 Director
Director
1968 Director
1967 Director
1966 Director
Director
Director
1965 Director
Director
Director
Director
1964 Director
Director
Director
1963 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1962 Director
Director
Director
1961 Director
1960 Director
Director
1959 Director
Director
1958 Director
Director
1957 Director
Director
1956 Director
1953 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
Story
Year Role Movie/Tv

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