Richard Donner
Age: N/A | From: Bronx, New York, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: Richard D. Schwartzberg , Richard D. Donner , R.D. Donner , Dick Donner , Richard Donald Schwartzberg
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Bronx, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 86
TV Involvements: 44
Most Famous Work
Biography
Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American film director, producer, and occasional comic book writer. The production company The Donners' Company was owned by Donner and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner. After directing the horror film "The Omen" (1976), Donner became famous for the creation of the first modern superhero film, "Superman" (1978), starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the superhero concept as a respected film genre. Donner went on to direct such enduringly popular titles as "The Goonies" (1985), "Scrooged" (1988) and the "Lethal Weapon" series (1987-98).
Most Famous Work
Have Gun, Will Travel
(1957) Director
The Wild Wild West
(1965) Director
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(1956) Director
Perry Mason
(1957) Director
Get Smart
(1965) Director
Ironside
(1967) Director
Combat!
(1962) Director
The Fugitive
(1963) DirectorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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| 2020 | Self | |
| Himself - Director, The Omen | ||
| 2019 | Self | |
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| 2018 | N/A | |
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| 2017 | Self | |
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| 2016 | Self | |
| 2014 | Self - Filmmaker | |
| 2013 | Self | |
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| 2012 | Self | |
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| 2010 | Self (archive footage) | |
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| 2009 | Self | |
| 2008 | Self - Director, Superman: The Movie | |
| 2006 | Self | |
| Man Walking by Diner (uncredited) | ||
| Self | ||
| Man Holding a Birthday Cake (uncredited) | ||
| 2005 | Self | |
| 2003 | Man in Car (uncredited) | |
| 2001 | Snooty Bartender (uncredited) | |
| Self | ||
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| 2000 | N/A | |
| 1996 | N/A | |
| 1995 | N/A | |
| 1994 | Dealer (uncredited) | |
| 1992 | Self | |
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| 1989 | Self | |
| Man at Bar (uncredited) | ||
| 1986 | Himself | |
| 1985 | Policeman (uncredited) | |
| 1980 | Man who closes the ambulance doors (uncredited) | |
| Man Walking by Diner (uncredited) | ||
| Self | ||
| 1978 | Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 2009 | Executive Producer | |
| 2003 | Producer | |
| 2002 | Producer | |
| 2000 | Executive Producer | |
| 1999 | Executive Producer | |
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| 1998 | Producer | |
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| 1996 | Executive Producer | |
| 1995 | Producer | |
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| 1994 | Executive Producer | |
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| 1993 | Executive Producer | |
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| 1991 | Executive Producer | |
| 1989 | Producer | |
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| 1988 | Producer | |
| 1987 | Executive Producer | |
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| 1985 | Producer | |
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| 1981 | Executive Producer | |
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Directing
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| 2006 | Director | |
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| 2003 | Director | |
| 1998 | Director | |
| 1997 | Director | |
| 1995 | Director | |
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| 1992 | Director | |
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| 1989 | Director | |
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| 1988 | Director | |
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| 1985 | Director | |
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| 1982 | Director | |
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| 1978 | Director | |
| 1976 | Director | |
| 1975 | Director | |
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| 1974 | Director | |
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| 1973 | Director | |
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| 1972 | Director | |
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| 1971 | Director | |
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| 1970 | Director | |
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| 1968 | Director | |
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| 1966 | Director | |
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| 1965 | Director | |
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| 1964 | Director | |
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| 1958 | Director | |
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| 1957 | Director | |
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| 1956 | Director | |
| 1953 | Director | |
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Writing
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