Directing · Bronx, New York, USA · Born April 24, 1930
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.
MovieSuper/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
as Self (archive footage)
TVSuperpowered: The DC Story
2023
as Self (archive footage)
TVReunited Apart
2020
as Self
TVCursed Films
2020
as Self - Director, The Omen
MovieValerie
2019
as Self
MovieMaking Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019
as Self
TVEli Roth's History of Horror
2018
as Self
MovieDavi's Way
2018
as Self
MovieLaddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017
as Self
MovieLife After Flash
2017
as Self
MovieClose Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
as Self
MovieMarlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
as Self - Filmmaker
MovieNecessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013
MovieTales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
as Self
MovieCasting By
2012
as Self
MovieMaximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
2012
as Self
MovieSecret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMaking of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
2010
as Self
MovieNo Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
as Self
MovieStarz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008
as Self - Director, Superman: The Movie
MovieYou Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
as Self
Superman II: Restoring the Vision
2006
as Self
MovieSuperman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
as Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
MovieLook, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
as Self
Movie16 Blocks
2006
as Man Holding a Birthday Cake (uncredited)
MovieThe Curse of 'The Omen'
2005
as Self
MovieTimeline
2003
as Man in Car (uncredited)
MovieOut Cold
2001
as Snooty Bartender (uncredited)
MovieThe Omen Legacy
2001
as Self
MovieTaking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001
as Self
MovieMaking 'Superman': Filming the Legend
2001
as Self
Movie666: The Omen Revealed
2000
MovieConspiracy Theory
1997
as Cab Passenger (uncredited)
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
MovieFilm Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
1995
MovieMaverick
1994
as Dealer (uncredited)
TVHBO First Look
1992
MovieFirst Works
1989
as Self
MovieMel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
1989
as Self
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
MovieThe Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
1987
as Himself
MovieScream Greats, Vol.2: Satanism and Witchcraft
1986
as Himself
MovieThe Goonies
1985
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieThe Making Of The Goonies
1985
as Self
MovieThe Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
as Self
MovieInside Moves
1980
as Man who closes the ambulance doors (uncredited)
MovieSuperman II
1980
as Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
MovieSuperman
1978
as Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited)
TVThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Inebriate
TVSam Benedict
1962
as Grover Stann
TVLassie
1954
as Clay Braddock
