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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 …
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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.
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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
as Self (archive footage)
Frank Miller: American Genius
as Self
Valerie
as Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
as Self
Davi's Way
as Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
as Self
Life After Flash
as Self
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
as Self
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Filmmaker
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
as Self
Casting By
as Self
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
as Self
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Self (archive footage)
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
as Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
as Self - Director, Superman: The Movie
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
as Self
No Poster
Superman II: Restoring the Vision
as Self
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
as Self
16 Blocks
as Man Holding a Birthday Cake (uncredited)
The Curse of 'The Omen'
as Self
Timeline
as Man in Car (uncredited)
Out Cold
as Snooty Bartender (uncredited)
The Omen Legacy
as Self
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
as Self
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
as Self
666: The Omen Revealed
Conspiracy Theory
as Cab Passenger (uncredited)
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
Maverick
as Dealer (uncredited)
First Works
as Self
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
as Self
No Poster
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
as Himself
Scream Greats, Vol.2: Satanism and Witchcraft
as Himself
The Goonies
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Making Of The Goonies
as Self
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
as Self
Inside Moves
as Man who closes the ambulance doors (uncredited)
Superman II
as Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
Superman
as Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited)