Richard Donner
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 other…
Also Known As
Richard D. Schwartzberg · Richard D. Donner · R.D. Donner · Dick Donner · Richard Donald Schwartzberg
Acting (50)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Self (archive footage)
Frank Miller: American Genius
Self
Reunited Apart
Self
Cursed Films
Self - Director, The Omen
Valerie
Self
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Self
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Self
Davi's Way
Self
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Self
Life After Flash
Self
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
Self
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Filmmaker
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
Casting By
Self
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
Self
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Self (archive footage)
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Self
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Self - Director, Superman: The Movie
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Self
Superman II: Restoring the Vision
Self
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
Self
16 Blocks
Man Holding a Birthday Cake (uncredited)
The Curse of 'The Omen'
Self
Timeline
Man in Car (uncredited)
Out Cold
Snooty Bartender (uncredited)
The Omen Legacy
Self
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Self
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
Self
666: The Omen Revealed
Conspiracy Theory
Cab Passenger (uncredited)
E! True Hollywood Story
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
Maverick
Dealer (uncredited)
HBO First Look
HBO First Look
Self
First Works
Self
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
Self
Tales from the Crypt
Man at Bar (uncredited)
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
Himself
Scream Greats, Vol.2: Satanism and Witchcraft
Himself
The Goonies
Policeman (uncredited)
The Making Of The Goonies
Self
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
Inside Moves
Man who closes the ambulance doors (uncredited)
Superman II
Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
Superman
Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Inebriate
Crew (50)
16 Blocks
Director
2006Timeline
Producer
2003Timeline
Director
2003
X-Men
Executive Producer
2000
Any Given Sunday
Executive Producer
1999
Made Men
Producer
1999
Lethal Weapon 4
Director
1998Lethal Weapon 4
Producer
1998
Double Tap
Producer
1997Conspiracy Theory
Producer
1997Conspiracy Theory
Director
1997
Assassins
Director
1995Assassins
Producer
1995
The Omen
Executive Producer
1995
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Executive Producer
1995
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
Executive Producer
1995Maverick
Producer
1994Maverick
Director
1994
Free Willy
Executive Producer
1993
Lethal Weapon 3
Director
1992Lethal Weapon 3
Producer
1992
Radio Flyer
Director
1992
Two-Fisted Tales
Director
1992Two-Fisted Tales
Executive Producer
1992
Delirious
Executive Producer
1991
Lethal Weapon 2
Producer
1989Lethal Weapon 2
Director
1989
Scrooged
Director
1988Scrooged
Producer
1988
The Lost Boys
Executive Producer
1987
Lethal Weapon
Producer
1987Lethal Weapon
Director
1987The Goonies
Director
1985The Goonies
Producer
1985
Ladyhawke
Producer
1985Ladyhawke
Director
1985
The Toy
Director
1982Inside Moves
Director
1980Superman
Director
1978
The Omen
Director
1976
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
Director
1975
A Shadow in the Streets
Director
1975
Lucas Tanner
Director
1974
Senior Year
Director
1974
Nightside
Director
1973
The Marshal of Madrid
Director
1972
Twinky
Director
1970
Salt & Pepper
Director
1968
Philbert (Three's a Crowd)
Director
1963
X-15
Director
1961