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 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.
72 directing credits · 51 acting credits
Directing · 72
Perry Mason
1957
The Fugitive
1963
Ironside
1967
The Rifleman
1958
Wagon Train
1957
Get Smart
1965
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
The Twilight Zone
1959
Combat!
1962
The F.B.I.
1965
The Wild Wild West
1965
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Tales from the Crypt
1989
Route 66
1960
Cannon
1971
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Kojak
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
The Detectives
1959
Gilligan's Island
1964
Felony Squad
1966
12 O'Clock High
1964
The Tall Man
1960
Ghost Story
1972
Petrocelli
1974
Mr. Novak
1963
The Goonies
1985
Sam Benedict
1962
The Lieutenant
1963
Lethal Weapon
1987
Superman
1978
Bronk
1975
The Eleventh Hour
1962
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
1969
Banyon
1972
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
The Omen
1976
Lethal Weapon 2
1989
Letter to Loretta
1953
Lethal Weapon 3
1992
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
1963
Maverick
1994
Jericho
1966
Assassins
1995
Conspiracy Theory
1997
Ladyhawke
1985
16 Blocks
2006
It's About Time
1966
The Trials of O'Brien
1965
Sarge
1971
Timeline
2003
Scrooged
1988
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
Bearcats!
1971
The Interns
1970
Sons and Daughters
1974
Radio Flyer
1992
Twinky
1970
The Toy
1982
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975
Two-Fisted Tales
1992
Inside Moves
1980
Salt & Pepper
1968
X-15
1961
Lucas Tanner
1974
Sam Cade
1972
The Marshal of Madrid
1972
A Shadow in the Streets
1975
Nightside
1973
Senior Year
1974
Philbert (Three's a Crowd)
1963
Acting · 51
Lassie
1954
Tales from the Crypt
1989
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Eli Roth's History of Horror
2018
HBO First Look
1992
Reunited Apart
2020
The Goonies
1985
Sam Benedict
1962
Superman
1978
Superpowered: The DC Story
2023
Superman II
1980
Maverick
1994
Conspiracy Theory
1997
16 Blocks
2006
Cursed Films
2020
Timeline
2003
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006
Out Cold
2001
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
Casting By
2012
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019
Inside Moves
1980
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
2010
Valerie
2019
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
2012
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016
The Making Of The Goonies
1985
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001
Davi's Way
2018
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson
1987
The Omen Legacy
2001
First Works
1989
Life After Flash
2017
666: The Omen Revealed
2000
The Curse of 'The Omen'
2005
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
2001
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
1989
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
1995
Scream Greats, Vol.2: Satanism and Witchcraft
1986
Superman II: Restoring the Vision
2006