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Born April 24, 1930 · Bronx, New York, USA
Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930–July 5, 2021) was an American film director and producer. 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 50-year career 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.

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006

16 Blocks
2006

Timeline
2003

Lethal Weapon 4
1998

Conspiracy Theory
1997

Assassins
1995

Maverick
1994

Lethal Weapon 3
1992

Radio Flyer
1992

Two-Fisted Tales
1992

Lethal Weapon 2
1989

Scrooged
1988

Lethal Weapon
1987

The Goonies
1985

Ladyhawke
1985

The Toy
1982

Inside Moves
1980

Superman
1978

The Omen
1976

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic
1975

A Shadow in the Streets
1975

Lucas Tanner
1974

Senior Year
1974

Nightside
1973

The Marshal of Madrid
1972

Sam Cade
1972

Twinky
1970

Salt & Pepper
1968

Philbert (Three's a Crowd)
1963

X-15
1961

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024

Valerie
2019

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019

Davi's Way
2018

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
2017

Life After Flash
2017

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014

Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013

Casting By
2012

Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
2012

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
2010

Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
2010

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
2008

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
Superman II: Restoring the Vision
2006

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006

Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
2006

16 Blocks
2006

The Curse of 'The Omen'
2005

Timeline
2003

Out Cold
2001

The Omen Legacy
2001

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001