Richard Donner
Directing
Born April 24, 1930 · Bronx, New York, USA
Biography
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…
Known For · 40 titles
Lassie
Tales from the Crypt
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
HBO First Look
The Goonies
Superman
Sam Benedict
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Superpowered: The DC Story
Reunited Apart
Superman II
Conspiracy Theory
Timeline
16 Blocks
Maverick
Cursed Films
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Out Cold
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
E! True Hollywood Story
The Making Of The Goonies
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Inside Moves
Davi's Way
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Life After Flash
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Casting By
Valerie
The Omen Legacy
Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary
First Works
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend