Richard Donner
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Biography
Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American film director, producer, and occasional comic book writer. The production company The Donners' Company was owned by Donner and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner. After directing the horror film "The Omen" (1976), Donner became famous for the creation of the first modern superhero film, "Superman" (1978), starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the superhero concept as a respected film genre. Donner went on to direct such enduringly popular titles as "The Goonies" (1985), "Scrooged" (1988) and the "Lethal Weapon" series (1987-98).
Known For
E! True Hollywood Story
Tales from the Crypt
Lassie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Sam Benedict
HBO First Look
Superpowered: The DC Story
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Superman
Maverick
Superman II
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Timeline
The Goonies
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
Production Credits
Sarge
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 4
The Tall Man
Timeline
The Lost Boys
Kojak
Superman II
The Wild Wild West
The Lieutenant
Lethal Weapon
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
The Omen
Perry Mason
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Bearcats!
Mr. Novak
Ghost Story
Jericho
The Interns
X-Men
The Twilight Zone
Petrocelli
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Assassins
Lethal Weapon 3
Sam Benedict
The Fugitive
Banyon
Free Willy
Letter to Loretta
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Bronk
Wanted: Dead or Alive
The Eleventh Hour
Get Smart
The Goonies
Any Given Sunday
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Route 66
The F.B.I.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Superman
Maverick
Scrooged
Tales from the Crypt
Perversions of Science
The Trials of O'Brien
Cannon
Free Willy
Wagon Train
Ironside
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