Richard Donner
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Richard Donner (born April 24, 1930) is an American film director, film producer, and comic book writer. The production company The Donners' Company is owned by Donner and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner. After directing the horror film The Omen, Donner became famous for the hailed creation of the first modern superhero film, Superman, starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the superhero concept as a respected film genre. Donner later continued reinvigorating the buddy film genre with Lethal Weapon (1987) and its sequels. In 2000, he received the President's Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. He was also nominated for Best Director in 1978 for Superman. Film historian Michael Barson writes that Donner had "emerged as one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action blockbusters." Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Donner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- Born:
- Apr 24, 1930 In New York City, New York, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 36
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Superman 1978-12-14
- Latest Project:
- Movie Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story 2024-09-21
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story | Self (archive footage) | 2024-09-21 |
| Movie | Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film | Self | 2019-01-30 |
| Movie | Valerie | Self | 2019-08-07 |
| Movie | Davi's Way | Self | 2018-07-13 |
| Movie | Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies | Self | 2017-11-12 |
| Movie | Life After Flash | Self | 2017-10-02 |
| Movie | Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond | Self | 2016-05-13 |
| Movie | Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire | Self - Filmmaker | 2014-09-20 |
| Movie | Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics | Self | 2013-10-23 |
| Movie | Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot | Self | 2013-01-15 |
| Movie | Casting By | Self | 2012-11-01 |
| Movie | Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies' | Self | 2010-07-13 |
| Movie | Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics | Self (archive footage) | 2010-11-09 |
| Movie | No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos | Self | 2009-01-11 |
| Movie | Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound | Self - Director, Superman: The Movie | 2008-06-10 |
| Movie | 16 Blocks | Man Holding a Birthday Cake (uncredited) | 2006-03-01 |
| Movie | Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman | Self | 2006-06-12 |
| Movie | You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman | Self | 2006-11-28 |
| Movie | Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | Man Walking by Diner (uncredited) | 2006-11-02 |
| Movie | The Curse of 'The Omen' | Self | 2005-10-26 |
| Movie | Timeline | Man in Car (uncredited) | 2003-11-26 |
| Movie | Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend | Self | 2001-01-01 |
| Movie | Out Cold | Snooty Bartender (uncredited) | 2001-11-21 |
| Movie | Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' | Self | 2001-05-01 |
| Movie | 666: The Omen Revealed | 2000-09-05 | |
| Movie | Conspiracy Theory | Cab Passenger (uncredited) | 1997-08-08 |
| Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
| Movie | Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith | 1995-10-20 | |
| Movie | Maverick | Dealer (uncredited) | 1994-05-20 |
| Movie | First Works | Self | 1989-10-10 |
| Movie | Scream Greats, Vol.2: Satanism and Witchcraft | Himself | 1986-10-21 |
| Movie | The Goonies | Policeman (uncredited) | 1985-06-07 |
| Movie | The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' | Self | 1980-01-01 |
| Movie | Superman II | Man Walking by Diner (uncredited) | 1980-12-12 |
| Movie | Inside Moves | Man who closes the ambulance doors (uncredited) | 1980-12-19 |
| Movie | Superman | Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited) | 1978-12-14 |