Richard Donner (1930–2021)

Director | Producer | Actor

Richard Donner was born on April 24, 1930 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a ...

Born: April 24, 1930
Died: July 5, 2021 (age 91)

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Filmography

Known For

Superman Director (1978)
Ladyhawke Director (1985)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Director (2006)
Known For

Lethal Weapon Director (1987)
Director

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
16 Blocks (2006)
Timeline (2003)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Assassins (1995)
The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 (1994)
Maverick (1994)
Tales from the Crypt (1989-1992)
Sting Feat. Eric Clapton: It's Probably Me (1992)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Radio Flyer (1992)
Two-Fisted Tales (1992)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Scrooged (1988)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough (1985)
Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough (Part 2) (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
Ladyhawke (1985)
The Toy (1982)
Inside Moves (1980)
Superman II (1980)
Superman (1978)
The Omen (1976)
Bronk (1975)
Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (1975)
A Shadow in the Streets (1975)
Kojak (1973-1974)
Petrocelli (1974)
Sons and Daughters (1974)
Lucas Tanner (1974)
The Streets of San Francisco (1974)
Cannon (1971-1973)
Stat! (1973)
Nightside (1973)
Hernandez (1973)
Sam Cade (1972)
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1972)
Ironside (1972)
Circle of Fear (1972)
Banyon (1972)
Cade's County (1971-1972)
The Sixth Sense (1972)
The Marshal of Madrid (1971)
Bearcats! (1971)
Sarge (1971)
The Interns (1971)
London Affair (1970)
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (1968-1969)
Danger Island (1968)
Salt and Pepper (1968)
The Felony Squad (1966)
The Wild Wild West (1966)
Jericho (1966)
It's About Time (1966)
The Fugitive (1966)
The F.B.I. (1966)
Get Smart (1965)
12 O'Clock High (1965)
The Trials of O'Brien (1965)
Perry Mason (1964-1965)
Gilligan's Island (1964-1965)
The Yellowbird (1964)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Mr. Novak (1963-1964)
The Twilight Zone (1963-1964)
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1964)
The Lieutenant (1963-1964)
The Doctors and the Nurses (1963)
Combat! (1963)
The Eleventh Hour (1963)
Philbert (Three's a Crowd) (1963)
Sam Benedict (1962-1963)
Have Gun - Will Travel (1961-1962)
The Rifleman (1962)
The Detectives (1962)
X-15 (1961)
Wagon Train (1961)
The Tall Man (1961)
Route 66 (1961)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1960-1961)
The Loretta Young Show (1961)
The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1960)
Director

Zane Grey Theatre (1960)
Producer

Black & White in Colors (2012)
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Timeline (2003)
Ritual (2002)
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher (2002)
X-Men (2000)
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Made Men (1999)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Double Tap (1997)
Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
Perversions of Science (1997)
Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House (1996)
Bordello of Blood (1996)
Tales from the Crypt (1989-1996)
Assassins (1995)
W.E.I.R.D. World (1995)
The Omen (1995)
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995)
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
Tales from the Cryptkeeper (1993-1994)
Maverick (1994)
Free Willy (1993)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Two-Fisted Tales (1992)
Delirious (1991)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Scrooged (1988)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
The Goonies (1985)
Ladyhawke (1985)
The Final Conflict (1981)
Producer

A Shadow in the Streets (1975)
Actor

Hollywood's Best Film Directors (2009)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Man Walking Past Diner (2006)
16 Blocks Man Holding a Birthday Cake (2006)
Timeline Man in Car (2003)
Out Cold Snooty Bartender (2001)
Conspiracy Theory Cab Passenger (1997)
Maverick Dealer (1994)
Tales from the Crypt Man at Bar (1989-1990)
The Goonies Policeman (1985)
Inside Moves Man who closes the ambulance doors (1980)
Superman II Man Walking by Diner (1980)
Superman Man in Street (extended version) (1978)
Lassie Clay Braddock (1971)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Inebriate (1964)
Sam Benedict Grover Stann (1963)
Actor

The Eleventh Hour Arnold Hardy (1963)
Writer

Men of Annapolis (1957)
Archive footage

The Oscars (2022)
Minty Comedic Arts (2022)
Entertainment Tonight (2022)
TCM Remembers 2021 (2021)
Fox and Friends First (2021)
Archive footage

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (2010)
The Magic Behind the Cape (2001)
Additional Crew

Superman Returns (2006)

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Awards

10 wins & 7 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

Was considered to direct Rambo (2008).

Quotes

I have a bust of Abraham Lincoln in my office, and it's not because of the greatness he did for our country, but it's because that whenever I look at it I have to remember an actor killed him.

Trademark

Unless it is a sequel he never hired a composer twice. He even rehired composer Jerry Goldsmith for Timeline but Goldsmith's score was in the end unused.