Richard Rush (I) (1929–2021)

Director | Writer | Producer

Richard Rush was born on April 15, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a director and ...

Born: April 15, 1929
Died: April 8, 2021 (age 91)

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Known For

The Stunt Man Director (1980)
Color of Night Director (1994)
Air America Writer (1990)
Known For

Freebie and the Bean Director (1974)
Director

The Sinister Saga of Making 'the Stunt Man' (2000)
Color of Night (1994)
The Stunt Man (1980)
Freebie and the Bean (1974)
Getting Straight (1970)
Mod Squad (1968)
The Savage Seven (1968)
Psych-Out (1968)
A Man Called Dagger (1968)
The Cups of San Sebastian (1967)
Thunder Alley (1967)
Hells Angels on Wheels (1967)
Of Love and Desire (1963)
Director

Too Soon to Love (1960)
Writer

Aspen 1989 for the 31st Century - Part II (2019)
Aspen 1989 for the 31st Century - Part I (2019)
The Sinister Saga of Making 'the Stunt Man' (2000)
Air America (1990)
The Stunt Man (1980)
Of Love and Desire (1963)
Writer

Too Soon to Love (1960)
Producer

The Sinister Saga of Making 'the Stunt Man' (2000)
The Stunt Man (1980)
Freebie and the Bean (1974)
Getting Straight (1970)
A Man Called Dagger (1968)
Producer

Too Soon to Love (1960)
Actor

Aspen 1989 for the 31st Century - Part II Richard (2019)
Aspen 1989 for the 31st Century - Part I Richard (2019)
Distortions Airline Pilot #1 (1988)
Actor

A Man Called Dagger Victim (1968)
Additional Crew

Murder in the First (1995)

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Trivia

Directed one Oscar nominated performance: Peter O'Toole in The Stunt Man (1980).

[on the decade-long struggle to get financing for The Stunt Man (1980)] They couldn't figure out if it was a comedy, a drama, if it was a social satire, if it was an action adventure...and, of course, the answer was, 'Yes, it's all those things.' ...