Richard Donner
Birthday
1930/04/24
Day of death
2021/07/05 (91 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Bronx, New York, USA
Also know as
Richard D. Schwartzberg, Richard D. Donner, R.D. Donner, Dick Donner, Richard Donald Schwartzberg
Biography
Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930–July 5, 2021) was an American film director and producer. 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 50-year career 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,...Read more
Acting
(2006) Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
as Self
(2009) No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
as Self
(2016) Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
as Self
(2018) Davi's Way
as Self
(2000) 666: The Omen Revealed
as ---
(2013) Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
as Self
(2013) Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
as Self
(1995) Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
as ---
(2017) Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
as Self
(2008) Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
as Self - Director, Superman: The Movie
(1978) Superman
as Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited)
(2010) Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
as Self
(1986) Scream Greats, Vol.2: Satanism and Witchcraft
as Himself
(1997) Conspiracy Theory
as Cab Passenger (uncredited)
(2001) Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
as Self
(1980) The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
as Self
(2001) Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
as Self
(1989) First Works
as Self
(2017) Life After Flash
as Self
(2019) Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
as Self
(2005) The Curse of 'The Omen'
as Self
(2014) Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
as Self - Filmmaker
(1985) The Goonies
as Policeman (uncredited)
(2019) Valerie
as Self
(1980) Superman II
as Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
(2010) Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Self (archive footage)
(2012) Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
as Self
(2006) Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
as Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
(1980) Inside Moves
as Man who closes the ambulance doors (uncredited)
(1994) Maverick
as Dealer (uncredited)
(2001) Out Cold
as Snooty Bartender (uncredited)
(2003) Timeline
as Man in Car (uncredited)
(2006) 16 Blocks
as Man Holding a Birthday Cake (uncredited)
(2012) Casting By
as Self
(2006) You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
as Self
(2024) Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
as Self (archive footage)
(2006) Superman II: Restoring the Vision
as Self
(1996) E! True Hollywood Story
as ---
(2018) Eli Roth's History of Horror
as Self
(1989) Tales from the Crypt
as Man at Bar (uncredited)
(2020) Reunited Apart
as Self
(2020) Cursed Films
as Self - Director, The Omen
(1992) HBO First Look
as ---
(1992) HBO First Look
as Self
(1964) The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Inebriate
(1954) Lassie
as Clay Braddock
(1962) Sam Benedict
as Grover Stann