Richard Donner

Directing · Born 1930-04-24 in Bronx, New York, USA

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, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Fugitive, The Twilight Zone, The Banana Splits, and many others. Donner made his film debut with the low-budget aviation drama X-15 in 1961 but had his critical and commercial breakthrough with the horror film The Omen in 1976. He directed the landmark superhero film…

Filmography

• Superman as Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited)
• The Goonies as Policeman (uncredited)
• Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut as Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
• Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman as Self
• No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos as Self
• Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond as Self
• 666: The Omen Revealed
• Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot as Self
• Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics as Self
• Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith

TV

• Tales from the Crypt as Man at Bar (uncredited)
• E! True Hollywood Story
• Eli Roth's History of Horror as Self
• Reunited Apart as Self
• Cursed Films as Self - Director, The Omen
• HBO First Look
• HBO First Look as Self
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as Inebriate
• Lassie as Clay Braddock
• Sam Benedict as Grover Stann