Richard Donner (born April 24, 1930) is an American film director, comic book writer and film producer.After directing the horror film The Omen (1976), Donner became famous for the hailed creation of the first modern superhero film, Superman (1978), starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the superhero concept as a respected film genre.Donner later went on to direct such films as The Goonies (1985) and Scrooged (1988), while reinvigorating the buddy film genre with Lethal Weapon (1987) and its sequels. He and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner, own the production company The Donners’ Company, which is most well known for producing the X-Men film series.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”. IMDB Wikipedia $100 million 1930 1930-4-24 6′ 2″ (1.88 m) Actor April 24 Director Lauren Shuler Donner Lethal Weapon (1987) Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) New York City U.S. producer Richard D. Schwartzberg Richard Donner Net Worth Taurus The Bronx The Goonies (1985)
Title |
Year |
Status |
Character |
Role |
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut |
2006 |
Video |
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Director |
16 Blocks |
2006 |
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|
Director |
Timeline |
2003 |
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|
Director |
Lethal Weapon 4 |
1998 |
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Director |
Conspiracy Theory |
1997 |
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Director |
Assassins |
1995 |
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Director |
The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 |
1994 |
Video video “It’s Probably Me” |
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Director |
Maverick |
1994 |
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Director |
Tales from the Crypt |
1989-1992 |
TV Series 3 episodes |
|
Director |
Lethal Weapon 3 |
1992 |
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|
Director |
Radio Flyer |
1992 |
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Director |
Two-Fisted Tales |
1992 |
TV Movie segment “Showdown” |
|
Director |
Lethal Weapon 2 |
1989 |
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Director |
Scrooged |
1988 |
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Director |
Lethal Weapon |
1987 |
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Director |
The Goonies |
1985 |
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|
Director |
Ladyhawke |
1985 |
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|
Director |
The Toy |
1982 |
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|
Director |
Inside Moves |
1980 |
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|
Director |
Superman II |
1980 |
uncredited |
|
Director |
Superman |
1978 |
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|
Director |
The Omen |
1976 |
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|
Director |
Bronk |
1975 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
|
Director |
Sarah T. – Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic |
1975 |
TV Movie |
|
Director |
A Shadow in the Streets |
1975 |
TV Movie |
|
Director |
Kojak |
1973-1974 |
TV Series 3 episodes |
|
Director |
Petrocelli |
1974 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
Sons and Daughters |
1974 |
TV Series 3 episodes |
|
Director |
Lucas Tanner |
1974 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
The Streets of San Francisco |
1974 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
|
Director |
Cannon |
1971-1973 |
TV Series 4 episodes |
|
Director |
Stat! |
1973 |
TV Movie |
|
Director |
Nightside |
1973 |
TV Movie |
|
Director |
Hernandez |
1973 |
TV Movie |
|
Director |
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors |
1972 |
TV Series 3 episodes |
|
Director |
Ironside |
1972 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
Banyon |
1972 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
Circle of Fear |
1972 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
Cade’s County |
1971-1972 |
TV Series 3 episodes |
|
Director |
The Sixth Sense |
1972 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
Bearcats! |
1971 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
|
Director |
Sarge |
1971 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
The Interns |
1971 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
Lola |
1970 |
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Director |
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour |
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TV Series 3 episodes director – 3 episodes, 1969 |
|
Director |
Salt and Pepper |
1968 |
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Director |
The Felony Squad |
1966 |
TV Series 3 episodes |
|
Director |
The Wild Wild West |
1966 |
TV Series 3 episodes |
|
Director |
Jericho |
1966 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
It’s About Time |
1966 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
The Fugitive |
1966 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
|
Director |
The F.B.I. |
1966 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
Get Smart |
1965 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
|
Director |
12 O’Clock High |
1965 |
TV Series 4 episodes |
|
Director |
The Trials of O’Brien |
1965 |
TV Series |
|
Director |
Perry Mason |
1964-1965 |
TV Series 3 episodes |
|
Director |
Gilligan’s Island |
1964-1965 |
TV Series 3 episodes |
|
Director |
The Yellowbird |
1964 |
TV Movie |
|
Director |
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
1964 |
TV Series 4 episodes |
|
Director |
Mr. Novak |
1963-1964 |
TV Series 7 episodes |
|
Director |
The Twilight Zone |
1963-1964 |
TV Series 6 episodes |
|
Director |
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters |
1964 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
The Lieutenant |
1963-1964 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
|
Director |
The Doctors and the Nurses |
1963 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
Combat! |
1963 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
The Eleventh Hour |
1963 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
|
Director |
Philbert (Three’s a Crowd) |
1963 |
Short as Richard D. Donner |
|
Director |
Sam Benedict |
1962-1963 |
TV Series 6 episodes |
|
Director |
Have Gun – Will Travel |
1961-1962 |
TV Series 5 episodes |
|
Director |
The Rifleman |
1962 |
TV Series 7 episodes |
|
Director |
The Detectives |
1962 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
X-15 |
1961 |
as Richard D. Donner |
|
Director |
Wagon Train |
1961 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
The Tall Man |
1961 |
TV Series 2 episodes |
|
Director |
Route 66 |
1961 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
Wanted: Dead or Alive |
1960-1961 |
TV Series 6 episodes |
|
Director |
The Loretta Young Show |
1961 |
TV Series 5 episodes |
|
Director |
The DuPont Show with June Allyson |
1960 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
Zane Grey Theater |
1960 |
TV Series 1 episode |
|
Director |
The Goonies 2 |
|
producer announced |
|
Producer |
Black & White in Colors |
2012 |
associate producer |
|
Producer |
X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
2009 |
executive producer |
|
Producer |
Timeline |
2003 |
producer |
|
Producer |
Ritual |
2002 |
producer |
|
Producer |
Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher |
2002 |
TV Movie producer |
|
Producer |
X-Men |
2000 |
executive producer |
|
Producer |
Any Given Sunday |
1999 |
executive producer |
|
Producer |
Made Men |
1999 |
producer |
|
Producer |
Lethal Weapon 4 |
1998 |
producer |
|
Producer |
Double Tap |
1997 |
producer |
|
Producer |
Free Willy 3: The Rescue |
1997 |
executive producer |
|
Producer |
Conspiracy Theory |
1997 |
producer |
|
Producer |
Perversions of Science |
1997 |
TV Series executive producer – 10 episodes |
|
Producer |
Secrets of the Cryptkeeper’s Haunted House |
1996 |
TV Series executive producer – 1997 |
|
Producer |
Bordello of Blood |
1996 |
executive producer |
|
Producer |
Tales from the Crypt |
|
TV Series executive producer – 93 episodes, 1989 – 1996 producer – 6 episodes, 1989 |
|
Producer |
Assassins |
1995 |
producer |
|
Producer |
W.E.I.R.D. World |
1995 |
TV Movie executive producer |
|
Producer |
The Omen |
1995 |
TV Movie executive producer |
|
Producer |
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home |
1995 |
executive producer |
|
Producer |
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight |
1995 |
executive producer |
|
Producer |
Tales from the Cryptkeeper |
1993-1994 |
TV Series executive producer – 5 episodes |
|
Producer |
Maverick |
1994 |
producer |
|
Producer |
Free Willy |
1993 |
executive producer |
|
Producer |
Lethal Weapon 3 |
1992 |
producer |
|
Producer |
Two-Fisted Tales |
1992 |
TV Movie executive producer |
|
Producer |
Delirious |
1991 |
executive producer |
|
Producer |
Lethal Weapon 2 |
1989 |
producer |
|
Producer |
Scrooged |
1988 |
producer |
|
Producer |
The Lost Boys |
1987 |
executive producer |
|
Producer |
Lethal Weapon |
1987 |
producer |
|
Producer |
The Goonies |
1985 |
producer |
|
Producer |
Ladyhawke |
1985 |
producer |
|
Producer |
The Final Conflict |
1981 |
executive producer |
|
Producer |
A Shadow in the Streets |
1975 |
TV Movie producer |
|
Producer |
16 Blocks |
2006 |
|
Man Holding a Birthday Cake (uncredited) |
Actor |
Timeline |
2003 |
|
Man in Car (uncredited) |
Actor |
Out Cold |
2001 |
|
Snooty Bartender (uncredited) |
Actor |
Conspiracy Theory |
1997 |
|
Cab Passenger (uncredited) |
Actor |
Maverick |
1994 |
|
Dealer (uncredited) |
Actor |
Tales from the Crypt |
1989-1990 |
TV Series |
Man at Bar / Audience Member |
Actor |
The Goonies |
1985 |
|
Policeman (uncredited) |
Actor |
Superman II |
1980 |
|
Man Walking by Diner (uncredited) |
Actor |
Superman |
1978 |
|
Man in Street (extended version (uncredited) |
Actor |
Lassie |
1971 |
TV Series |
Clay Braddock |
Actor |
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. |
1964 |
TV Series |
Inebriate |
Actor |
The Eleventh Hour |
1963 |
TV Series |
Arnold Hardy |
Actor |
Supergirl |
2015-2016 |
TV Series character: Non – 8 episodes |
|
Writer |
Men of Annapolis |
1957 |
TV Series writer – 2 episodes |
|
Writer |
Superman Returns |
2006 |
director: archive footage |
|
Miscellaneous |
Our House |
2013 |
Short special thanks |
|
Thanks |
Casting By |
2012 |
Documentary special thanks |
|
Thanks |
Q&A with Ilya Salkind: Superman II |
2012 |
Video documentary thanks |
|
Thanks |
Superman: Requiem |
2011 |
special thanks |
|
Thanks |
How My Dad Killed Dracula |
2008 |
Short special thanks |
|
Thanks |
Superman II: Restoring the Vision |
2006 |
Video documentary short special thanks |
|
Thanks |
The Omen |
2006 |
special thanks |
|
Thanks |
666: ‘The Omen’ Revealed |
2000 |
Video documentary special thanks |
|
Thanks |
Hungry |
2000/I |
Short special thanks |
|
Thanks |
Tales from the Cryptkeeper |
1999 |
TV Series special thanks – 13 episodes |
|
Thanks |
Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes |
1998 |
Video documentary short special thanks |
|
Thanks |
The Chili Con Carne Club |
1995 |
Short special thanks |
|
Thanks |
The Crypt Keeper Presents: A Spine-Tingling Look at Tales from the Crypt |
1995 |
Documentary short special thanks |
|
Thanks |
Soul Mates |
1990 |
Short special thanks |
|
Thanks |
Aaron Webster’s Superman |
1979 |
Video short special thanks |
|
Thanks |
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies |
2017 |
Documentary post-production |
Himself |
Self |
Davi’s Way |
2016 |
Documentary post-production |
Himself |
Self |
Superhero Nation |
|
Documentary post-production |
|
Self |
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond |
2016 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Self |
CinemAbility |
2013 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Paul Mazursky’s: It’s All Crap |
2013 |
Short |
Himself |
Self |
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics |
2013 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Christopher Nolan & Richard Donner: A Conversation |
2013 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot |
2013 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Casting By |
2012 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Self |
A Family Affair: Bringing ‘Lethal Weapon’ to Life |
2012 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of ‘Lethal Weapon’ |
2012 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
Psycho Pension: The Genesis of ‘Lethal Weapon’ |
2012 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
Pulling the Trigger: Expanding the World of ‘Lethal Weapon’ |
2012 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
The Actor’s Journey |
2011 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The Actor’s Journey for Kids |
2011 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Kneel Before Zod |
2010 |
Video short |
Himself |
Self |
The Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of ‘The Goonies’ |
2010 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
From the Inside Out: Moving from Manuscript to Motion Picture |
2009 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
MGM’s Secret Operations |
2008 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Director, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. |
Self |
U.N.C.L.E. V.I.P.S.: Season 4 |
2008 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Director, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. |
Self |
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound |
2008 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself – Director, Superman: The Movie |
Self |
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos |
2008 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Paybacks Are a Bitch |
2007 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Heart of a Hero: A Tribute to Christopher Reeve |
2006 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
Superman II: Restoring the Vision |
2006 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman |
2006 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Film ’72 |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman |
2006 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Self |
HBO First Look |
1994-2006 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Who Needs Sleep? |
2006 |
Documentary |
|
Self |
The Curse of ‘The Omen’ |
2005 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The Lost Boys: A Retrospective |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
Dinner for Five |
2004 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Journey Through ‘Timeline’ |
2004 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The Textures of ‘Timeline’ |
2004 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
Revealed with Jules Asner |
2002 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Making ‘Superman’: Filming the Legend |
2001 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Director |
Self |
The Omen Legacy |
2001 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Inside TV Land: Get Smart |
2001 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Taking Flight: The Development of ‘Superman’ |
2001 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Director |
Self |
Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool |
2001 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Self |
666: ‘The Omen’ Revealed |
2000 |
Video documentary |
Himself – Director |
Self |
Curse or Coincidence? |
2000 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
E! True Hollywood Story |
1999 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Intimate Portrait |
1999 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Celebrity Profile |
1999 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Lethal Weapon 4: Cast and Crew Interviews |
1998 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes |
1998 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Director |
Self |
The Directors |
1997 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen |
1996 |
TV Series documentary |
Quote Reader |
Self |
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith |
1995 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The Crypt Keeper Presents: A Spine-Tingling Look at Tales from the Crypt |
1995 |
Documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
Entertainment UK |
1992 |
TV Series |
Himself – Interviewee |
Self |
Mel Gibson’s Video Diary 2: Lethal Weapon 3 |
1991 |
TV Special short |
Himself |
Self |
First Works |
1989 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Mel Gibson’s Unauthorized Video Diary |
1989 |
TV Short |
Himself |
Self |
Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters |
1989 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Muy personal |
1987 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
Self |
Scream Greats, Vol. 2: Satanism and Witchcraft |
1986 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Treffpunkt Kino |
1985 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The Making of ‘The Goonies’ |
1985 |
TV Short documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The Making of ‘Superman: The Movie’ |
1980 |
TV Movie documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Revista de cine |
1979 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics |
2010 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
Archive Footage |
The Magic Behind the Cape |
2001 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Archive Footage |
Year |
Award |
Ceremony |
Nomination |
Movie |
Category |
2009 |
Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award |
American Cinema Editors, USA |
|
|
Won |
2008 |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Ojai Film Festival |
|
|
Won |
2008 |
Star on the Walk of Fame |
Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture |
Awarded on October 16, 2008 at 6712 Hollywood Blvd. in a double ceremony with Lauren Shuler Donner. |
Won |
2007 |
Career Achievement Award |
Casting Society of America, USA |
|
|
Won |
2006 |
Nicola Tesla Award |
Satellite Awards |
|
|
Won |
2002 |
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Excellence in Filmmaking Award |
Director’s View Film Festival |
|
|
Won |
2000 |
President’s Award |
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA |
|
|
Won |
2000 |
Hollywood Film Award |
Hollywood Film Awards |
Outstanding Achievement in Directing |
|
Won |
1979 |
Hugo |
Hugo Awards |
Best Dramatic Presentation |
Superman (1978) |
Won |
2009 |
Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award |
American Cinema Editors, USA |
|
|
Nominated |
2008 |
Lifetime Achievement Award |
Ojai Film Festival |
|
|
Nominated |
2008 |
Star on the Walk of Fame |
Walk of Fame |
Motion Picture |
Awarded on October 16, 2008 at 6712 Hollywood Blvd. in a double ceremony with Lauren Shuler Donner. |
Nominated |
2007 |
Career Achievement Award |
Casting Society of America, USA |
|
|
Nominated |
2006 |
Nicola Tesla Award |
Satellite Awards |
|
|
Nominated |
2002 |
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Excellence in Filmmaking Award |
Director’s View Film Festival |
|
|
Nominated |
2000 |
President’s Award |
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA |
|
|
Nominated |
2000 |
Hollywood Film Award |
Hollywood Film Awards |
Outstanding Achievement in Directing |
|
Nominated |
1979 |
Hugo |
Hugo Awards |
Best Dramatic Presentation |
Superman (1978) |
Nominated |