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Richard Donner

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American film director (1930-2021)

United StatesDirectorsLived 1930 to 2021 · aged 91
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Richard Donner was an American filmmaker. 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 career spanning more than six decades crossed genres and influenced trends among filmmakers across the world.

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Donner at the 2006 San Diego Comic-ConDonner at the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con

Filmography 40

Lethal Weapon1987 · ★ 7.3
Superman1978 · ★ 7.2
Lethal Weapon 21989 · ★ 7.0
The Goonies1985 · ★ 7.5
Lethal Weapon 31992 · ★ 6.7
16 Blocks2006 · ★ 6.5
Superman II1980 · ★ 6.8
Lethal Weapon 41998 · ★ 6.6
The Lost Boys1987 · ★ 7.1
The Omen1976 · ★ 7.4
X-Men Origins: Wolverine2009 · ★ 6.3
X-Men2000 · ★ 7.0
Free Willy1993 · ★ 6.2
Conspiracy Theory1997 · ★ 6.6
Assassins1995 · ★ 6.5
Any Given Sunday1999 · ★ 6.8
Maverick1994 · ★ 6.9
Scrooged1988 · ★ 6.8
Ladyhawke1985 · ★ 7.0
Timeline2003 · ★ 5.7
The Final Conflict1981 · ★ 5.8
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight1995 · ★ 6.9
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home1995 · ★ 5.9
Bordello of Blood1996 · ★ 6.0
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut2006 · ★ 7.4
Free Willy 3: The Rescue1997 · ★ 6.1
Out Cold2001 · ★ 5.9
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story2024 · ★ 8.1
Radio Flyer1992 · ★ 7.0
The Toy1982 · ★ 5.9
Delirious1991 · ★ 5.7
Ritual2002 · ★ 4.7
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics2013 · ★ 6.8
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics2010
Casting By2012
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman2006
Inside Moves1980
Twinky1970
Made Men1999
Salt & Pepper1968

158 credits on file

Television 24

Perry Mason1957
Ironside1967
The Fugitive1963
The Rifleman1958
Lassie1954
The Twilight Zone1959
Wagon Train1957
Get Smart1965
Combat!1962
The Wild Wild West1965
Have Gun, Will Travel1957
Tales from the Crypt1989
Cannon1971
The F.B.I.1965
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956
Kojak1973
Wanted: Dead or Alive1958
Route 661960
Gilligan's Island1964
The Streets of San Francisco1972
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.1964
12 O'Clock High1964
Petrocelli1974
The Detectives1959

Awards 2

1979Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

In their orbit 1

Connected to Richard 6

Timothy DaltonAlso in Made Men (1999)William SadlerAlso in Bordello of Blood (1996)Joel SchumacherAlso in The Lost Boys (1987)Mykelti WilliamsonAlso in Free Willy (1993)Lee RemickAlso in The Omen (1976)Danny HustonAlso in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 2021 · aged 91
Written about in
30 languages

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