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Richard Fleischer

American film director (1916-2006) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 89

Richard Owen Fleischer was an American film director. His career spanned more than four decades, beginning at the height of the Golden Age of Hollywood and lasting through the American New Wave. He was the son of animation pioneer Max Fleischer, and served as chairman of Fleischer Studios.

Richard Fleischer is read about 361 times a day, in 29 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2006Died25 March 20062003Disney LegendsAward1987The RKO Story: Tales From HollywoodSeries1985Red SonjaFilm, Director1983Amityville 3-DFilm, Director1979AshantiFilm, Director1974Mr. MajestykFilm, Director1972The New CenturionsFilm, Director1971Film '72Series1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Film, Director, Producer1968The Boston StranglerFilm, Director1966Fantastic VoyageFilm, Director1959CompulsionFilm, Director1955The Girl in the Red Velvet SwingFilm, Director1953ArenaFilm, Director1950Armored Car RobberyFilm, Director1948Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature FilmAwardBodyguardFilm, 1948Director1916Born8 December 1916

People around Richard

  • 10 Rillington Place 1971
  • The Narrow Margin 1952
  • Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970
  • Compulsion 1959
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1954

Filmography 40

72 credits on file

Television 2

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

Disney Legends2003
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film1948

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1916 to 2006 · aged 89