Personal Info
Known Credits
37
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1930-04-24 (95 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Bronx, New York, USA
Also Known For
Richard D. SchwartzbergRichard D. DonnerR.D. DonnerDick DonnerRichard Donald Schwartzberg
Richard Donner
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, ...
Known For
Acting
2024 --
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
| Self (archive footage)
2019 --
Valerie
| Self
2019 --
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
| Self
2018 --
Davi's Way
| Self
2017 --
Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies
| Self
2017 --
Life After Flash
| Self
2016 --
Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
| Self
2014 --
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
| Self - Filmmaker
2013 --
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
| Self
2013 --
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
| Self
2012 --
Casting By
| Self
2012 --
Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'
| Self
2010 --
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
| Self (archive footage)
2010 --
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
| Self
2009 --
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
| Self
2008 --
Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound
| Self - Director, Superman: The Movie
2006 --
Superman II: Restoring the Vision
| Self
2006 --
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
| Self
2006 --
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
| Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
2006 --
Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman
| Self
2006 --
16 Blocks
| Man Holding a Birthday Cake (uncredited)
2005 --
The Curse of 'The Omen'
| Self
2003 --
Timeline
| Man in Car (uncredited)
2001 --
Out Cold
| Snooty Bartender (uncredited)
2001 --
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
| Self
2001 --
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
| Self
2000 --
666: The Omen Revealed
|
1997 --
Conspiracy Theory
| Cab Passenger (uncredited)
1995 --
Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith
|
1994 --
Maverick
| Dealer (uncredited)
1989 --
First Works
| Self
1986 --
Scream Greats, Vol.2: Satanism and Witchcraft
| Himself
1985 --
The Goonies
| Policeman (uncredited)
1980 --
Inside Moves
| Man who closes the ambulance doors (uncredited)
1980 --
Superman II
| Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
1980 --
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
| Self
1978 --
Superman
| Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited)