Richard Donner

Birthday: Apr 24, 1930

Bio: Working briefly as an actor in the late 1950s, American director Richard Donner first wielded the megaphone for a group of TV commercials, then graduated to the weekly western Wanted: Dead or Alive. Some of Donner's best early work was concentrated on the fantasy anthology Twilight Zone, including the imperishable 1963 episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet." Donner… More Bio: Working briefly as an actor in the late 1950s, American director Richard Donner first wielded the megaphone for a group of TV commercials, then graduated to the weekly western Wanted: Dead or Alive. Some of Donner's best early work was concentrated on the fantasy anthology Twilight Zone, including the imperishable 1963 episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet." Donner also worked for Hanna-Barbera, directing several episodes of "Danger Island", a component of the 1968 kid's series The Banana Splits; there was, however, very little that was "kiddie" about "Mystery Island," a hallucinatory symphony of hand-held camerawork. A film director since 1961 Donner turned to movie work full time with 1968's Salt and Pepper. The Omen (1976), a demonic-possession opus, was Donner's first major moneymaker, leading to his directing assignment on the first Superman film in 1978. Superman was popular enough to inspire three sequels, the first of which contained so much uncredited Donner-directed footage that the director was compelled to sue. Donner has struck gold at the box office several times since 1978, notably with the three action-packed Lethal Weapon films starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, and more recently with another Gibson vehicle, Maverick (1994). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Superman

Superman II

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

The Omen

Filmography

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2008)
- Actor
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
- Director
- 88%
16 Blocks (2006)
- Director
- 55%
Bar Starz (2005)
- Actor
Constantine (2005)
- Producer
- 46%
Timeline (2003)
- Director
- 12%
The Omen Legacy (2001)
- Actor
X-Men (2000)
- Producer
- 82%
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
- Director
- 52%
Conspiracy Theory (1997)
- Producer, Director
- 52%
Free Willy 3: The Rescue (1997)
- Producer
- 44%
Assassins (1995)
- Director
- 16%
Maverick (1994)
- Director, Producer
- 74%
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
- Producer, Director
- 56%
Radio Flyer (1992)
- Director
- 32%
First Works (1989)
- Actor
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
- Producer, Director
- 83%
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
- Director
Scrooged (1988)
- Director
- 66%
Lethal Weapon (1987)
- Director, Producer
- 84%
The Goonies (1985)
- Director, Producer
- 63%
Ladyhawke (1985)
- Producer, Director
- 67%
The Toy (1982)
- Director
- 11%
Superman II (1981)
- Director
- 88%
Inside Moves (1980)
- Director
Superman (1978)
- Director
- 93%
The Omen (1976)
- Actor, Director
- 85%
Twinky(Lola) (1972)
- Director
Lola (1969)
- Director
Salt and Pepper (1968)
- Director
X-15 (1961)
- Director
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Richard Donner Videos
                        
X-men2 minutes 46 seconds

Constantine1 minutes 5 seconds

Timeline1 minutes 27 seconds

Lethal Weapon 42 minutes 19 seconds

Assassins3 minutes 43 seconds

16 Blocks2 minutes 27 seconds

Free Willy 3: The Rescue30 seconds

Conspiracy Theory1 minutes 5 seconds

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos2 minutes 26 seconds

Bar Starz2 minutes 55 seconds

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