Richard Donner
A former off-Broadway actor who began directing commercials and industrial films in the late 1950s, Richard Donner went on to become one of the top-grossing directors in the 1970s and 1980s before tapering off later in his career. After directing numerous episodes of top shows like "The Twilight Zone" (CBS, 1959-1964), "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (NBC, 1964-68) and "Kojak" (CBS, 1973-78), Donner achieved critical and commercial success with his genre-defining horror movie, "The Omen" (1976), widely considered to be the best of its kind. He followed up with the epic "Superman: The Movie" (1978), which, after a difficult production that resulted in his firing while shooting "Superman II" (1980), became a huge box office hit while setting the bar for all other comic book-based movies to follow. After a few critical and financial flops like "Inside Moves" (1980) and "The Toy" (1982), Donner directed the cult favorite adventure, "The Goonies" (1985), before breaking the mold again - this time in the buddy action genre - with "Lethal Weapon" (1987), which spawned three sequels over the next decade. Throughout his career, Donner remained a true original that fans and colleagues held in high regard.
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Richard Donner
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Davi's Way | Self | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond | Self | - | 2016 |
37% |
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine | Executive Producer | $179.9M | 2009 |
No Score Yet |
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Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | Director | - | 2006 |
55% |
|
16 Blocks | Director | $36.9M | 2006 |
13% |
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Timeline |
Director, Producer |
$19.5M | 2003 |
0% |
|
Ritual | Producer | - | 2001 |
82% |
|
X-Men | Executive Producer | $157.3M | 2000 |
20% |
|
Made Men | Producer | - | 1999 |
52% |
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Any Given Sunday | Executive Producer | $75.5M | 1999 |
52% |
|
Lethal Weapon 4 |
Director, Producer |
$129.8M | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Double Tap | Producer | - | 1997 |
44% |
|
Free Willy 3: The Rescue | Executive Producer | $3.5M | 1997 |
57% |
|
Conspiracy Theory |
Director, Producer |
$76.1M | 1997 |
14% |
|
Tales From the Crypt Presents Bordello of Blood | Executive Producer | $5.6M | 1996 |
16% |
|
Assassins |
Director, Producer |
- | 1995 |
50% |
|
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home | Executive Producer | $28.0M | 1995 |
42% |
|
Tales From the Crypt Presents Demon Knight | Executive Producer | $20.9M | 1995 |
68% |
|
Maverick |
Director, Producer |
$101.5M | 1994 |
71% |
|
Free Willy | Executive Producer | $76.3M | 1993 |
35% |
|
Radio Flyer | Director | $4.0M | 1992 |
60% |
|
Lethal Weapon 3 |
Director, Producer |
$142.0M | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Two-Fisted Tales | Director | - | 1992 |
29% |
|
Delirious | Executive Producer | $4.7M | 1991 |
82% |
|
Lethal Weapon 2 |
Director, Producer |
$144.9M | 1989 |
71% |
|
Scrooged |
Director, Producer |
$58.2M | 1988 |
75% |
|
The Lost Boys | Executive Producer | $31.7M | 1987 |
80% |
|
Lethal Weapon |
Director, Producer |
$61.0M | 1987 |
67% |
|
Ladyhawke |
Director, Producer |
- | 1985 |
77% |
|
The Goonies |
Director, Producer |
$935.0K | 1985 |
3% |
|
The Toy | Director | - | 1982 |
67% |
|
Inside Moves | Director | - | 1980 |
93% |
|
Superman: The Movie | Director | - | 1978 |
85% |
|
The Omen | Director | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sarah T.: Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic | Director | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Shadow in the Streets |
Director, Producer |
- | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bronk | Director | - | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lucas Tanner | Director | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judgement Day | Director | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Senior Year | Director | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Teenage Lovers | Director | - | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Marshal of Madrid | Director | - | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Marshal of Madrid | Director | - | 1971 |
No Score Yet |
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Lola | Director | - | 1969 |
No Score Yet |
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Salt and Pepper | Director | - | 1968 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Philbert | Director | - | 1963 |
No Score Yet |
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X-15 | Director | - | 1961 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | 100% | Robert Kirkman's Secret History of Comics | Guest | 2017 |
82% | 90% | Tales From the Crypt | Director | 1989-1990 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bronk | Director | 1975 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Kojak | Director | 1973-1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Petrocelli | Director | 1974 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ironside | Director | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Sixth Sense | Director | 1972 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cannon | Director | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lassie | Clay Braddock (Guest Star) | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Interns | Director | 1971 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Felony Squad | Director | 1966 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Wild, Wild West | Director | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jericho | Director | 1966 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fugitive | Director | 1966 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Get Smart | Director | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 12 O'Clock High | Director | 1965 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perry Mason | Director | 1964-1965 |
90% | 74% | Gilligan's Island | Director | 1965 |
100% | No Score Yet | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | Director | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mr. Novak | Director | 1963-1964 |
92% | 96% | The Twilight Zone | Director | 1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Lieutenant | Director | 1963-1964 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Have Gun -- Will Travel | Director | 1961-1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Rifleman | Director | 1962 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tall Man | Director | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Route 66 | Director | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zane Grey Theatre | Director | 1960 |