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Richard Donner
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Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American film director, producer, and occasional comic book writer. The production company The Donners' Company was owned by Donner and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner. After directing the horror film "The Omen" (1976), Donner became famous for the creation of the first modern superhero film, "Superman" (1978), starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the superhero concept as a respected film genre. Donner went on to direct such enduringly popular titles as "The Goonies" (1985), "Scrooged" (1988) and the "Lethal Weapon" series (1987-98).
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Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American film director, producer, and occasional comic book writer. The production company The Donners' Company was owned by Donner and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner. After directing the horror film "The Omen" (1976), Donner became famous for the creation of the first modern superhero film, "Superman" (1978), starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the superhero concept as a respected film genre. Donner went on to direct such enduringly popular titles as "The Goonies" (1985), "Scrooged" (1988) and the "Lethal Weapon" series (1987-98).
Known For
E! True Hollywood Story
Tales from the Crypt
Lassie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Sam Benedict
HBO First Look
Superpowered: The DC Story
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Superman
Maverick
Superman II
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
The Goonies
Timeline
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
Production Credits
Perry Mason
Lethal Weapon 4
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Sarge
The Trials of O'Brien
The Fugitive
Maverick
Route 66
The Lost Boys
The Lieutenant
Tales from the Crypt
Scrooged
Banyon
Free Willy
The Twilight Zone
Free Willy
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Petrocelli
Letter to Loretta
Assassins
Sam Benedict
Mr. Novak
Perversions of Science
Jericho
Timeline
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
Superman II
Any Given Sunday
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Ironside
The Eleventh Hour
Lethal Weapon
The Tall Man
Get Smart
Ghost Story
Lethal Weapon 3
The Omen
The Interns
The Wild Wild West
Wagon Train
Lethal Weapon 2
Have Gun, Will Travel
Bearcats!
Bronk
X-Men
Kojak
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Superman
The Goonies
Cannon
The F.B.I.
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