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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
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Free Willy
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
Banyon
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 4
Free Willy
Perry Mason
Wagon Train
Bronk
Kojak
Superman II
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Twilight Zone
Superman
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
Letter to Loretta
Mr. Novak
Tales from the Crypt
Get Smart
Timeline
The Wild Wild West
Bearcats!
The Goonies
Route 66
Lethal Weapon 2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Tall Man
The Omen
Assassins
Perversions of Science
The Interns
Any Given Sunday
Scrooged
The F.B.I.
Wanted: Dead or Alive
The Lieutenant
Ironside
Cannon
X-Men
Sarge
Lethal Weapon
The Fugitive
Ghost Story
The Eleventh Hour
The Lost Boys
Maverick
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Trials of O'Brien
Sam Benedict
Jericho
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Petrocelli
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