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