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Richard Donner
Richard Donner was born on April 24, 1930 in New York City, New York, USA as Richard D. Schwartzberg. He is a director and producer, known for Lethal Weapon (1987), The Goonies (1985) and Lethal Weapon 2 (1989). He has been married to Lauren Shuler Donner since November 27, 1986.
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Director (79 credits)
Director (79 credits)
1989-1992
Tales from the Crypt
(TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Showdown
(1992)
- The Ventriloquist's Dummy
(1990)
- Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone
(1989)
1973-1974
Kojak
(TV Series) (3 episodes)
- The Best War in Town
(1974)
- Wall Street Gunslinger
(1974)
- One for the Morgue
(1973)
1974
Sons and Daughters
(TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Lucille's Problem
(1974)
- The Runner
(1974)
- Senior Year
(1974)
1974
The Streets of San Francisco
(TV Series) (2 episodes)
- A String of Puppets
(1974)
- Commitment
(1974)
1971-1973
Cannon
(TV Series) (4 episodes)
- Memo from a Dead Man
(1973)
- He Who Digs a Grave
(1973)
- Flight Plan
(1971)
- Death Is a Double-Cross
(1971)
1972
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
(TV Series) (3 episodes)
- The Velvet Prison
(1972)
- A Quality of Fear
(1972)
- A Substitute Womb
(1972)
1971-1972
Cade's County
(TV Series) (3 episodes)
- The Fake
(1972)
- A Gun for Billy
(1971)
- Crisscross
(1971)
The Banana Splits Adventure Hour
(TV Series) (3 episodes) (director - 3 episodes, 1969)
- A Fair Day for Tooly
(1969)
... (director: Danger Island sequence)
- The Great Gold Robbery
... (sequence: Danger Island)
- The Wizard Ramnizar
... (sequence: Danger Island)
- The Ring
... (sequence: Danger Island)
- The Littlest Musketeer
... (director: Danger Island sequence)
1966
The Felony Squad
(TV Series) (3 episodes)
- A Penny Game, a Two-Bit Murder
(1966)
- The Death of a Dream
(1966)
- A Date with Terror
(1966)
1966
The Wild Wild West
(TV Series) (3 episodes)
- The Night of the Returning Dead
(1966)
- The Night of the Murderous Spring
(1966)
- The Night of the Bars of Hell
(1966)
1965
Get Smart
(TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Our Man in Leotards
(1965)
... (as Richard D. Donner)
- Washington 4, Indians 3
(1965)
... (as Richard D. Donner)
1965
12 O'Clock High
(TV Series) (4 episodes)
- Show Me a Hero, I'll Show You a Bum
(1965)
- The Hotshot
(1965)
- R/X for a Sick Bird
(1965)
- The Loneliest Place in the World
(1965)
1964-1965
Perry Mason
(TV Series) (3 episodes)
- The Case of the Gambling Lady
(1965)
- The Case of the Tragic Trophy
(1964)
- The Case of the Missing Button
(1964)
... (as Richard D. Donner)
1964-1965
Gilligan's Island
(TV Series) (3 episodes)
- St. Gilligan and the Dragon
(1965)
- President Gilligan
(1964)
- Home Sweet Hut
(1964)
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
(TV Series) (4 episodes)
- The Terbuf Affair
(1964)
- The Giuoco Piano Affair
(1964)
- The Quadripartite Affair
(1964)
- The Iowa-Scuba Affair
(1964)
1963-1964
Mr. Novak
(TV Series) (7 episodes)
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
(1964)
- Moonlighting
(1964)
- One Way to Say Goodbye
(1964)
- The Death of a Teacher
(1964)
1963-1964
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series) (6 episodes)
- Come Wander with Me
(1964)
- The Brain Center at Whipple's
(1964)
- The Jeopardy Room
(1964)
- Sounds and Silences
(1964)
- From Agnes - with Love
(1964)
1963
The Eleventh Hour
(TV Series) (2 episodes)
- I Feel Like a Rutabaga
(1963)
- Advice to the Lovelorn and Shopworn
(1963)
1962-1963
Sam Benedict
(TV Series) (6 episodes)
- Accomplice
(1963)
- Some Fires Die Slowly
(1963)
- The Boiling Point
(1963)
- Not Even the Gulls Shall Weep
(1963)
1961-1962
Have Gun - Will Travel
(TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Cream of the Jest
(1962)
- Blind Circle
(1961)
- A Drop of Blood
(1961)
- The Piano
(1961)
- Odds for Big Red
(1961)
1962
The Rifleman
(TV Series) (7 episodes)
- Outlaw's Shoes
(1962)
- Milly's Brother
(1962)
- The Day a Town Slept
(1962)
- Guilty Conscience
(1962)
- The Debt
(1962)
1960-1961
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(TV Series) (6 episodes)
- Barney's Bounty
(1961)
... (as Richard D. Donner)
- The Voice of Silence
(1961)
... (as Richard D. Donner)
- Bounty on Josh
(1961)
... (as Richard D. Donner)
- The Last Retreat
(1961)
... (as Richard D. Donner)
- The Medicine Man
(1960)
... (as R.D. Donner)
1961
The Loretta Young Show
(TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Woodlot
(1961)
- The Preliminaries
(1961)
- When Queens Ride By
(1961)
- The Choice
(1961)
- Quiet Desperation
(1961)
1960
Zane Grey Theater
(TV Series) (1 episode)
- So Young the Savage Land
(1960)
... (as R.D. Donner)
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Producer (36 credits)
Producer (36 credits)
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Actor (12 credits)
Actor (12 credits)
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Writer (2 credits)
Writer (2 credits)
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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)
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Thanks (15 credits)
Thanks (15 credits)
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Self (64 credits)
Self (64 credits)
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Archive footage (2 credits)
Archive footage (2 credits)
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Unsold pilot: Directed a pilot for a proposed NBC dramatic series called, "The Mayor", starring Robert Colbert. See more »Alternate Names:
Dick Donner | R.D. Donner | Richard D. DonnerHeight:
6' 2" (1.88 m)
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