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Originally, Donner directed Superman and Superman II back to back, then cut back on filming the sequel to focus on finishing the first one for a Christmas release. A clash with producers Alexander Salkind and Ilya Salkind over the material led to Donner being fired before he could finish filming the second one and he was replaced with Richard Lester... See more trivia »

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Richard D. Schwartzberg
in New York City, New York, USA
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2006 Superman II (video)
 
2006 16 Blocks
 
2003 Timeline
 
1998 Lethal Weapon 4
 
1997 Conspiracy Theory
 
1995 Assassins
 
1994 The Best of Sting: Fields of Gold 1984-1994 (video) (video "It's Probably Me")
 
1994 Maverick
 
1989-1992 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
– Showdown (1992)
– The Ventriloquist's Dummy (1990)
– Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone (1989)
 
1992 Lethal Weapon 3
 
1992 Radio Flyer
 
1992 Two-Fisted Tales (TV movie) (segment "Showdown")
 
1989 Lethal Weapon 2
 
1988 Scrooged
 
1987 Lethal Weapon
 
1985 The Goonies
 
1985 Ladyhawke
 
1982 The Toy
 
1980 Inside Moves
 
1980 Superman II (uncredited)
 
1978 Superman
 
1976 The Omen
 
1975 Bronk (TV series)
– Open Contract (1975)
– Pilot
 
1975 Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (TV movie)
 
1975 A Shadow in the Streets (TV movie)
 
1974 Petrocelli (TV series)
– A Covenant with Evil (1974)
– Death in High Places (1974)
 
1973-1974 Kojak (TV series)
– The Best War in Town (1974)
– Wall Street Gunslinger (1974)
– One for the Morgue (1973)
 
1974 Sons and Daughters (TV series)
– Lucille's Problem (1974)
– The Runner (1974)
– Senior Year (1974)
 
1974 Lucas Tanner (TV series)
– Lucas Tanner (1974)
 
1974 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
– A String of Puppets (1974)
– Commitment (1974)
 
1971-1973 Cannon (TV series)
– Memo from a Dead Man (1973)
– He Who Digs a Grave (1973)
– Flight Plan (1971)
– Death Is a Double-Cross (1971)
 
1973 Stat! (TV movie)
 
1973 Nightside (TV movie)
 
1973 Hernandez (TV movie)
 
1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV series)
– The Velvet Prison (1972)
– A Quality of Fear (1972)
– A Substitute Womb (1972)
 
1972 Ironside (TV series)
– Who'll Cry for My Baby (1972)
 
1972 Circle of Fear (TV series)
– The Concrete Captain (1972)
 
1972 Banyon (TV series)
– The Old College Try (1972)
 
1971-1972 Cade's County (TV series)
– Blackout (1972)
– A Gun for Billy (1971)
– Crisscross (1971)
 
1972 The Sixth Sense (TV series)
– The House That Cried Murder (1972)
 
1971 Bearcats! (TV series)
– Bitter Flats (1971)
– Conqueror's Gold (1971)
 
1971 Sarge (TV series)
– Psst! Wanna Buy a Dirty Picture? (1971)
 
1971 The Interns (TV series)
– Casualty (1971)
 
1970 Lola
 
1968-1970 The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (TV series)
– A Fair Day for Tooly (1969) (director: Danger Island sequence)
– Joining of the Knights (director: Danger Island sequence)
– The Great Gold Robbery (sequence: Danger Island)
– The Littlest Musketeer (director: Danger Island sequence)
– The Ring (sequence: Danger Island)
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1968 Salt and Pepper
 
1966 Felony Squad (TV series)
– A Penny Game, a Two-Bit Murder (1966)
– Death of a Dream (1966)
– A Date with Terror (1966)
 
1966 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
– The Night of the Returning Dead (1966)
– The Night of the Murderous Spring (1966)
– The Night of the Bars of Hell (1966)
 
1966 Jericho (TV series)
– Upbeat and Underground (1966)
 
1966 It's About Time (TV series)
– And Then I Wrote Happy Birthday to You (1966)
 
1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
– In a Plain Paper Wrapper (1966)
– Wife Killer (1966)
 
1966 The F.B.I. (TV series)
– The Spy-Master (1966) (as Richard D. Donner)
 
1965 Get Smart (TV series)
– 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)
– 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)
 
1965 The Trials of O'Brien (TV series)
 
1964-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
– 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)
– St. Gilligan and the Dragon (1965)
– President Gilligan (1964)
– Home Sweet Hut (1964)
 
1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
– The Terbuf Affair (1964)
– The Giuoco Piano Affair (1964)
– The Quadripartite Affair (1964)
– The Iowa-Scuba Affair (1964)
 
1963-1964 Mr. Novak (TV series)
– Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1964)
– Moonlighting (1964)
– One Way to Say Goodbye (1964)
– The Death of a Teacher (1964)
– The Private Life of Douglas Morgan Jr. (1964)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1963-1964 Twilight Zone (TV series)
– 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)
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1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
– The Day of the Picnic (1964)
 
1963-1964 The Lieutenant (TV series)
– Interlude (1964)
– The Two Star Giant (1963)
 
1963 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV series)
– The Helping Hand (1963)
 
1963 Combat! (TV series)
– No Trumpets, No Drums (1963)
 
1963 Philbert (Three's a Crowd) (short) (as Richard D. Donner)
 
1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV series)
– I Feel Like a Rutabaga (1963)
– Advice to the Lovelorn and Shopworn (1963)
 
1962-1963 Sam Benedict (TV series)
– Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows (1963)
– Accomplice (1963)
– Some Fires Die Slowly (1963)
– The Boiling Point (1963)
– Not Even the Gulls Shall Weep (1963)
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1961-1962 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
– 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)
– Outlaw's Shoes (1962)
– Milly's Brother (1962)
– The Day a Town Slept (1962)
– Guilty Conscience (1962)
– The Debt (1962)
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1962 The Detectives (TV series)
– Never the Twain (1962)
 
1961 X-15 (as Richard D. Donner)
 
1961 The Tall Man (TV series)
– Petticoat Crusade (1961)
– The Leopard's Spots (1961)
 
1961 Route 66 (TV series)
– A Bridge Across Five Days (1961)
 
1960-1961 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
– 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)
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1961 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
– Woodlot (1961)
– The Preliminaries (1961)
– When Queens Ride By (1961)
– The Choice (1961)
– Quiet Desperation (1961)
 
1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
– So Young the Savage Land (1960) (as R.D. Donner)
 
Show ShowProducer (35 titles)
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past (producer) (filming)
 
2012 Black & White in Colors (associate producer)
 
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine (executive producer)
 
2003 Timeline (producer)
 
2002 Ritual (producer)
 
2002 Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher (TV movie) (producer)
 
2000 X-Men (executive producer)
 
1999 Any Given Sunday (executive producer)
 
1999 Made Men (producer)
 
1998 Lethal Weapon 4 (producer)
 
1997 Double Tap (producer)
 
1997 Conspiracy Theory (producer)
 
1997 Free Willy 3: The Rescue (executive producer)
 
1997 Perversions of Science (TV series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)
– People's Choice (1997) (executive producer)
– Ultimate Weapon (1997) (executive producer)
– Snap Ending (1997) (executive producer)
– Panic (1997) (executive producer)
– Planely Possible (1997) (executive producer)
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1996 Bordello of Blood (executive producer)
 
Tales from the Crypt (TV series) (executive producer - 93 episodes, 1989-1996) (producer - 6 episodes, 1989)
– The Third Pig (1996) (executive producer)
– Ear Today... Gone Tomorrow (1996) (executive producer)
– Confession (1996) (executive producer)
– About Face (1996) (executive producer)
– Smoke Wrings (1996) (executive producer)
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1995 Assassins (producer)
 
1995 W.E.I.R.D. World (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1995 The Omen (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1995 Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (executive producer)
 
1995 Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (executive producer)
 
1993-1994 Tales from the Cryptkeeper (TV series) (executive producer - 4 episodes)
– Transylvania Express (1994) (executive producer)
– Ghost Ship (1993) (executive producer)
– Grounds for Horror (1993) (executive producer)
– Pleasant Screams (1993) (executive producer)
 
1994 Maverick (producer)
 
1993 Free Willy (executive producer)
 
1992 Lethal Weapon 3 (producer)
 
1992 Two-Fisted Tales (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1991 Delirious (executive producer)
 
1989 Lethal Weapon 2 (producer)
 
1988 Scrooged (producer)
 
1987 The Lost Boys (executive producer)
 
1987 Lethal Weapon (producer)
 
1985 The Goonies (producer)
 
1985 Ladyhawke (producer)
 
1981 Omen III: The Final Conflict (executive producer)
 
1975 A Shadow in the Streets (TV movie) (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (10 titles)
2006 16 Blocks
Man Holding a Birthday Cake (uncredited)
 
2003 Timeline
Man in Car (uncredited)
 
2001 Out Cold
Snooty Bartender (uncredited)
 
1997 Conspiracy Theory
Cab Passenger (uncredited)
 
1989-1990 Tales from the Crypt (TV series)
Audience Member / Man at Bar
– The Ventriloquist's Dummy (1990) … Man at Bar (uncredited)
– Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone (1989) … Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1985 The Goonies
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1980 Superman II
Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)
 
1978 Superman
Man in Street (extended version (uncredited)
 
1971 Lassie (TV series)
Clay Braddock
– For the Love of Lassie: Part 2 (1971) … Clay Braddock
 
1964 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV series)
Inebriate
– The Giuoco Piano Affair (1964) … Inebriate (as Dick Donner)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1957 Men of Annapolis (TV series)
– Big Shot (1957) (writer)
– The Race (writer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
2006 Superman Returns (director: archive footage)
 
Show ShowThanks (8 titles)
2012 Q&A with Ilya Salkind: Superman II (video documentary) (thanks)
 
2011 Superman: Requiem (special thanks)
 
2008 How My Dad Killed Dracula (short) (special thanks)
 
2006 Superman II: Restoring the Vision (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2006 The Omen (special thanks)
 
2000 666: 'The Omen' Revealed (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
1998 Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1995 The Chili Con Carne Club (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (48 titles)
2013 CinemAbility (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Casting By (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Actor's Journey (video documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Actor's Journey for Kids (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Kneel Before Zod (video short)
Himself
 
2010 The Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 From the Inside Out: Moving from Manuscript to Motion Picture (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound (TV documentary)
Himself - Director, Superman: The Movie
 
2008 No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (TV series documentary)
Quote Reader
– Censored (2007) … Quote Reader (voice)
 
2007 Paybacks Are a Bitch (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Superman II: Restoring the Vision (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Heart of a Hero: A Tribute to Christopher Reeve (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Film '72 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 November 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2006 Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994-2006 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 16 Blocks (2006) … Himself
– Conspiracy Theory (1997) … Himself
– Assassins (1995) … Himself
– Maverick (1994) … Himself
 
2006 Who Needs Sleep? (documentary)
 
2005 The Curse of 'The Omen' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Lost Boys: A Retrospective (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Dinner for Five (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.13 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Textures of 'Timeline' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Journey Through 'Timeline' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Revealed with Jules Asner (TV series)
Himself
– Mel Gibson (2002) … Himself
 
2001 The Omen Legacy (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Inside TV Land: Get Smart (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' (video documentary short)
Himself - Director (also archive footage)
 
2001 Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend (video documentary short)
Himself - Director (also archive footage)
 
2000 Curse or Coincidence? (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 666: 'The Omen' Revealed (video documentary)
Himself - Director
 
1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Gilligan's Island (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Margot Kidder (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Richard Donner … Himself
 
1999 Celebrity Profile (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Danny Glover (1999) … Himself
 
1998 Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes (video documentary short)
Himself - Director
 
1995 Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith (video documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Entertainment UK (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 18 August 1992 (1992) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1991 Mel Gibson's Video Diary 2: Lethal Weapon 3 (TV special short)
Himself
 
1989 First Works (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary (TV short)
Himself
 
1987 Muy personal (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 August 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1986 Scream Greats, Vol. 2: Satanism and Witchcraft (documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The Making of 'The Goonies' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1980 The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Revista de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 January 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2010 Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 The Magic Behind the Cape (video documentary short)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1965) Unsold pilot: Directed a pilot for a proposed NBC dramatic series called, "The Mayor", starring Robert Colbert. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 7 Interviews  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Dick Donner | R.D. Donner | Richard D. Donner

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on Mel Gibson] Mel Gibson is God's gift to a director, but he tells the worst jokes in the world. See more »

Trivia:

Originally, Donner directed Superman and Superman II back to back, then cut back on filming the sequel to focus on finishing the first one for a Christmas release. A clash with producers Alexander Salkind and Ilya Salkind over the material led to Donner being fired before he could finish filming the second one and he was replaced with Richard Lester... See more »

Trademark:

Frequently casts Danny Glover See more »

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Star Sign:

Taurus