Richard Donner

10 wins & 7 nominations. See more awards »

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Superman Director

(1978)

Ladyhawke Director

(1985)

Lethal Weapon Director

(1987)

Conspiracy Theory Director

(1997)

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Director (82 credits)

2006 Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (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) (3 episodes)

- Showdown (1992)

- The Ventriloquist's Dummy (1990)

- Dig That Cat... He's Real Gone (1989)

1992 Sting Feat. Eric Clapton: It's Probably Me (Video short)

1992 Lethal Weapon 3

1992 Radio Flyer (directed by)

1992 Two-Fisted Tales (TV Movie) (segment "Showdown")

1989 Lethal Weapon 2

1988 Scrooged

1987 Lethal Weapon

1985 Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough (Video short) (uncredited)

1985 Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough (Part 2) (Video short) (uncredited)

1985 The Goonies (directed by)

1985 Ladyhawke

1982 The Toy (directed by)

1980 Inside Moves

1980 Superman II (uncredited)

1978 Superman

1976 The Omen

1975 Bronk (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Open Contract (1975)

- Pilot (1975)

1975 Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic (TV Movie)

1975 A Shadow in the Streets (TV Movie)

1973-1974 Kojak (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The Best War in Town (1974)

- Wall Street Gunslinger (1974)

- One for the Morgue (1973)

1974 Petrocelli (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Death in High Places (1974)

1974 Sons and Daughters (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- Lucille's Problem (1974)

- The Runner (1974)

- Senior Year (1974)

1974 Lucas Tanner (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Lucas Tanner (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)

1973 Stat! (TV Movie)

1973 Nightside (TV Movie)

1973 Hernandez (TV Movie)

1972 The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The Velvet Prison (1972)

- A Quality of Fear (1972)

- A Substitute Womb (1972)

1972 Ironside (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Who'll Cry for My Baby (1972)

1972 Banyon (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Old College Try (1972)

1972 Circle of Fear (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Concrete Captain (1972)

1971-1972 Cade's County (TV Series) (3 episodes)

- The Fake (1972)

- A Gun for Billy (1971)

- Crisscross (1971)

1972 The Sixth Sense (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The House That Cried Murder (1972)

1971 Bearcats! (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Bitter Flats (1971)

- Conqueror's Gold (1971)

1971 Sarge (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Psst! Wanna Buy a Dirty Picture? (1971)

1971 The Interns (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Casualty (1971)

1970 London Affair

The Banana Splits Adventure Hour (TV Series) (4 episodes, 1968) (director - 3 episodes, 1968 - 1969)

- Banana Splits Show # 3/A Trap for Turhan/A Letter of Peril/Danger Island 5/Danger Island 6 (1969) ... (director: Danger Island sequence)

- Banana Splits Show # 8/Isle of Treachery/The Pirate Adventure/Danger Island 15/Danger Island 16 (1968) ... (sequence: Danger Island)

- Banana Splits Show # 6/Sky Raiders of the Desert/The Moorish Galley/Danger Island 11/Danger Island 12 (1968) ... (opening sequence: Danger Island)

- Banana Splits Show # 5/The Wizard Ramnizar/The Plot of the Puppetmaster/Danger Island 9/Danger Island 10 (1968) ... (sequence: Danger Island)

- Banana Splits Show # 4/The Great Gold Robbery/The Ring/Danger Island 7/Danger Island 8 (1968) ... (sequence: Danger Island)

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1968 Salt and Pepper

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)

1966 Jericho (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Upbeat and Underground (1966)

1966 It's About Time (TV Series) (1 episode)

- And Then I Wrote Happy Birthday to You (1966)

1966 The Fugitive (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- In a Plain Paper Wrapper (1966)

- Wife Killer (1966)

1966 The F.B.I. (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Spy-Master (1966) ... (as Richard D. Donner)

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)

1965 The Trials of O'Brien (TV Series)

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 Yellowbird (TV Movie)

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)

- The Private Life of Douglas Morgan Jr. (1964)

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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)

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1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Day of the Picnic (1964)

1963-1964 The Lieutenant (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Interlude (1964)

- The Two Star Giant (1963)

1963 The Doctors and the Nurses (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Helping Hand (1963)

1963 Combat! (TV Series) (1 episode)

- No Trumpets, No Drums (1963)

1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- I Feel Like a Rutabaga (1963)

- Advice to the Lovelorn and Shopworn (1963)

1963 Philbert (Three's a Crowd) (Short) (as Richard D. Donner)

1962-1963 Sam Benedict (TV Series) (6 episodes)

- 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) (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)

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1962 The Detectives (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Never the Twain (1962)

1961 X-15 (as Richard D. Donner)

1961 Wagon Train (TV Series) (1 episode)

- The Bettina May Story (1961)

1961 The Tall Man (TV Series) (2 episodes)

- Petticoat Crusade (1961)

- The Leopard's Spots (1961)

1961 Route 66 (TV Series) (1 episode)

- A Bridge Across Five Days (1961)

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)

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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 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV Series) (1 episode)

- Emergency (1960)

1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) (1 episode)

- So Young the Savage Land (1960) ... (as R.D. Donner)

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Producer (37 credits)

The Goonies 2 (producer) (announced)

Untitled Goonies Re-enactment Project (TV Movie) (executive producer) (pre-production)

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 Free Willy 3: The Rescue (executive producer)

1997 Conspiracy Theory (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 Secrets of the Cryptkeeper's Haunted House (TV Series) (executive producer - 1997)

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 - 5 episodes)

- Transylvania Express (1994) ... (executive producer)

- Ghost Ship (1993) ... (executive producer)

- Grounds for Horror (1993) ... (executive producer)

- Pleasant Screams (1993) ... (executive producer)

- While the Cat's Away (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 - produced by)

1985 Ladyhawke (producer)

1981 The Final Conflict (executive producer)

1975 A Shadow in the Streets (TV Movie) (producer)

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Actor (14 credits)

2009 Hollywood's Best Film Directors (TV Series)

- Richard Donner (2009)

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)

1994 Maverick
Dealer (uncredited)

1989-1990 Tales from the Crypt (TV Series)
Man at Bar / Audience Member

- 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)

1963 Sam Benedict (TV Series)
Grover Stann

- Sugar and Spice and Everything... (1963) ... Grover Stann

1963 The Eleventh Hour (TV Series)
Arnold Hardy

- Advice to the Lovelorn and Shopworn (1963) ... Arnold Hardy

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Writer (1 credit)

1957 Men of Annapolis (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)

- The Race (1957) ... (writer)

- Big Shot (1957) ... (writer)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

2006 Superman Returns (director: archive footage)

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Thanks (17 credits)

2013 Our House (Short) (special thanks)

2012 Casting By (Documentary) (special thanks)

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)

2004 'Combat!' Memories (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2000 666: 'The Omen' Revealed (Video documentary) (special thanks)

2000/I Hungry (Short) (special thanks)

1999 Tales from the Cryptkeeper (TV Series) (special thanks - 13 episodes)

- Too Cool for School (1999) ... (special thanks)

- Monsters Ate My Homework (1999) ... (special thanks)

- It's for You (1999) ... (special thanks)

- Town Gathering (1999) ... (special thanks)

- All Booked Up (1999) ... (special thanks)

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1998 Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

1995 The Crypt Keeper Presents: A Spine-Tingling Look at Tales from the Crypt (Documentary short) (special thanks)

1993 The Chili Con Carne Club (Short) (special thanks)

1990 Soul Mates (Short) (special thanks)

1987 The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson (TV Movie documentary) (special thanks)

1979 Aaron Webster's Superman (Video short) (special thanks)

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Self (80 credits)

Superhero Nation (Documentary) (post-production)

2020 Reunited Apart (TV Series)
Self

- The Goonies Are Back! (2020) ... Self

2020 Cursed Films (TV Series documentary)
Self - Director, The Omen

- The Omen (2020) ... Self - Director, The Omen

2019 The Twilight Zone 60th: Remembering Rod Serling (Documentary)
Self

2019/I Valerie (Documentary short)
Self

2019 Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film (Documentary)
Self

2018 CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion (Documentary)
Self

2018 Eli Roth's History of Horror (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self

- The Demons Inside (2018) ... Self

2018 Krypton: Making of the Legend (Video short)
Self

2017 Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies (Documentary)
Self

2017 Life After Flash (Documentary)
Self

2016 Davi's Way (Documentary)
Self

2016 Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (Documentary)
Self

2013 Paul Mazursky's: It's All Crap (Short)
Self

2013 Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics (Documentary)
Self

2013 Christopher Nolan & Richard Donner: A Conversation (Video documentary short)
Self

2013 Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot (Documentary)
Self

2012 Casting By (Documentary)
Self

2012 A Family Affair: Bringing 'Lethal Weapon' to Life (Video documentary short)
Self

2012 Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon' (Video documentary short)
Self

2012 Psycho Pension: The Genesis of 'Lethal Weapon' (Video documentary short)
Self

2012 Pulling the Trigger: Expanding the World of 'Lethal Weapon' (Video documentary short)
Self

2011 The Actor's Journey (Video documentary)
Self

2011 The Actor's Journey for Kids (Video documentary)
Self

2010 Kneel Before Zod (Video short)
Self

2010 The Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies' (Video documentary short)
Self

2009 Independent Lens (TV Series documentary)
Self

- No Subtitles Necessary: László and Vilmos (2009) ... Self

2009 From the Inside Out: Moving from Manuscript to Motion Picture (Video documentary short)
Self

2008 MGM's Secret Operations (Video documentary short)
Self - Director, The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

2008 U.N.C.L.E. V.I.P.S.: Season 4 (Video documentary short)
Self - Director, The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

2008 Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound (TV Movie documentary)
Self - Director, Superman: The Movie

2008 American Masters (TV Series documentary)
Self

- You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (2008) ... Self

2008 No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (Documentary)
Self

2007 Paybacks Are a Bitch (Video documentary)
Self

2006 The 11th Annual Satellite Awards (TV Special)
Self - Recipient: The Nikola Tesla Award

2006 Heart of a Hero: A Tribute to Christopher Reeve (Video documentary short)
Self

2006 Superman II: Restoring the Vision (Video documentary short)
Self

2006 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (Video documentary)
Self

2006 Film 2017 (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 20 November 2006 (2006) ... Self

2006 The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (TV Series)
Self

- Richard Donner (2006) ... Self

2006 Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1994-2006 HBO First Look (TV Series documentary short)
Self

- 16 Blocks (2006) ... Self

- Conspiracy Theory (1997) ... Self

- Assassins (1995) ... Self

- Maverick (1994) ... Self

2006 Who Needs Sleep? (Documentary)
Self

2005 The Curse of 'The Omen' (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2004 'Combat!' Memories (Video documentary short)
Self

2004 The Lost Boys: A Retrospective (Video documentary short)
Self

2004 Dinner for Five (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #3.13 (2004) ... Self

2004 Journey Through 'Timeline' (Video documentary)
Self

2004 The Textures of 'Timeline' (Video documentary short)
Self

2002 Revealed with Jules Asner (TV Series)
Self

- Mel Gibson (2002) ... Self

2001 Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend (Video documentary short)
Self - Director

2001 The Directors (TV Series documentary)
Self

- The Films of Richard Donner (2001) ... Self

2001 The Omen Legacy (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2001 Inside TV Land (TV Series)
Self

- Inside TV Land: Get Smart (2001) ... Self

2001 Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman' (Video documentary short)
Self - Director

2001 Scene Smoking: Cigarettes, Cinema & the Myth of Cool (Documentary)
Self

2000 666: 'The Omen' Revealed (Video documentary)
Self - Director

2000 Curse or Coincidence? (Video documentary short)
Self

1999 Celebrity Profile (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Danny Glover (1999) ... Self

1999 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary)
Self - Director, 'Gilligan's Island'

- Gilligan's Island (1999) ... Self - Director, 'Gilligan's Island'

1999 Intimate Portrait (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Margot Kidder (1999) ... Self

1998 Pure Lethal!: New Angles, New Scenes, and Explosive Outtakes (Video documentary short)
Self - Director

1998 Lethal Weapon 4: Cast and Crew Interviews (Video documentary short)
Self

1996 Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (TV Series documentary)
Quote Reader

- Censored (1996) ... Quote Reader (voice)

1995 Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith (Video documentary)
Self

1995 The Crypt Keeper Presents: A Spine-Tingling Look at Tales from the Crypt (Documentary short)
Self

1992 Entertainment UK (TV Series)
Self - Interviewee

- Episode dated 18 August 1992 (1992) ... Self - Interviewee

1991 Mel Gibson's Video Diary 2: Lethal Weapon 3 (TV Special short)
Self

1989 Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary (TV Short)
Self

1989 Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1989 First Works (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1987 The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1987 Muy personal (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 30 August 1987 (1987) ... Self - Guest

1986 Scream Greats, Vol. 2: Satanism and Witchcraft (Documentary)
Self

1985 Treffpunkt Kino (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode #1.1 (1985) ... Self

1985 The Making of 'The Goonies' (TV Short documentary)
Self

1980 The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1979 Revista de cine (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 1 January 1979 (1979) ... Self

1977 The Paul Ryan Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #1.190 ... Self

1977 Gregory Peck: A Living Biography (TV Movie documentary)
Self

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Archive footage (2 credits)

2010 Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics (Video documentary)
Self

2001 The Magic Behind the Cape (Video documentary short)
Self

Personal Details

Other Works:

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

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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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[on Mel Gibson] The most exciting thing that's come into my life as an actor and a friend. He's a very special human being. See more »

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Was considered to direct Batman (1989), and had actor Mel Gibson in mind for the role of Batman. See more »

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Features human free-fall stunts in nearly all his films See more »

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Star Sign:

Taurus

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