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Richard D. Zanuck(1934-2012)

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
  • Production Manager
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Richard D. Zanuck
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Richard D. Zanuck was born on 13 December 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a producer and production manager, known for Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Jaws (1975) and Cocoon (1985). He was previously married to Lili Fini Zanuck, Linda Harrison and Lili Gentle. He died on 13 July 2012 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
BornDecember 13, 1934
DiedJuly 13, 2012(77)
BornDecember 13, 1934
DiedJuly 13, 2012(77)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 12 wins & 10 nominations total

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Richard D. Zanuck in Jaws (1975)
Richard D. Zanuck in Planet of the Apes: Rule the Planet (2001)
Richard D. Zanuck
Richard D. Zanuck and John Logan in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Ron Howard and Richard D. Zanuck in Cocoon (1985)
Lili Fini Zanuck and Richard D. Zanuck in Rush (1991)
Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown
Lili and Richard Zanuck win Best Picture Oscar for DRIVING MISS DAISY (1989)
Richard D. Zanuck in Sssssss (1973)
Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown, Bernard L. Kowalski, and Daniel C. Striepeke in Sssssss (1973)
Nick Nolte, Lili Fini Zanuck, and Richard D. Zanuck in Mulholland Falls (1996)
Tim Burton and Richard D. Zanuck in Big Fish (2003)

Known for:

Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Driving Miss Daisy
7.3
  • Producer
  • 1989
Susan Backlinie in Jaws (1975)
Jaws
8.1
  • Producer(produced by)
  • 1975
Cocoon (1985)
Cocoon
6.7
  • Producer
  • 1985
Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)
Deep Impact
6.2
  • Producer
  • 1998

Credits

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Producer

  • Alexander Skarsgård, Andrea Riseborough, and Emily Alyn Lind in Hidden (2015)
    Hidden
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Queen Latifah in Bessie (2015)
    Bessie
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2015
  • Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Jonny Lee Miller, Jackie Earle Haley, Eva Green, Chloë Grace Moretz, Bella Heathcote, and Gulliver McGrath in Dark Shadows (2012)
    Dark Shadows
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2012
  • Sam Worthington in Clash of the Titans (2010)
    Clash of the Titans
    • executive producer
    • 2010
  • Johnny Depp and Alan Rickman in Alice in Wonderland (2010)
    Alice in Wonderland
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2010
  • Jim Carrey in Yes Man (2008)
    Yes Man
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2008
  • Johnny Depp in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
    • producer
    • 2007
  • Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, AnnaSophia Robb, Julia Winter, Jordan Fry, and Philip Wiegratz in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
    • producer
    • 2005
  • Dead Lawyers
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2004
  • Big Fish (2003)
    Big Fish
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2003
  • Tom Hanks and Tyler Hoechlin in Road to Perdition (2002)
    Road to Perdition
    • producer
    • 2002
  • Reign of Fire (2002)
    Reign of Fire
    • producer
    • 2002
  • Planet of the Apes (2001)
    Planet of the Apes
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2001
  • Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones in Rules of Engagement (2000)
    Rules of Engagement
    • producer
    • 2000
  • The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000)
    The 72nd Annual Academy Awards
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2000

Additional Crew

  • Gene Hackman and Marcel Bozzuffi in The French Connection (1971)
    The French Connection
    • studio executive (uncredited)
    • 1971
  • Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, Jason Robards, E.G. Marshall, Tatsuya Mihashi, Koreya Senda, Takahiro Tamura, Eijirô Tôno, James Whitmore, and Sô Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Tora! Tora! Tora!
    • studio executive (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
    Beneath the Planet of the Apes
    • Studio Executive (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • George C. Scott in Patton (1970)
    Patton
    • studio executive (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Robert Duvall, Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould, Sally Kellerman, and Jo Ann Pflug in M*A*S*H (1970)
    M*A*S*H
    • studio executive (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Walter Matthau and Barbra Streisand in Hello, Dolly! (1969)
    Hello, Dolly!
    • Studio Executive (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
    • studio executive (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Planet of the Apes (1968)
    Planet of the Apes
    • Studio Executive (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Valley of the Dolls (1967)
    Valley of the Dolls
    • Studio Executive (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Doctor Dolittle (1967)
    Doctor Dolittle
    • studio executive (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Candice Bergen, Steve McQueen, and Emmanuelle Arsan in The Sand Pebbles (1966)
    The Sand Pebbles
    • studio executive (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • The Sound of Music (1965)
    The Sound of Music
    • studio executive (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum, Paul Newman, Shirley MacLaine, Dean Martin, Dick Van Dyke, and Robert Cummings in What a Way to Go! (1964)
    What a Way to Go!
    • studio executive (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Doris Day, Polly Bergen, and James Garner in Move Over, Darling (1963)
    Move Over, Darling
    • studio executive (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
    Take Her, She's Mine
    • studio executive (uncredited)
    • 1963

Production Manager

  • Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, Jason Robards, E.G. Marshall, Tatsuya Mihashi, Koreya Senda, Takahiro Tamura, Eijirô Tôno, James Whitmore, and Sô Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Tora! Tora! Tora!
    • executive in charge of production (uncredited)
    • 1970
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Behind The Planet of the Apes
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Behind The Planet of the Apes

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Richard
  • Born
    • December 13, 1934
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • July 13, 2012
    • Beverly Hills, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouses
      Lili Fini ZanuckSeptember 23, 1978 - July 13, 2012 (his death)
  • Children
      Virginia Zanuck
  • Parents
      Virginia Fox
  • Relatives
    • Darrilyn Zanuck DePineda(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 1 Interview
    • 3 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Son of Hollywood producer Darryl F. Zanuck and actress Virginia Fox.
  • Quotes
    [about his father, studio boss Darryl F. Zanuck, being fired from his job] It was hard to see my father go through that. I recovered from being fired, I don't think he ever did.
  • Nickname
    • Dick

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