Richard Fleischer

Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations. See more awards »

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Soylent Green Director

(1973)

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Director

(1954)

The Vikings Director

(1958)

Red Sonja Director

(1985)

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Director (62 credits)

1989 Call from Space (Short)

1987 Million Dollar Mystery

1985 Red Sonja

1984 Conan the Destroyer

1983 Amityville 3-D (directed by)

1983 Tough Enough (as Richard O. Fleischer)

1980 The Jazz Singer

1979 Ashanti

1977 Crossed Swords

1976 The Incredible Sarah

1975 Mandingo

1974 Mr. Majestyk

1974 The Spikes Gang

1973 The Don Is Dead

1973 Soylent Green

1972 The New Centurions

1971 See No Evil

1971 The Last Run

1971 10 Rillington Place

1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!

1969 Che!

1968 The Boston Strangler

1967 Think Twentieth (Documentary short)

1967 Doctor Dolittle

1966 Fantastic Voyage

1961 Barabbas

1961 The Big Gamble

1960 Crack in the Mirror

1959 These Thousand Hills

1959 Compulsion

1958 The Vikings

1956 Between Heaven and Hell

1956 Bandido!

1955 The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing

1955 Violent Saturday

1954 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1953 Arena

1952 The Happy Time

1952 The Narrow Margin

1951 His Kind of Woman (uncredited)

1950 Armored Car Robbery

1949 Trapped

1949 Make Mine Laughs (as Richard O. Fleischer)

1949 Follow Me Quietly (as Richard O. Fleischer)

1949 The Clay Pigeon (as Richard O. Fleischer)

1948 Bodyguard (as Richard O. Fleischer)

1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 7, Series 5 (Short)

1948 So This Is New York (as Richard O. Fleischer)

1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 5 (Short)

1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 5, Series 5 (Short)

1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 4, Series 5 (Short)

1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 5 (Short)

1947 Design for Death (Documentary) (uncredited)

1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 2, Series 5 (Documentary short)

1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 5 (Short)

1947 Banjo (as Richard O. Fleischer)

1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 4 (Short)

1947 Mr. Bell (Short) (as Richard O. Fleischer)

1946 Child of Divorce (as Richard O. Fleischer)

1945 Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 2 (Short)

1944 Memo for Joe (Short documentary) (as Richard O. Fleischer)

1943 Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 1 (Short)

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Producer (14 credits)

1974 The Spikes Gang (producer)

1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! (producer - uncredited)

1955 Billete para Tánger (associate producer)

1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 7, Series 5 (Short) (producer)

1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 5 (Short) (producer)

1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 5, Series 5 (Short) (producer)

1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 4, Series 5 (Short) (producer)

1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 5 (Short) (producer)

1947 Design for Death (Documentary) (producer - as Richard O. Fleischer)

1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 2, Series 5 (Documentary short) (producer)

1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 5 (Short) (producer)

1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 4 (Short) (producer)

1945 Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 2 (Short) (producer)

1943 Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 1 (Short) (producer)

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Writer (11 credits)

1951 His Kind of Woman (uncredited)

1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 7, Series 5 (Short) (writer)

1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 5 (Short) (narrative)

1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 5, Series 5 (Short) (writer)

1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 4, Series 5 (Short) (writer)

1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 5 (Short) (writer)

1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 2, Series 5 (Documentary short)

1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 5 (Short)

1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 4 (Short)

1945 Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 2 (Short) (narrative)

1943 Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 1 (Short) (writer)

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Additional Crew (5 credits)

1999 The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (Documentary) (source: Koko the Clown - as Dick Fleischer)

1989 Betty Boop's Hollywood Mystery (Short) (creative consultant)

1976 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series) (director - 1 episode)

- 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1976) ... (director: archive footage)

1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 4 (Short) (commentary writer)

1943 Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 1 (Short) (commentary writer)

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Thanks (8 credits)

2006 First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series (Video documentary short) (special thanks)

2006 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (Video documentary) (dedicated to the memory of)

2006 Trapped Ashes (very special thanks)

2003 The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (Video documentary) (special thanks)

2001 The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) (grateful acknowledgment - 1 episode)

- Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001) ... (grateful acknowledgment)

Backstory (TV Series documentary) (acknowledgment - 1 episode, 2001) (special thanks - 1 episode, 2001)

- The Boston Strangler (2001) ... (acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of) / (special thanks)

1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (special thanks)

1987 Biography (TV Series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)

- Betty Boop (1987) ... (special thanks)

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Self (30 credits)

2018 Out of His Mind: Richard Fleischer on 'The Boston Strangler' (Documentary short)
Self

2010 Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Ensimmäisen elokuvamuiston kaiho (2010) ... Self

- Elokuvan vuosisata (2010) ... Self

2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (Documentary)
Self - Interviewee

2006 First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series (Video documentary short)
Self - son of Max Fleischer

2005 Cineastas contra magnates (Documentary)
Self

2004 Hollywood Legenden (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2004 Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2004 Murder by Numbers (Documentary)
Self

2003 Kalidor: Interview with Director Richard Fleischer (Video documentary)
Self

2003 The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (Video documentary)
Self - Director

2002-2003 Hollywood Greats (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Kirk Douglas (2003) ... Self

- Tony Curtis (2002) ... Self

2002 A Tale of Norway (Video documentary short)
Self

2002 Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents (Documentary)
Self

2001 History vs. Hollywood (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Tora! Tora! Tora! A Giant Awakes (2001) ... Self

2001 Backstory (TV Series documentary)
Self / Self - Director

- Tora! Tora! Tora! (2001) ... Self

- The Boston Strangler (2001) ... Self - Director

2001 The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series)
Self - Director

- Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (2001) ... Self - Director

1997 The Reality Trip (TV Movie documentary)
Self

1996 Lights, Camera, Action!: A Century of the Cinema (TV Mini-Series documentary)
Self

- What Price Hollywood? (1996) ... Self

- The Grand Illusion (1996) ... Self

- The Greatest Show on Earth (1996) ... Self

1995 Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (Documentary)
Self

1990 Cinéma cinémas (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Richard Fleischer (1990) ... Self

1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Howard's Way (1987) ... Self

- Dark Victory (1987) ... Self

1987 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Betty Boop (1987) ... Self

1982 The History of the SF Film (TV Movie documentary)
Guest

1981 Clapper Board (TV Series)
Self

- Richard Fleischer: Part 2 (1981) ... Self

- Richard Fleischer: Part 1 (1981) ... Self

- The Jazz Singer (1981) ... Self

1978 Film '72 (TV Series)
Self

- From 'Metropolis' to 'Close Encounters' (1978) ... Self

1977 Revista de cine (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 5 September 1977 (1977) ... Self

1973 A Look at the World of SOYLENT GREEN (Documentary short)
Self

1971 Portrait of an Actor (Documentary short)
Self - Interviewee

1966 Cinema (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Richard Fleischer (1966) ... Self

1954 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)
Self

- Operation Undersea (1954) ... Self

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Archive footage (3 credits)

2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV Special)
Self - Memorial Tribute

2005 Cinema mil (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Episode #1.8 (2005) ... Self

1955 Film Time (TV Series)
Self

- Film Profile of Margaret Lockwood/Disneyland: Operation Undersea (1955) ... Self

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Other Works:

Biography: "Out of the Inkwell: Max Fleischer and the Animation Revolution"

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Alternate Names:

Dick Fleischer | Richard O. Fleischer

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Every silver lining has a black, ugly cloud hanging over it. See more »

Trivia:

His father's animation studios was one of the biggest competitors to Walt Disney's studio. Ironically, Disney ended up hiring Richard to direct this feature, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954). See more »

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Dick

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Sagittarius

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