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Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American film director, producer, and occasional comic book writer. The production company The Donners' Company was owned by Donner and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner. After directing the horror film "The Omen" (1976), Donner became famous for the creation of the first modern superhero film, "Superman" (1978), starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the superhero concept as a respected film genre. Donner went on to direct such enduringly popular titles as "The Goonies" (1985), "Scrooged" (1988) and the "Lethal Weapon" series (1987-98).
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Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American film director, producer, and occasional comic book writer. The production company The Donners' Company was owned by Donner and his wife, producer Lauren Shuler Donner. After directing the horror film "The Omen" (1976), Donner became famous for the creation of the first modern superhero film, "Superman" (1978), starring Christopher Reeve. The influence of this film eventually helped establish the superhero concept as a respected film genre. Donner went on to direct such enduringly popular titles as "The Goonies" (1985), "Scrooged" (1988) and the "Lethal Weapon" series (1987-98).
Known For
E! True Hollywood Story
Tales from the Crypt
Lassie
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Sam Benedict
HBO First Look
Eli Roth's History of Horror
Superman
Maverick
Superman II
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Timeline
The Goonies
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'
Production Credits
Timeline
Perry Mason
Lethal Weapon
The Interns
Lethal Weapon 4
Sam Benedict
Scrooged
Perversions of Science
The Eleventh Hour
Kojak
The Wild Wild West
Bearcats!
Tales from the Crypt
Route 66
The F.B.I.
The Fugitive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wagon Train
Get Smart
Any Given Sunday
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Free Willy
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
X-Men
The Twilight Zone
Banyon
Lethal Weapon 3
The Goonies
Mr. Novak
The Tall Man
Jericho
Ironside
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
Bronk
Ghost Story
Assassins
Petrocelli
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Lieutenant
The Trials of O'Brien
Maverick
Lethal Weapon 2
Superman II
The Lost Boys
The Omen
Letter to Loretta
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Free Willy
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
Sarge
Cannon
Superman
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