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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
Superpowered: The DC Story
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
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The Wild Wild West
Sam Benedict
The Fugitive
Route 66
Get Smart
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Free Willy 3: The Rescue
Free Willy
Maverick
Timeline
Letter to Loretta
Kojak
Cannon
The Interns
Lethal Weapon 4
Superman II
Perversions of Science
Wagon Train
The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
The Trials of O'Brien
Banyon
The Goonies
Tales from the Crypt
Superman
Lethal Weapon
Free Willy
The Omen
Perry Mason
Jericho
Ghost Story
Bronk
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
X-Men
Ironside
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Bearcats!
Lethal Weapon 2
Sarge
Mr. Novak
Any Given Sunday
Have Gun, Will Travel
The Lieutenant
Assassins
Lethal Weapon 3
Scrooged
The Twilight Zone
Petrocelli
The F.B.I.
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Eleventh Hour
The Tall Man
The Lost Boys
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