Richard Donner

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Richard Donner (born Richard Donald Schwartzberg; April 24, 1930 – July 5, 2021) was an American filmmaker. Described as "one of Hollywood's most reliable makers of action blockbusters", Donner directed some of the most financially successful films of the 1970s and 1980s. His career spanning more than six decades crossed genres and influenced trends among filmmakers across the world. Donner began his career in 1957 as a television director. In the 1960s, he directed episodes of the series The Rifleman, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Fugitive, The Twilight Zone, The Banana Splits, and many others. Donner made his film debut with the low-budget aviation drama X-15 in 1961, but had his critical and commercial breakthrough with the horror film The Omen in 1976. He directed the landmark superhero film Superman in 1978, which provided an inspiration for the fantasy film genre to eventually...

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Perry MasonSeries • 1957LassieSeries • 1954IronsideSeries • 1967The FugitiveSeries • 1963Wagon TrainSeries • 1957Get SmartSeries • 1965The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957Combat!Series • 1962The RiflemanSeries • 1958Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956CannonSeries • 1971The Wild Wild WestSeries • 1965The F.B.I.Series • 1965Route 66Series • 1960Tales from the CryptSeries • 1989Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries • 1958Lethal WeaponMovie • 1987KojakSeries • 1973Gilligan's IslandSeries • 1964The Streets of San FranciscoSeries • 1972Lethal Weapon 2Movie • 1989The DetectivesSeries • 1959Felony SquadSeries • 1966