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