Biographie et filmographie

Richard Donner

Richard Donald Schwartzberg, dit Richard Donner, né le 24 avril 1930 à New York (État de New York), et mort le 5 juillet 2021 à Los Angeles (Californie), est un réalisateur, producteur et acteur américain.

Fils d'un fabricant de meubles de Manhattan, Richard Donner suit des études commerciales et théâtrales à l'Université de New York avant de débuter comme acteur de complément dans des spectacles expérimentaux. Il joue dans la pièce de Martin Ritt Of human bondage, mais abandonne rapidement la comédie pour la réalisation. Après avoir collaboré à divers programmes de télévision new-yorkais, il s'installe à Los Angeles en 1958, où il remporte son premier grand succès en dirigeant Steve McQueen dans la série Au nom de la loi. Suivent d'innombrables épisodes de feuilletons policiers (Sur la piste du crime, William Conrad, Kojak, Perry Mason, Les Rues de San Francisco).

C'est en 1976 que Richard Donner s'impose à Hollywood avec le film fantastique La Malédiction avant de porter à l'écran les aventures du célèbre justicier volant Superman (1978), un des plus grands succès de l'histoire du septième art. Alliant divertissement et efficacité, il s'essaie à des genres aussi divers que la comédie (The Toy avec Richard Pryor, Fantômes en fête) et le film d'aventure (Les Goonies, Ladyhawke, la femme de la nuit à l'occasion duquel il rencontre sa femme et collaboratrice Lauren Shuler Donner).

En 1987, il donne ses lettres de noblesse au buddy movie avec L'Arme fatale, premier opus d'une tétralogie dont les recettes cumulées des quatre épisodes avoisinent le milliard de dollars. Richard Donner dirige à nouveau son acteur-fétiche Mel Gibson dans le western Maverick (1994) et le thriller Complots (1997) aux côtés de Julia Roberts. Brillant spécialiste du cinéma d'action, il met en scène la confrontation des tueurs à gages Sylvester Stallone et Antonio Banderas dans Assassins (1995) et, après la parenthèse médiévale de Prisonniers du temps (2004), la cavale du flic Bruce Willis et du témoin Mos Def dans les rues de New York pour les besoins de 16 blocs (2006).

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Films (83)

Super/Man: L'histoire de Christopher Reeve

Super/Man: L'histoire de Christopher Reeve

2024 · Self (archive footage)

Frank Miller: American Genius

Frank Miller: American Genius

2024 · Self

Valerie

Valerie

2019 · Self

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

2019 · Self

Davi's Way

Davi's Way

2018 · Self

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies

2017 · Self

Life After Flash

Life After Flash

2017 · Self

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond

2016 · Self

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

2014 · Self - Filmmaker

Necessary Evil: Los Súper Villanos de DC Comics

Necessary Evil: Los Súper Villanos de DC Comics

2013

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

2013 · Self

Casting By

Casting By

2012 · Self

Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

2012 · Self

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

2010 · Self (archive footage)

Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'

Making of a Cult Classic: The Unauthorized Story of 'The Goonies'

2010 · Self

X-Men Origins : Wolverine

X-Men Origins : Wolverine

2009 · Executive Producer

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

2009 · Self

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

Starz Inside: Comic Books Unbound

2008 · Self - Director, Superman: The Movie

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

2006 · Self

Superman II: Restoring the Vision

Superman II: Restoring the Vision

2006 · Self

Superman II : The Richard Donner Cut

Superman II : The Richard Donner Cut

2006 · Man Walking by Diner (uncredited), Director

L'incroyable histoire de Superman

L'incroyable histoire de Superman

2006 · Self

16 blocs

16 blocs

2006 · Man Holding a Birthday Cake (uncredited), Director

The Curse of 'The Omen'

The Curse of 'The Omen'

2005 · Self

Prisonniers du temps

Prisonniers du temps

2003 · Man in Car (uncredited), Producer, Director

Ritual

Ritual

2002 · Producer

Snow, Sex & Sun

Snow, Sex & Sun

2001 · Snooty Bartender (uncredited)

El legado de La Profecía

El legado de La Profecía

2001 · Self

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

2001 · Self

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

2001 · Self

666: The Omen Revealed

666: The Omen Revealed

2000

X-Men

X-Men

2000 · Executive Producer

Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday

1999 · Executive Producer

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection

1999 · Producer

Made Men

Made Men

1999 · Producer

Lethal Weapon 4

Lethal Weapon 4

1998 · Director, Producer

Double Tap

Double Tap

1997 · Producer

Conspiracy Theory

Conspiracy Theory

1997 · Cab Passenger (uncredited), Producer, Director

Free Willy 3: The Rescue

Free Willy 3: The Rescue

1997 · Executive Producer

Bordello of Blood

Bordello of Blood

1996 · Executive Producer

Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith

Film Music Masters: Jerry Goldsmith

1995

Assassins

Assassins

1995 · Director, Producer

W.E.I.R.D. World

W.E.I.R.D. World

1995 · Executive Producer

The Omen

The Omen

1995 · Executive Producer

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home

1995 · Executive Producer

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

1995 · Executive Producer

Maverick

Maverick

1994 · Dealer (uncredited), Producer, Director

Free Willy

Free Willy

1993 · Executive Producer

Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 3

1992 · Director, Producer

Radio Flyer

Radio Flyer

1992 · Director

Two-Fisted Tales

Two-Fisted Tales

1992 · Director, Executive Producer

Delirious

Delirious

1991 · Executive Producer

First Works

First Works

1989 · Self

Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

1989 · Producer, Director

Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary

Mel Gibson's Unauthorized Video Diary

1989 · Self

Scrooged

Scrooged

1988 · Director, Producer

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

1987 · Executive Producer

Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon

1987 · Producer, Director

The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson

The Ultimate Stuntman: A Tribute to Dar Robinson

1987 · Himself

Scream Greats, Vol.2: Satanism and Witchcraft

Scream Greats, Vol.2: Satanism and Witchcraft

1986 · Himself

The Goonies

The Goonies

1985 · Policeman (uncredited), Director, Producer

The Making Of The Goonies

The Making Of The Goonies

1985 · Self

Ladyhawke

Ladyhawke

1985 · Producer, Director

The Toy

The Toy

1982 · Director

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

1982 · Self

The Final Conflict

The Final Conflict

1981 · Executive Producer

Inside Moves

Inside Moves

1980 · Man who closes the ambulance doors (uncredited), Director

Superman II

Superman II

1980 · Man Walking by Diner (uncredited)

Superman

Superman

1978 · Man in Street (extended version) (uncredited), Director

The Omen

The Omen

1976 · Director

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic

1975 · Director

A Shadow in the Streets

A Shadow in the Streets

1975 · Director

Lucas Tanner

Lucas Tanner

1974 · Director

Senior Year

Senior Year

1974 · Director

Nightside

Nightside

1973 · Director

The Marshal of Madrid

The Marshal of Madrid

1972 · Director

Sam Cade

Sam Cade

1972 · Director

Twinky

Twinky

1970 · Director

Salt & Pepper

Salt & Pepper

1968 · Director

Philbert (Three's a Crowd)

Philbert (Three's a Crowd)

1963 · Director

X-15

X-15

1961 · Director

Superhero Nation

Superhero Nation

· Self

Lethal Weapon 5

Lethal Weapon 5

· Screenplay

Séries (52)

Superpoderosos: La Historia de DC

Superpoderosos: La Historia de DC

2023 · Self (archive footage)

Reunited Apart

Reunited Apart

2020 · Self

Cursed Films

Cursed Films

2020 · Self - Director, The Omen

Eli Roth's History of Horror

Eli Roth's History of Horror

2018 · Self

Perversions of Science

Perversions of Science

1997 · Executive Producer

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

The Omen

The Omen

1995 · Executive Producer

Free Willy

Free Willy

1994 · Executive Producer

HBO First Look

HBO First Look

1992 · Self

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989 · Man at Bar (uncredited), Director, Executive Producer

Bronk

Bronk

1975 · Director

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

1974 · Director

Sons and Daughters

Sons and Daughters

1974 · Director

Kojak

Kojak

1973 · Director

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972 · Director

Banyon

Banyon

1972 · Director

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

1972 · Director

Bearcats!

Bearcats!

1971 · Director

Cannon

Cannon

1971 · Director

Sarge

Sarge

1971 · Director

The Interns

The Interns

1970 · Director

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

1969 · Director

Ironside

Ironside

1967 · Director

Jericho

Jericho

1966 · Director

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

1966 · Director

It's About Time

It's About Time

1966 · Director

The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965 · Director

Get Smart

Get Smart

1965 · Director

The Trials of O'Brien

The Trials of O'Brien

1965 · Director

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

1965 · Director

Gilligan's Island

Gilligan's Island

1964 · Director

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964 · Inebriate, Director

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

1964 · Director

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters

1963 · Director

Mr. Novak

Mr. Novak

1963 · Director

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

1963 · Director

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

1963 · Director

The Eleventh Hour

The Eleventh Hour

1962 · Director

Combat!

Combat!

1962 · Director

Sam Benedict

Sam Benedict

1962 · Grover Stann, Director

Route 66

Route 66

1960 · Director

The Tall Man

The Tall Man

1960 · Director

The Detectives

The Detectives

1959 · Director

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959 · Director

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958 · Director

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958 · Director

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 · Director

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957 · Director

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957 · Director

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 · Director

Lassie

Lassie

1954 · Clay Braddock

Letter to Loretta

Letter to Loretta

1953 · Director