Richard Donner

Richard Donner

  • Born: 1930-4-24
  • Birthplace: Bronx, New York, U.S.
  • Height: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
  • Profession: Director, actor, producer
  • Nationality: America
  • Graduate School: New York University
  • Representative Works: Superman, The Omen, Lethal Weapon, Lethal Weapon2, Lethal Weapon3, Lethal Weapon4, Conspiracy Theory
  • Richard D. Schwartzberg (Richard Donner, April 24, 1930-July 5, 2021) , male, born in New York, USA, American director, actor, and producer. Graduated from New York University.
    In 1957, he participated in the directing of the TV series "Gunfight Heroes". In 1961, directed the TV series "Blood Sky". In 1965, he participated in the directing of the suspense comedy "The First Season of Confused Detective ". In 1970, directed the romantic comedy "Lola". In 1974, he participated in the directing of the science fiction drama " The Six Million Dollar Man ". In 1976, the horror movie " The Omen " was shot . In 1978, directed the superhero movie " Superman ", which won the 6th Saturn Awards for the best science fiction film [1]  . In 1980, directed the superhero movie " Superman II ". In 1985, he directed the adventure film " The Goonies ", which was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Adventure Film [2]  . In 1987, directed the action movie " Lethal Weapon ". In 1988, directed the fantasy comedy " Scrooged ". In 1989, the action movie " Lethal Weapon 2 " was shot . On May 15, 1992, the directed action movie " Lethal Weapon3 " was released. In 1997, he produced and directed the suspenseful action film " Conspiracy Theory ". In 1998, directed the action movie "Lethal Weapon 4 ".
    On July 14, 2000, the sci-fi action film " X-Men " was released as a producer . In 2003, he wrote and directed the science fiction adventure film " Timeline ". On March 3, 2006, the directed action movie " 16 Blocks " was released. In 2010, directed the feature film " Sam and George ". In 2016, he appeared in the documentary "Contacting Riggmond".
    According to foreign media reports: On July 5, 2021, Richard D. Schwartzberg passed away at the age of 91 [20-21]  .

    Performing Experience

    Richard D. Schwartzberg worked as an actor after graduating from New York University in the United States. In 1954, he participated in the TV series "The Dog Lacey ". After that, he began to follow director Martin Ritt as an assistant to learn director skills   . In 1957, he participated in the directing of the TV series "Gunfight Heroes".
    In 1961, directed the TV series "Blood Sky" co-starred by Charles Bronson and James Gregory . In 1965, he participated in the directing of the suspense comedy "The First Season of Confused Detective ".
    In 1970, directed the romantic comedy "Lola" co-starring Charles Bronson and Orson Bean . In 1974, he participated in the directing of the science fiction drama " The Six Million Dollar Man " starring Lee Majors . In 1976, filmed the horror movie " The Omen " starring Gregory Peck , Lee Remick , David Warner and others . 
    In 1978, he directed the superhero movie " Superman " starring Christopher Reeve , Marlon Brando , and Eugene Allen Hackman . After the film was released, it occupied the top spot in the North American box office for 11 consecutive weeks. In the end, its US box office exceeded 134 million US dollars . And won the 6th Saturn Awards Best Science Fiction Film Award .  
    In 1980, directed the superhero movie " Superman II " starring Christopher Reeve , Eugene Allen Hackman and Margot Kidder . On March 20, 1981, the thriller and horror film "The Third Episode of the Demon " was released. In 1982, filmed the comedy movie " Super Toy " starring Richard Pryor , Jackie Grisson, and Ned Beatty . 
    On March 27, 1985, the fantasy adventure film " Ladyhawke " was released as a producer and directed   ; the adventure film " The Goonies " directed by the director was released. The film starred in Sean Patrick Duke , Josh James Brolin, etc., won after the film was released. Won a box office of 63 million U.S. dollars and was nominated for the Best Adventure Film in the Young Artist Award   .
    In 1987, directed the action movie " Lethal Weapon " starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover . In 1988, directed the fantasy comedy " Scrooged ", which starred Bill Murray and Karen Allen .  
    In 1989, filmed the action movie " Lethal Weapon 2 " co-starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover   . On August 9, 1991, the fantasy comedy film "A Thousand Hemp " was released as the producer .
    On February 21, 1992, the directed feature film " Radio Flyer " was released   ; on May 15, the action film " Lethal Weapon 3 " , which he served as a producer and directed, was released   .
    On July 16, 1993, the family adventure film " Free Willy " was released as producer . In 1994, directed the adventure comedy " Maverick " co-starred by Mel Gibson , Jodie Foster and James Garner . 
    July 19, 1995, as the producer of the family adventure film " as Free Willy2 " released; October 6, directed the action thriller " Assassins " was released, Directed by Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas starring   .
    In 1997, he produced and directed the suspense action film " Conspiracy Theory " starring Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts . In 1998, he directed the action movie " Lethal Weapon 4 " starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Jet Li and others .  
    On July 14, 2000, the sci-fi action film " X-Men " was released as a producer . In 2003, based on Michael Clayton's novel of the same name, he wrote and directed the sci-fi adventure film " Timeline ", which starred Paul Walker and Frances O'connor  .
    On March 3, 2006, the directed action film " 16 Blocks " was released, co-starring Walter Bruce Willis , Dante Terrell Smith , and David Boeditch Morse  ; on November 28, Richard D. Schwartzberg participated in the directed action science fiction film " Superman " Sequel: Richard D. Schwartzberg Edited Edition " released   .
    On October 16, 2008, Richard D. Schwartzberg and his wife Lauren Diane Shuler left their names on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at the same time   . On May 1, 2009, the producer of the superhero movie " X-Men Origins: Wolverine " was released. In 2010, directed the feature film " Sam and George " starring Mel Gibson   . In 2016, Richard D. Schwartzberg appeared in the documentary "Contact with Gmund".

    Personal Life

    Richard D. Schwartzberg's wife is Lauren Diane Shuler , who is an actor and producer   .
    According to foreign media reports: On July 5, 2021, Richard D. Schwartzberg passed away at the age of 91   .

    Character Evaluation

    Richard D. Schwartzberg is good at controlling masculine action movies, and the violent scenes in his movies are even more unique. The early "Superman" and "Superman Sequel", and the subsequent "Lethal Weapon" series have fully demonstrated his unique skills in male films   . In the movie "Scrooged", Richard D. Schwartzberg’s shooting techniques are exaggerated and bold, adding a modern TV background and lively special effects to the famous novel, making the film a warning effect New Year's comedy   .
    As one of the prestigious filmmakers, Richard D. Schwartzberg broke the original "rules" of superhero movies in the 1970s, and he was very brave to portray Superman into a role with both drama and comedy effects   .
    Extended Reading
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      Quite like

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    • Providenci 2022-06-27 11:30:39

      The classic of funny TV series

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