Richard Donner
(Director)

Like Sylvester Stallone, Richard Donner was born in New York, though some 16 years earlier. After acting off-Broadway, he turned his hand to directing commercials and industrial films. He got his chance at television in 1958, directing Steve McQueen in Wanted: Dead or Alive, which led to his directing a host of classic television shows, including Gilligan's Island, Kojak and The Six Million Dollar Man. In 1976, he had a huge hit with his debut feature, The Omen, and two years later he scored again with Superman. He teamed up with Steven Spielberg in 1985 to direct The Goonies. The most successful series of films he's done began in 1987 with Lethal Weapon and continues through 1998's Lethal Weapon 4. In addition to directing, he has produced many of his features as well as producing such other pictures as The Lost Boys (1987), Free Willy (1993) and X-Men (2000). His next directing project is this year's action adventure fantasy Timeline.