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AKA:
Richard Donald Schwartzberg
Birthplace:
Bronx, New York
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A former Off-Broadway actor who began directing commercials and industrial films in the late 1950s, Richard Donner caught his first big break directing Steve McQueen in the TV series "Wanted: Dead or Alive". Throughout the 60s and into the 70s, he helmed numerous episodes of classic shows ("The Twilight Zone", "The Man From U.N.C.L.E" and "The Fugitive" to name just a few) and also dabbled in feature work (his low-budget directorial debut "X-15" 1961; "Salt and Pepper" 1968). He scored his first commercial if not critical success with "The Omen" (1976) and followed that with the enjoyable
Raised in Mount Vernon, New York
Began career as an actor Off-Broadway
1950
Worked with director Martin Ritt on TV production of W Somerset Maugham's "Of Human Bondage" for "The Teller of Tales"
Debut as TV director, episode of "Wanted: Dead or Alive"
1958
Moved to Los Angeles; began directing commercials, industrial films and documentaries
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