Richard Donner, a prolific filmmaker who directed the first ‘Superman’ movie, ‘The Goonies,’ and other blockbuster hits, died on Monday at age 91, US media reported.
Donner's other credits include the 1976 horror classic ‘The Omen,’ the ‘Lethal Weapon’ cop franchise with Mel Gibson and Danny Glover starting in 1987, ‘Scrooged’ (1988) and his final movie in 2006, ‘16 Blocks.’
He also directed episodes of iconic 20th century television shows such as ‘Get Smart,’ ‘Perry Mason,’ ‘Gilligan's Island’ and ‘The Twilight Zone,’ according to IMDB, and took on a producer role for blockbuster hits including ‘X-Men’ and ‘Free Willy.’
The Hollywood Reporter cited Donner's assistant in confirming his death, while Deadline said there was no cause of death revealed by Donner's business manage or producer wife, Lauren Schuler Donner.
"Richard Donner had the biggest, boomiest voice you could imagine," ‘Goonies’ star Sean Astin said on Twitter. —AFP
