Person
Richard D. Zanuck
Production · 1934–2012 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Richard Darryl Zanuck (/ˈzænək/; December 13, 1934 – July 13, 2012) was an American film producer. His 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He was also instrumental in launching the career of director Steven Spielberg, who described Zanuck as a "director's producer" and "one of the most honorable and loyal men of our profession."
Known for
The Oscars
Producer
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Producer
Jaws
Producer
Alice in Wonderland
Producer
The Sound of Music
Executive Producer
Clash of the Titans
Executive Producer
Big Fish
Producer
Yes Man
Producer
Deep Impact
Producer
Jaws 2
Producer
Filmography
- 2020BelushiSelf (archive footage)
- 2015HiddenProducer
- 2015BessieExecutive Producer
- 2013Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. ZanuckSelf
- 2012Dark ShadowsProducer
- 2010Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of HollywoodSelf
- 2010Jaws: The Inside StorySelf
- 2010Clash of the TitansExecutive Producer
- 2010Alice in WonderlandProducer
- 2009SUGARLAND - Live at SoundStage 2009Producer
- 2009The Shark Is Still WorkingSelf
- 2008Yes ManProducer
- 2008Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = ToddSelf
- 2007Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetProducer
- 2007The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'Self
- 2006Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and BlockbustersSelf
- 2006Darryl F. Zanuck: A Dream FulfilledSelf
- 2006Who Needs Sleep?Self
- 2006All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'Self
- 2005Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryProducer
- 2005The Last MogulSelf
- 2003Big FishProducer
- 2003Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster YearsSelf
- 2003Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to ScreenSelf - Producer (as Richard)
- 2003Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen StarSelf - Producer (as Richard)
- 2002Road to PerditionProducer
- 2002Reign of FireProducer
- 2001Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'Self
- 2001Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French ConnectionSelf
- 2001Planet of the ApesProducer
- 2001The Making of Jaws 2Self
- 2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelf
- 2001History vs. HollywoodSelf (as Richard Zanuck)
- 2000BackstorySelf (as Richard Zanuck)
- 2000Rules of EngagementProducer
- 2000The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'Self
- 2000Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'Self
- 1999True CrimeProducer
- 1998Behind the Planet of the ApesSelf
- 1998Deep ImpactProducer
- 1997Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. SchaffnerSelf - Fox Production President on 'Patton'
- 1997In the Teeth of JawsSelf
- 1996Chain ReactionExecutive Producer
- 1996Mulholland FallsProducer
- 1995Wild BillProducer
- 1995The Making of 'Jaws'Self
- 1995Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century FilmmakerSelf
- 1994Clean SlateProducer
- 1992Rich in LoveProducer
- 1991RushProducer
- 1991Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.Self
- 1989Driving Miss DaisyProducer
- 1988Cocoon: The ReturnProducer
- 1985TargetProducer
- 1985CocoonProducer
- 1982The VerdictProducer
- 1981NeighborsProducer
- 1980The IslandProducer
- 1978Jaws 2Producer
- 1977MacArthurExecutive Producer
- 1975JawsProducer
- 1975The Eiger SanctionExecutive Producer
- 1974The Girl from PetrovkaProducer
- 1974The Black WindmillExecutive Producer
- 1974The Sugarland ExpressProducer
- 1974Willie DynamiteProducer
- 1973The StingExecutive Producer
- 1973SssssssExecutive Producer
- 1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Executive In Charge Of Production
- 1970PattonProduction Executive
- 1965The Sound of MusicExecutive Producer
- 1962The Chapman ReportProducer
- 1961SanctuaryProducer
- 1959CompulsionProducer
- 1953The OscarsProducer
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