Richard D. Zanuck

Known for: Production
Born: December 13, 1934, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: July 13, 2012
Movies: 60

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."

Best-Known Movies

7.0

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

2005

6.6

Alice in Wonderland

2010

7.7

Jaws

1975

7.7

Big Fish

2003

6.1

Dark Shadows

2012

6.7

Yes Man

2008

7.2

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007

5.8

Planet of the Apes

2001

7.4

Road to Perdition

2002

6.3

Deep Impact

1998

Filmography

2020	Belushi	Self (archive footage)
2013	Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck	Self
2010	Jaws: The Inside Story	Self
2009	The Shark Is Still Working	Self
2008	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd	Self
2007	The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'	Self
2006	Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters	Self
2006	Darryl F. Zanuck: A Dream Fulfilled	Self
2006	Who Needs Sleep?	Self
2006	All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'	Self
2005	The Last Mogul	Self
2003	Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years	Self
2003	Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen	Self - Producer (as Richard)
2003	Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star	Self - Producer (as Richard)
2001	Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'	Self
2001	Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection	Self
2001	The Making of Jaws 2	Self
2001	Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood	Self
2000	The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'	Self
2000	Enlisted: The Story of 'MAS*H'	Self
1998	Behind the Planet of the Apes	Self
1997	Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner	Self - Fox Production President on 'Patton'
1997	In the Teeth of Jaws	Self
1995	The Making of 'Jaws'	Self
1995	Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker	Self
1991	Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.	Self

Directing, Writing & Producing

2015	Hidden	Producer
2012	Dark Shadows	Producer
2010	Alice in Wonderland	Producer
2009	SUGARLAND - Live at SoundStage 2009	Producer
2008	Yes Man	Producer
2007	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Producer
2005	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory	Producer
2003	Big Fish	Producer
2002	Road to Perdition	Producer
2002	Reign of Fire	Producer
2001	Planet of the Apes	Producer
2000	Rules of Engagement	Producer
1999	True Crime	Producer
1998	Deep Impact	Producer
1996	Mulholland Falls	Producer
1995	Wild Bill	Producer
1994	Clean Slate	Producer
1992	Rich in Love	Producer
1991	Rush	Producer
1989	Driving Miss Daisy	Producer
1988	Cocoon: The Return	Producer
1985	Target	Producer
1985	Cocoon	Producer
1982	The Verdict	Producer
1981	Neighbors	Producer
1980	The Island	Producer
1978	Jaws 2	Producer
1975	Jaws	Producer
1974	The Girl from Petrovka	Producer
1974	The Sugarland Express	Producer
1974	Willie Dynamite	Producer
1962	The Chapman Report	Producer
1961	Sanctuary	Producer
1959	Compulsion	Producer

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