Richard Donner Biography (1931-)

Born April 17, 1931, in New York, NY.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: April 17, 1931; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(Uncredited) Rio Bravo, Warner Bros., 1959
(Uncredited) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Paramount, 1962
(Uncredited) Leroy Agers, Red Line 7000, Paramount, 1965
Morgue attendant, Agent for H.A.R.M., Universal, 1966
Milt (McLeod gang), El Dorado, Paramount, 1967
Ebenezer Twitchell, The Spirit Is Willing, Paramount, 1967
El magnifico extranjero (also known as The Magnificent Stranger), Jolly Films, 1967
Boss Shorty, Cool Hand Luke, Warner Bros./Seven Arts, 1967
Fingers, Catalina Caper (also known as Never Steal Anything Wet), Crown International Pictures, 1967
Marine Private Ogg, The Private Navy of Sgt. O'Farrell, United Artists, 1968
Switchboard operator, Skidoo, Paramount, 1968
Judd Mailer, The Undefeated, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
Deputy Sheriff Morton, Chisum, Warner Bros., 1970
Sergeant Mason Weber, Zigzag (also known as False Witness, Zig Zag, and Zig-Zag), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970
Whitey Carter, Rio Lobo deputy, Rio Lobo (also known as San Timoteo), National General Pictures, 1970
Angel Moon, Something Big, National General Pictures, 1971
(As Bob Donner) Older cop Collins, Vanishing Point, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971
Sheriff Adams, One More Train to Rob, MCA/Universal, 1971
Larrabee, Mrs. Pollifax--Spy, United Artists, 1971
Willis Hubbard, Fools' Parade (also known as Dynamite Man fromGlory Jail), Columbia, 1971
Jesse, first farmer, Pickup on 101 (also known as Echoes of theRoad, A Time to Every Purpose, and Where the Eagle Flies),American International Pictures, 1972
(Uncredited) Preacher, High Plains Drifter, Universal, 1973
J. C., Santee, Crown International Pictures, 1973
Dub, The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1973
Reporter, Bite the Bullet, Columbia, 1975
Burton, The Boy Who Talked to Badgers, 1975
Skave, Take a Hard Ride (also known as La lunga cavalcata and La parola di un fuorilegge ... e legge!), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
Lee Roy Tucker, The Last Hard Men, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
Man/guard, Damnation Alley (also known as Survival Run), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
Baldwin, Five Days from Home, Universal, 1979
The assassin, Under the Rainbow, Warner Bros., 1981
Ralph, Hysterical, Embassy Home Entertainment, 1983
Swarma, Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold, Cannon Films,1987
Television Appearances
Series
Yancy Tucker, The Waltons, CBS, 1972-1979
Mr. Peters, The Young Pioneers, ABC, 1978
Exidor, a recurring role, Mork & Mindy, ABC, 1978-1981
Mayor Chamberlain Brown, a recurring role, Legend, UPN, 1995
Miniseries
Wounded Texan, Captains and the Kings, NBC, 1976
Mr. Evans, How the West Was Won, ABC, 1978
Movies
Roy Kirsh, The Intruders, NBC, 1970
Clay Braddock, Lassie: Well of Love, 1970
Car salesman, No Place to Run, ABC, 1972
Dispatcher, Horror at 37,000 Feet, CBS, 1973
The drunk, Columbo: Any Port in a Storm, 1973
Ben Lant, Mrs. Sundance, ABC, 1974
Jackson, The Invasion of Johnson County, NBC, 1976
The sheep boss, Trail of Danger, 1977
Sheriff Brumfield, Standing Tall, NBC, 1978
Yancy Tucker, A Day for Thanks on Walton's Mountain, NBC, 1982
Hawkhead, The Rocket Boy, 1989
Arnie, Columbo: Caution! Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health, ABC, 1991
Detective Max Borovy, With a Vengeance (also known as Undesirable), CBS, 1992
Yancy Tucker, A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion, CBS, 1993
Zeke, Columbo: Undercover, ABC, 1994
Pilots
Sarge (also known as The Badge or the Cross and Sarge: The Badge or the Cross), NBC, 1971
Fischer, Nakia, ABC, 1974
Mr. Peters, Young Pioneers, ABC, 1976
Mr. Peters, Young Pioneers' Christmas, ABC, 1976

Armand, The Outside Man, CBS, 1977
Otto, The Hit Man, ABC, 1991
Specials
Carnival barker, The Big Hex of Little Lulu, ABC, 1979
Print reporter, Frog Girl: The Jenifer Graham Story, CBS, 1989
Episodic
Toland, "Incident of the Running Man," Rawhide, CBS, 1961
Billings, "Judgment at Hondo Seco," Rawhide, CBS, 1961
Billy Harger, "Incident of the Travelin' Man," Rawhide, CBS, 1963
First American GI, "Odyssey," Combat!, ABC, 1965
Dr. Bustard, "Dragon's Teeth," I Spy, NBC, 1965
Coot, "The Trap," Daniel Boone, NBC, 1966
Patrick Clancy, "A Question of Guilt," Laredo, NBC, 1967
Pike, "Take the Southbound Stage," Daniel Boone, NBC, 1967
Sheriff Hinkleman, "Down with Willy Hatch," Run for Your Life, NBC, 1967
Sergeant Winkler, "The Great Crime Wave," Garrison's Gorillas, ABC, 1967
Mailman, "Home to Judgment," I Spy, NBC, 1968
Parkin, "Look for the Hound Dog," The Guns of Will Sonnett, ABC, 1968
Gil Boylan, "A Noose for Dobie Price," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1968
Teejay, "Log 131: Reed, the Dicks Have Their Jobs, and We Have Ours," Adam-12, NBC, 1968
Matt Dooley, "Ride to Misadventure," The Virginian, NBC, 1968
Sheriff Wade, "The Twenty Thousand Dollar Carrot," The Outsider, NBC, 1968
Arch Merceen, "Guilt," The Guns of Will Sonnett, ABC, 1968
Teejay, "Log 61," Adam-12, NBC, 1968
Teejay, "Log 32: Jimmy Eisley's Dealing Smack," Adam-12, ABC, 1969
Pete Haunch, "Town of No Exit," The Big Valley, ABC, 1969
Owen, "Meena," Bonanza, NBC, 1969
Teejay, "Log 93: Once a Junkie," Adam-12, NBC, 1969
Sam Pelletier, "The Reluctant Deputy," The High Chaparral, NBC, 1970
Owen, "The Horse Traders," Bonanza, NBC, 1970
Wilby, "A Matter of Vengeance," The High Chaparral, NBC, 1970
Preacher, "Never Trust an Honest Man," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC,1971
Nate, "The Bounty Hunter," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1971
"George Washington Is a Liar," The Bold Ones: The Senator, 1971
Fourchet, "Survival Times Two," Longstreet, ABC, 1972
Charlie Taylor, "The Day the Amnesty Came Through," Alias Smith and Jones, ABC, 1972
Ralph, "Creatures of the Canyon," Ghost Story, NBC, 1972
Harry Rustin, "Clear with a Civilian: Part 1," Adam-12, NBC, 1973
Houlton, "The Tide," Kung Fu, ABC, 1973
Police Chief Boyden, "The Seventh Grave," Cannon, CBS, 1973
Price, "Two Dollars on Trouble to Win," McMillan and Wife, NBC, 1973
"Climb a Deadly Mountain," Mannix, CBS, 1973
Ned Collins, "Get Ryker," The Rookies, ABC, 1973
Teejay, "Hollywood Division," Adam-12, NBC, 1973
Roscoe, "Isolate and Destroy," Griff, ABC, 1973
Val, "The Concrete Jungle Caper," McCloud, NBC, 1974
Horace Milser, "Stranger in Broken Folk," The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1974
Kermit, "The White Lightning War," The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1975
Belnap, "The Hiders," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1975
Sheriff, "Perfect Fit for a Frame," Cannon, CBS, 1975
Sarge, "Time Bomb," S.W.A.T., ABC, 1975
Sara, CBS, 1976
Korbin, "To Kill an Angel," Charlie's Angels, ABC, 1976
"Flight to Mexico," The Feather and Father Gang, 1977
Coby, "Ride the Whirlwind," CHiPs, NBC, 1979
Man on bus, "Fathers and Other Strangers: Parts 1 & 2," Eight Is Enough, ABC, 1979
Mr. Benedict, "Sideshow," The Incredible Hulk, CBS, 1980
Bernard Devlin, "The Phenom," The Incredible Hulk, CBS, 1981
Buffalo Bill Cody, "Buffalo Bill & Annie Oakley Play the Palace," Voyagers!, NBC, 1983
Bart Younger, "The Older Brothers," Little House on the Prairie, NBC, 1983
Deputy Sheriff Harris, "Spaced Out," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1983
Conlin, "Boom," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1984
Cody Dexter, "A Little Wine with Murder?," Simon & Simon, CBS,1984
Sheriff, "Breakout!," The A-Team, NBC, 1984
Neil Gerrard, "Revenge in the Sky," Blue Thunder, 1984
Edmund Trench, "Escape Claus," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1985
Silas Pike, "If a Body Meet a Body," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1986
Edmund Trench, "Two on a Skip," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1986
Joe Connell, "One for the Road," Starman, ABC, 1986
Truck buyer, "The Cop," Matlock, NBC, 1986
Vince, "Soft Touch," MacGyver, ABC, 1987
Eli Tuttle, "A Very Foley Christmas," Rags to Riches, NBC, 1987
Tucker Fixx, "Man Hunt," Falcon Crest, 1987
Tucker Fixx, "Hunter's Moon," Falcon Crest, 1987
Tucker Fixx, "Lovers and Friends," Falcon Crest, 1987
Tucker Fixx, "As Tears Go By," Falcon Crest, 1988
Tucker Fixx, "Last Dance," Falcon Crest, 1988
Tom Jakes, "The Fisherman," Matlock, NBC, 1988
Benjamin Wintergreen, "Cleo Rocks," MacGyver, ABC, 1989
James Lyman, "The Mentor," Good Morning, Miss Bliss, The Disney Channel, 1989
(Uncredited) Milt Bozer, "Halloween Knights," MacGyver, ABC, 1989
Milt Bozer, "Serenity," MacGyver, ABC, 1990
Milt Bozer, "MacGyver's Women," MacGyver, ABC, 1990
Sheriff Tyrone McKenna, "From the Horse's Mouth," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1991
Roy Paxton, "Family Reunion," In the Heat of the Night, NBC, 1992
Sheriff, "String of Pearls," Hearts Afire, CBS, 1993
Maray the couch maker, "Sofa So Good," Married ... with Children,Fox, 1994
Sheriff, "Dark Horizon," Alien Nation, 1994
Zeke, "Undercover," Columbo, 1994
"Hero Pig Goose Hog Wild," The Naked Truth, ABC, 1995
Luther, "Heat of the Moment," Pacific Blue, USA Network, 1998
Lucious Snow, "Fate," Early Edition, CBS, 1999
Lucious Snow, "Time," Early Edition, CBS, 2000
Joe, "Hell No, Greg Can't Go," Dharma & Greg, ABC, 2000
Also known as exalted muskrat, "That Was the Weekend That Was," Fame, syndicated.

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