- 2006: Directed Bruce Willis and Mos Def in the thriller "16 Blocks"
- 2003: Helmed the feature adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel "Timeline" (lensed 2002); also co-produced
- 1998: Helmed "Lethal Weapon 4"
- 1997: Reunited with Gibson for "Conspiracy Theory", co-starring Julia Roberts
- 1994: Produced and directed summer smash "Maverick", movie version of old TV series; starring Mel Gibson
- 1990: Paid the then-record fee of $5 million to take over the direction of "Radio Flyer" (1992) from screenwriter and first-time director David Mickey Evans after ten days of shooting; Donner replaced cast and added more upbeat ending
- 1989: Served as executive producer and producer on cable series, "Tales From the Crypt" (HBO); also directed various episodes
- 1987: Introduced cop team of Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in "Lethal Weapon"; produced and directed
- 1985: First film as producer (with Lauren Shuler), "Ladyhawke"; also directed
- 1981: First film as executive producer, "Omen III: The Final Conflict"
- 1978: Directed "Superman"; replaced on the sequel "Superman II" by Richard Lester
- 1976: First major feature, "The Omen" was box office hit
- 1975: TV-movie producing and directing debut, "A Shadow in the Streets" (NBC)
- 1961: Feature directing debut, "X-15", starring Charles Bronson
- 1958: Moved to Los Angeles; began directing commercials, industrial films and documentaries
- 1950: Worked with director Martin Ritt on TV production of W Somerset Maugham's "Of Human Bondage" for "The Teller of Tales"
- Began career as an actor Off-Broadway
- Directed numerous episodes of TV series including "Perry Mason", "The Detectives", "Route 66", "The Fugitive", "The Man From U.N.C.L.E.", "Get Smart", "The Six-Million-Dollar Man", as well as the pilots for "Kojak" and "Bronk"
- Raised in Mount Vernon, New York
- Debut as TV director, episode of "Wanted: Dead or Alive"
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