Richard D. Zanuck

Personal Info

Birthday

December 13, 1934

Day of Death

2012-07-13

(77 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Richard D. Zanuck

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

Filmography

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