Richard D. Zanuck
Known for production · Born 13 December 1934 · Died 13 July 2012 · aged 77 · Los Angeles, California, USA
76 credits
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
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005
Alice in Wonderland
2010
Jaws
1975
Big Fish
2003
Dark Shadows
2012
Yes Man
2008
The Oscars
1953
Clash of the Titans
2010
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007
Planet of the Apes
2001
Road to Perdition
2002
The Sound of Music
1965
Acting (30)
2020BelushiSelf (archive footage)Film
2013Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. ZanuckSelfFilm
2010Jaws: The Inside StorySelfFilm
2010Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of HollywoodSelf · 7 episodesSeries
2009The Shark Is Still WorkingSelfFilm
2008Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = ToddSelfFilm
2007The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'SelfFilm
2006Who Needs Sleep?SelfFilm
2006All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'SelfFilm
2006Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and BlockbustersSelfFilm
2006Darryl F. Zanuck: A Dream FulfilledSelfFilm
2005The Last MogulSelfFilm
2003Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster YearsSelfFilm
2003Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to ScreenSelf - Producer (as Richard)Film
2003Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen StarSelf - Producer (as Richard)Film
2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelfFilm
2001The Making of Jaws 2SelfFilm
2001Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French ConnectionSelfFilm
2001History vs. HollywoodSelf (as Richard Zanuck)Series
2001Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'SelfFilm
2000Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'SelfFilm
2000The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'SelfFilm
2000BackstorySelf (as Richard Zanuck)Series
1998Behind the Planet of the ApesSelfFilm
1997In the Teeth of JawsSelfFilm
1997Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. SchaffnerSelf - Fox Production President on 'Patton'Film
1996E! True Hollywood StorySelfSeries
1995The Making of 'Jaws'SelfFilm
1995Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century FilmmakerSelfFilm
1991Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.SelfFilm
Production (46)
2015HiddenProducerFilm
2015BessieExecutive ProducerFilm
2012Dark ShadowsProducerFilm
2010Alice in WonderlandProducerFilm
2010Clash of the TitansExecutive ProducerFilm
2009SUGARLAND - Live at SoundStage 2009ProducerFilm
2008Yes ManProducerFilm
2007Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetProducerFilm
2005Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryProducerFilm
2003Big FishProducerFilm
2002Road to PerditionProducerFilm
2002Reign of FireProducerFilm
2001Planet of the ApesProducerFilm
2000Rules of EngagementProducerFilm
1999True CrimeProducerFilm
1998Deep ImpactProducerFilm
1996Chain ReactionExecutive ProducerFilm
1996Mulholland FallsProducerFilm
1995Wild BillProducerFilm
1994Clean SlateProducerFilm
1992Rich in LoveProducerFilm
1991RushProducerFilm
1989Driving Miss DaisyProducerFilm
1988Cocoon: The ReturnProducerFilm
1985CocoonProducerFilm
1985TargetProducerFilm
1982The VerdictProducerFilm
1981NeighborsProducerFilm
1980The IslandProducerFilm
1978Jaws 2ProducerFilm
1977MacArthurExecutive ProducerFilm
1975JawsProducerFilm
1975The Eiger SanctionExecutive ProducerFilm
1974The Sugarland ExpressProducerFilm
1974The Black WindmillExecutive ProducerFilm
1974Willie DynamiteProducerFilm
1974The Girl from PetrovkaProducerFilm
1973The StingExecutive ProducerFilm
1973SssssssExecutive ProducerFilm
1970PattonProduction ExecutiveFilm
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Executive In Charge Of ProductionFilm
1965The Sound of MusicExecutive ProducerFilm
1962The Chapman ReportProducerFilm
1961SanctuaryProducerFilm
1959CompulsionProducerFilm
1953The OscarsProducerSeries