Richard D. Zanuck
Production·December 13, 1934·† July 13, 2012 — 77 years old·Los Angeles, California, USA
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
2005·7.0
Alice in Wonderland
2010·6.6
Jaws
1975·7.7
Big Fish
2003·7.8
Dark Shadows
2012·6.1
Yes Man
2008·6.7
Clash of the Titans
2010·5.9
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007·7.2
Planet of the Apes
2001·5.8
Road to Perdition
2002·7.4
The Sound of Music
1965·7.7
Deep Impact
1998·6.2
Filmography · 75
2020BelushiSelf (archive footage)2015HiddenProducer2015BessieExecutive Producer2013Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. ZanuckSelf2012Dark ShadowsProducer2010Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of HollywoodTVSelf2010Jaws: The Inside StorySelf2010Clash of the TitansExecutive Producer2010Alice in WonderlandProducer2009SUGARLAND - Live at SoundStage 2009Producer2009The Shark Is Still WorkingSelf2008Yes ManProducer2008Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = ToddSelf2007Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetProducer2007The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'Self2006Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and BlockbustersSelf2006Darryl F. Zanuck: A Dream FulfilledSelf2006Who Needs Sleep?Self2006All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'Self2005Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryProducer2005The Last MogulSelf2003Big FishProducer2003Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster YearsSelf2003Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to ScreenSelf - Producer (as Richard)2003Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen StarSelf - Producer (as Richard)2002Road to PerditionProducer2002Reign of FireProducer2001Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'Self2001Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French ConnectionSelf2001Planet of the ApesProducer2001The Making of Jaws 2Self2001Cleopatra: The Film That Changed HollywoodSelf2001History vs. HollywoodTVSelf (as Richard Zanuck)2000BackstoryTVSelf (as Richard Zanuck)2000Rules of EngagementProducer2000The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'Self2000Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'Self1999True CrimeProducer1998Behind the Planet of the ApesSelf1998Deep ImpactProducer1997Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. SchaffnerSelf - Fox Production President on 'Patton'1997In the Teeth of JawsSelf1996Chain ReactionExecutive Producer1996Mulholland FallsProducer1995Wild BillProducer1995The Making of 'Jaws'Self1995Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century FilmmakerSelf1994Clean SlateProducer1992Rich in LoveProducer1991RushProducer1991Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.Self1989Driving Miss DaisyProducer1988Cocoon: The ReturnProducer1985TargetProducer1985CocoonProducer1982The VerdictProducer1981NeighborsProducer1980The IslandProducer1978Jaws 2Producer1977MacArthurExecutive Producer1975JawsProducer1975The Eiger SanctionExecutive Producer1974The Girl from PetrovkaProducer1974The Black WindmillExecutive Producer1974The Sugarland ExpressProducer1974Willie DynamiteProducer1973The StingExecutive Producer1973SssssssExecutive Producer1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Executive In Charge Of Production1970PattonProduction Executive1965The Sound of MusicExecutive Producer1962The Chapman ReportProducer1961SanctuaryProducer1959CompulsionProducer1953The OscarsTVProducer