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

5.4
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
7.7
Backstory
2000
8.0
History vs. Hollywood
2001
7.3
The Shark Is Still Working
2009
6.3
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
2013
7.2
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
2001
6.3
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
2003
7.0
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
2001
7.0
Belushi
2020
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
7.7
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
2008
6.8
Who Needs Sleep?
2006
7.1
Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
6.8
The Making of 'Jaws'
1995
7.3
Jaws: The Inside Story
2010
6.5
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
6.3
Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
2000
8.0
In the Teeth of Jaws
1997
6.8
Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.
1991