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RICHARD
DONNER
Director for TV Series Combat!
Originally an actor, Richard Donner broke into directing via television, helming
episodes of "The Rifleman," "Wanted: Dead or Alive," "The
Twilight Zone," and Combat! He soon built a reputation as an action director
for shows such as "The Fugitive" and "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", though
he also was highly sought after for comedies, including "Get Smart" and
"Gilligan's Island."
Richard Donner went on to big-screen success with such blockbusters as "The
Omen," "Superman," "Superman II," and the Lethal Weapon films. Actor
Gene Hackman used Donner as the model for the director in "Postcards From the
Edge" (Hackman worked for Donner in the film "Superman.")
Also among the films he directed:
He also directed for these TV series: "Tales From the Crypt,"
"Bronk," "Petrocelli," "The Six Million Dollar Man,"
"Kojak," "The Sixth Sense," "The Streets of San Francisco,"
"Cade's County," "Cannon," "The Banana Splits Adventure
Hour," "It's About Time," "Get Smart," and "The Wild, Wild
West"
Combat! episodes he directed:
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