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Richard Fleischer (1916–2006)

Director | Producer | Writer

Trivia:

Joined RKO in 1940, and for the next three years, co-wrote and edited the Pathe newsreel series "This Is America". He followed this with "Flicker Flashbacks", a series of silent film compilations, which he also produced. See more trivia »

Born:

in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 89) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Ilya Salkind, Richard Fleischer, and Mark Lester on the set of THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER in 1976
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Hide HideDirector (61 titles)
1989 Call from Space (short)
 
1987 Million Dollar Mystery
 
1985 Red Sonja
 
1984 Conan the Destroyer
 
1983 Amityville 3-D
 
1983 Tough Enough (as Richard O. Fleischer)
 
1980 The Jazz Singer
 
1979 Ashanti
 
1977 Crossed Swords
 
1976 The Incredible Sarah
 
1975 Mandingo
 
1974 Mr. Majestyk
 
1974 The Spikes Gang
 
1973 The Don Is Dead
 
1973 Soylent Green
 
1972 The New Centurions
 
1971 See No Evil
 
1971 The Last Run
 
1971 10 Rillington Place
 
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora!
 
1969 Che!
 
1968 The Boston Strangler
 
1967 Doctor Dolittle
 
1967 Think Twentieth (documentary short)
 
1966 Fantastic Voyage
 
1961 Barabbas
 
1961 The Big Gamble
 
1960 Crack in the Mirror
 
1959 These Thousand Hills
 
1959 Compulsion
 
1958 The Vikings
 
1956 Between Heaven and Hell
 
1956 Bandido
 
1955 The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing
 
1955 Violent Saturday
 
1954 20000 Leagues Under the Sea
 
1953 Arena
 
1952 The Happy Time
 
1952 The Narrow Margin
 
1951 His Kind of Woman (uncredited)
 
1950 Armored Car Robbery
 
1949 Trapped
 
1949 Make Mine Laughs (as Richard O. Fleischer)
 
1949 Follow Me Quietly (as Richard O. Fleischer)
 
1949 The Clay Pigeon (as Richard O. Fleischer)
 
1948 Bodyguard
 
1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 7, Series 5 (short)
 
1948 So This Is New York (as Richard O. Fleischer)
 
1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 5 (short)
 
1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 5, Series 5 (short)
 
1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 4, Series 5 (short)
 
1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 5 (short)
 
1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 2, Series 5 (documentary short)
 
1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 5 (short)
 
1947 Banjo (as Richard O. Fleischer)
 
1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 4 (short)
 
1947 Mr. Bell (short)
 
1946 Child of Divorce (as Richard O. Fleischer)
 
1945 Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 2 (short)
 
1944 Memo for Joe (documentary short)
 
1943 Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 1 (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (14 titles)
1974 The Spikes Gang (producer)
 
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! (producer - uncredited)
 
1955 Billete para Tánger (associate producer)
 
1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 7, Series 5 (short) (producer)
 
1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 5 (short) (producer)
 
1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 5, Series 5 (short) (producer)
 
1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 4, Series 5 (short) (producer)
 
1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 5 (short) (producer)
 
1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 2, Series 5 (documentary short) (producer)
 
1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 5 (short) (producer)
 
1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 4 (short) (producer)
 
1947 Design for Death (documentary) (producer - as Richard O. Fleischer)
 
1945 Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 2 (short) (producer)
 
1943 Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 1 (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (11 titles)
1951 His Kind of Woman (uncredited)
 
1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 7, Series 5 (short) (writer)
 
1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 5 (short) (narrative)
 
1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 5, Series 5 (short) (writer)
 
1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 4, Series 5 (short) (writer)
 
1948 Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 5 (short) (writer)
 
1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 2, Series 5 (documentary short)
 
1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 5 (short)
 
1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 4 (short)
 
1945 Flicker Flashbacks No. 3, Series 2 (short) (narrative)
 
1943 Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 1 (short) (writer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (5 titles)
1999 The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (documentary) (source: Koko the Clown - as Dick Fleischer)
 
1989 Betty Boop's Hollywood Mystery (short) (creative consultant)
 
1976 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (director: archive footage - 1 episode)
– 20000 Leagues Under the Sea (1976) (director: archive footage)
 
1947 Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 4 (short) (commentary writer)
 
1943 Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 1 (short) (commentary writer)
 
Show ShowThanks (8 titles)
2006 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (video documentary) (dedicated to the memory of)
 
2006 Trapped Ashes (very special thanks)
 
2006 First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2003 The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (TV documentary) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2001 Backstory (TV series documentary) (acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of - 1 episode, 2001) (special thanks - 1 episode, 2001)
– The Boston Strangler (2001) (acknowledgment: still photographs courtesy of, special thanks)
 
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit (special thanks)
 
1987 Biography (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Betty Boop (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (25 titles)
2010 Sodankylä ikuisesti (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Ensimmäisen elokuvamuiston kaiho (2010) … Himself
– Elokuvan vuosisata (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
 
2006 First Flight: The Fleischer Superman Series (video documentary short)
Himself - son of Max Fleischer
 
2005 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Murder by Numbers (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Hollywood Legenden (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Making of '20000 Leagues Under the Sea' (video documentary)
Himself - Director
 
2002-2003 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Kirk Douglas (2003) … Himself
– Tony Curtis (2002) … Himself
 
2002 The Vikings: A Tale of Norway with Director Richard Fleischer (video documentary short)
 
2002 Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents (documentary)
 
2001 History vs. Hollywood (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Tora! Tora! Tora! A Giant Awakes (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Backstory (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Director
– Tora! Tora! Tora! (2001) … Himself
– The Boston Strangler (2001) … Himself - Director
 
2001 Walt: The Man Behind the Myth (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Reality Trip (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons (documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Cinéma cinémas (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Richard Fleischer (1990) … Himself
 
1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Howard's Way (1987) … Himself
– Dark Victory (1987) … Himself
 
1987 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Betty Boop … Himself
 
1982 The History of the SF Film (TV documentary)
Guest
 
1981 Clapper Board (TV series)
Himself
– Richard Fleischer: Part 2 (1981) … Himself
– Richard Fleischer (1981) … Himself
– Richard Fleischer: Part 1 (1981) … Himself
– The Jazz Singer (1981) … Himself
 
1977 Revista de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 September 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1973 A Look at the World of SOYLENT GREEN (documentary short)
Himself
 
1971 Portrait of an Actor (documentary short)
Himself - Interviewee
 
1966 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Richard Fleischer (1966) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Biography: "Out of the Inkwell: Max Fleischer and the Animation Revolution"

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 1 Print Biography  | 2 Interviews  | 6 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Dick Fleischer | Richard O. Fleischer
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on George C. Scott] George just likes to block a scene out in a routine way. And then he does it and we shoot. He starts really acting when the camera goes. And throughout a film, 90% of the "takes" I've printed with George Scott in them have been first or second takes. And if I have to use the second... See more »

Trivia:

Joined RKO in 1940, and for the next three years, co-wrote and edited the Pathe newsreel series "This Is America". He followed this with "Flicker Flashbacks", a series of silent film compilations, which he also produced. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

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