Cast & creator
Richard D. Zanuck
Best known for The Oscars, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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."
Also known as: Richard Darryl Zanuck
71
film credits
5
television credits
30
1953–2020 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (76)
Showing 76 of 76 credits
The Oscars
Producer
1953
Alice in Wonderland
Producer
2010
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Producer
2005
Jaws
Producer
1975
The Sound of Music
Executive Producer
1965
Planet of the Apes
Producer
2001
Clash of the Titans
Executive Producer
2010
Dark Shadows
Producer
2012
Deep Impact
Producer
1998
The Sting
Executive Producer
1973
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Producer
2007
Chain Reaction
Executive Producer
1996
Yes Man
Producer
2008
Reign of Fire
Producer
2002
Big Fish
Producer
2003
Road to Perdition
Producer
2002
Patton
Production Executive
1970
Driving Miss Daisy
Producer
1989
Jaws 2
Producer
1978
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Executive In Charge Of Production
1970
True Crime
Producer
1999
Hidden
Producer
2015
Rules of Engagement
Producer
2000
Mulholland Falls
Producer
1996
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self
2010
Cocoon
Producer
1985
Sssssss
Executive Producer
1973
The Verdict
Producer
1982
E! True Hollywood Story
Self
1996
Cocoon: The Return
Producer
1988
The Eiger Sanction
Executive Producer
1975
Clean Slate
Producer
1994
The Sugarland Express
Producer
1974
MacArthur
Executive Producer
1977
Backstory
Self (as Richard Zanuck)
2000
History vs. Hollywood
Self (as Richard Zanuck)
2001
Wild Bill
Producer
1995
Rush
Producer
1991
The Island
Producer
1980
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Self
1998
The Shark Is Still Working
Self
2009
Neighbors
Producer
1981
Compulsion
Producer
1959
The Girl from Petrovka
Producer
1974
The Chapman Report
Producer
1962
Belushi
Self (archive footage)
2020
Don't Say No Until I Finish Talking: The Story of Richard D. Zanuck
Self
2013
Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
Self
2001
The Black Windmill
Executive Producer
1974
Backstory: 'Gentleman's Agreement'
Self
2001
Willie Dynamite
Producer
1974
The Making of 'Jaws'
Self
1995
Target
Producer
1985
Bessie
Executive Producer
2015
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
2006
All of What Follows Is True: The Making of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'
Self
2006
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years
Self
2003
In the Teeth of Jaws
Self
1997
Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros.
Self
1991
Sanctuary
Producer
1961
Jaws: The Inside Story
Self
2010Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
Self
2008
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
Self
2001
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
Self
2000
Darryl F. Zanuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Self
1995
The Making of Jaws 2
Self
2001
Rich in Love
Producer
1992
The Making of 'The Sand Pebbles'
Self
2007
Who Needs Sleep?
Self
2006
Miss Daisy's Journey: From Stage to Screen
Self - Producer (as Richard)
2003Darryl F. Zanuck: A Dream Fulfilled
Self
2006Enlisted: The Story of 'M*A*S*H'
Self
2000
Jessica Tandy: Theatre Legend to Screen Star
Self - Producer (as Richard)
2003
Patton: A Tribute to Franklin J. Schaffner
Self - Fox Production President on 'Patton'
1997
SUGARLAND - Live at SoundStage 2009
Producer
2009
The Last Mogul
Self
2005