Image: Wikimedia CommonsRichard Fleischer
American film director (1916–2006)
- Born December 8, 1916
- 14 movies
Richard Fleischer was an American film director whose career spanned more than four decades, from the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1940s to the late 1980s. He began in the B department of RKO Pictures, directing noirs and crime dramas such as The Narrow Margin (1952), and became best known for big-budget tentpole films including 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), The Vikings (1958) and Fantastic Voyage (1966).
Richard Fleischer appears in 14 films in The Rerun, from 1951 to 1985. That includes 14 titles as director. Most of that work is in adventure, thriller and history. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Arnold Schwarzenegger (2), Sandahl Bergman (2), Jeff Corey (2), Joseph Cotten (2), Jack Palance (2).
Known for
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954), Director.
- The Vikings (1958), Director.
- Fantastic Voyage (1966), Director.
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Director. A 1970 film listed among his best-known work.
- Soylent Green (1973), Director. A 1973 film listed among his best-known work.
- The Narrow Margin (1952), Director. A noir from his early years at RKO Pictures.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Richard Fleischer been in?
- Richard Fleischer appears in Red Sonja (1985), Conan the Destroyer (1984), Soylent Green (1973), Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Che! (1969), The Boston Strangler (1968), Doctor Dolittle (1967), Fantastic Voyage (1966), Barabbas (1961), Compulsion (1959), The Vikings (1958) and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) on The Remote.
- When was Richard Fleischer born?
- Richard Fleischer was born on 8 December 1916.
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