---
name: "Richard D. Zanuck"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-d-zanuck"
fi1m_id: "richard-d-zanuck"
imdb_id: "nm0005573"
tmdb_id: 1297
wikidata_id: "Q359311"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "13 December 1934"
died: "13 July 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 16
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 16
updated: "2026-10-05T11:44:59.020215+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Richard D. Zanuck

## Identity

Richard D. Zanuck

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-d-zanuck
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-d-zanuck
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005573
- **TMDB ID:** 1297
- **Wikidata ID:** Q359311
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_D._Zanuck, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q359311, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005573/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1297

Producer. Born 13 December 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 13 July 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 13 December 1934, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 13 July 2012
- **Active:** 1965–2012
- **Also known as:** Richard Darryl Zanuck
- **Frequently works with:** [David Brown](https://film.one/person/david-brown.md), [Helena Bonham Carter](https://film.one/person/helena-bonham-carter.md), [Tim Burton](https://film.one/person/tim-burton.md), [John August](https://film.one/person/john-august.md), [Johnny Depp](https://film.one/person/johnny-depp.md), [Lili Fini Zanuck](https://film.one/person/lili-fini-zanuck.md), [Morgan Freeman](https://film.one/person/morgan-freeman.md), [Paul Newman](https://film.one/person/paul-newman.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as producer, over 16 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 86 (1), 1970s 87 (3), 1980s 76 (3), 2000s 66 (6), 2010s 47 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 66 across 16 titles
- **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 5 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Adventure 6, Comedy 5, Fantasy 5, Family 3, Thriller 3
- **Screen time:** 33 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $4,574m across 16 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_D._Zanuck, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q359311, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005573/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1297

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street*](https://film.one/film/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street.md) (81), [*Big Fish*](https://film.one/film/big-fish.md) (78)
- **Netflix:** [*Jaws*](https://film.one/film/jaws.md) (93)
- **Tubi:** [*Driving Miss Daisy*](https://film.one/film/driving-miss-daisy.md) (68)
- **Apple TV:** [*Charlie and the Chocolate Factory*](https://film.one/film/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.md) (64)
- **Disney+:** [*Planet of the Apes*](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes-2001.md) (40)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Richard D. Zanuck (also credited as Richard Darryl Zanuck) was an American film producer. The son of studio executive Darryl F. Zanuck, he began his career at 20th Century Fox, where he rose to become the youngest president of a major studio in 1962. He later formed the Zanuck/Brown Company with David Brown.

Their productions included *The Sting* (1973) and *Jaws* (1975). Zanuck went on to produce *Driving Miss Daisy* (1989) with his wife Lili Fini Zanuck; the film won the Academy Award for Best Picture. He produced several films directed by Tim Burton, among them *Big Fish* (2003), *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory* (2005) and *Dark Shadows* (2012). He died in 2012.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, washingtonpost.com.*

## On Fi1m (16)

- *Dark Shadows* (2012), Fi1m 50, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/dark-shadows.md)
- *Alice in Wonderland* (2010), Fi1m 48, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland-2010.md)
- *Clash of the Titans* (2010), Fi1m 43, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/clash-of-the-titans-2010.md)
- *Yes Man* (2008), Fi1m 56, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/yes-man.md)
- *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street* (2007), Fi1m 81, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street.md)
- *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory* (2005), Fi1m 64, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.md)
- *Big Fish* (2003), Fi1m 78, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/big-fish.md)
- *Road to Perdition* (2002), Fi1m 77, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/road-to-perdition.md)
- *Planet of the Apes* (2001), Fi1m 40, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes-2001.md)
- *Driving Miss Daisy* (1989), Fi1m 68, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/driving-miss-daisy.md)
- *Cocoon* (1985), Fi1m 75, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/cocoon.md)
- *The Verdict* (1982), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md)
- *Jaws* (1975), Fi1m 93, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/jaws.md)
- *The Sting* (1973), Fi1m 85, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)
- *Patton* (1970), Fi1m 82, Production Executive — [page](https://film.one/film/patton.md)
- *The Sound of Music* (1965), Fi1m 86, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sound-of-music.md)

## Complete filmography (46)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Hidden* (2015), Producer
- *Bessie* (2015), Executive Producer
- *Dark Shadows* (2012), Producer — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/dark-shadows.md)
- *Clash of the Titans* (2010), Executive Producer — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/clash-of-the-titans-2010.md)
- *Alice in Wonderland* (2010), Producer — Fi1m 48, [page](https://film.one/film/alice-in-wonderland-2010.md)
- *SUGARLAND - Live at SoundStage 2009* (2009), Producer
- *Yes Man* (2008), Producer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/yes-man.md)
- *Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street* (2007), Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/sweeney-todd-the-demon-barber-of-fleet-street.md)
- *Charlie and the Chocolate Factory* (2005), Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory.md)
- *Big Fish* (2003), Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/big-fish.md)
- *Road to Perdition* (2002), Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/road-to-perdition.md)
- *Reign of Fire* (2002), Producer
- *Planet of the Apes* (2001), Producer — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/planet-of-the-apes-2001.md)
- *Rules of Engagement* (2000), Producer
- *True Crime* (1999), Producer
- *Deep Impact* (1998), Producer
- *Chain Reaction* (1996), Executive Producer
- *Mulholland Falls* (1996), Producer
- *Wild Bill* (1995), Producer
- *Clean Slate* (1994), Producer
- *Rich in Love* (1992), Producer
- *Rush* (1991), Producer
- *Driving Miss Daisy* (1989), Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/driving-miss-daisy.md)
- *Cocoon: The Return* (1988), Producer
- *Target* (1985), Producer
- *Cocoon* (1985), Producer — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/cocoon.md)
- *The Verdict* (1982), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-verdict.md)
- *Neighbors* (1981), Producer
- *The Island* (1980), Producer
- *Jaws 2* (1978), Producer
- *MacArthur* (1977), Executive Producer
- *Jaws* (1975), Producer — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/jaws.md)
- *The Eiger Sanction* (1975), Executive Producer
- *The Girl from Petrovka* (1974), Producer
- *The Black Windmill* (1974), Executive Producer
- *The Sugarland Express* (1974), Producer
- *Willie Dynamite* (1974), Producer
- *The Sting* (1973), Executive Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)
- *Sssssss* (1973), Executive Producer
- *Tora! Tora! Tora!* (1970), Executive In Charge Of Production
- *Patton* (1970), Production Executive — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/patton.md)
- *The Sound of Music* (1965), Executive Producer — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sound-of-music.md)
- *The Chapman Report* (1962), Producer
- *Sanctuary* (1961), Producer
- *Compulsion* (1959), Producer
- *The Oscars* (1953), series, Producer

## Gallery

- ![Richard D. Zanuck](https://film.one/media/person/59858/gallery-e7e84bb9806c.jpg) Richard D. Zanuck — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Richard_D._Zanuck_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Le producteur de film Richard D. Zanuck et sa femme (depuis 1978) Lili Fini Zanuck, recevant un Oscar pour Miss Daisy et son chauffeur (Driving Miss Daisy) lors (1990)](https://film.one/media/person/59858/gallery-6a873040a0e2.jpg) Le producteur de film Richard D. Zanuck et sa femme (depuis 1978) Lili Fini Zanuck, recevant un Oscar pour Miss Daisy et son chauffeur (Driving Miss Daisy) lors (1990) — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Richard_D._Zanuck.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Photo taken at the 62nd Academy Awards 3/26/90 - Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can (1990)](https://film.one/media/person/59858/gallery-55b9bfc0be99.jpg) Photo taken at the 62nd Academy Awards 3/26/90 - Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can (1990) — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Richard_Zanuck_%28211174339%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![1990 Academy Awards NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post any of my photos, but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can. Thanks. S](https://film.one/media/person/59858/gallery-42ccff769977.jpg) 1990 Academy Awards NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post any of my photos, but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can. Thanks. S — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Richard_and_Lili_Zanuck_%282106644246%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Richard D. Zanuck](https://film.one/media/person/59858/gallery-f99a4a5c521f.jpg) Richard D. Zanuck — Image via TMDB
- ![Richard D. Zanuck](https://film.one/media/person/59858/gallery-54139d5d5312.jpg) Richard D. Zanuck — Image via TMDB
- ![Richard D. Zanuck](https://film.one/media/person/59858/gallery-cdc356415304.jpg) Richard D. Zanuck — Image via TMDB
- ![1990 Academy Awards NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post any of my photos, but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can. Thanks. S](https://film.one/media/person/59858/gallery-aae72ad52ada.jpg) 1990 Academy Awards NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post any of my photos, but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can. Thanks. S — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Richard_and_Lily_Zanuck_%282105863343%29.jpg/1280px-Richard_and_Lily_Zanuck_%282105863343%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 1990: Best Picture (won), for *Driving Miss Daisy*
- 1983: Best Picture (nominated), for *The Verdict*
- 1976: Best Picture (nominated), for *Jaws*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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