Fred Roos
Frederick Ried Roos (born May 22, 1934 in Santa Monica , California ) is an American film producer and casting director .
Life
Roos began his career in the film business as a casting director in the mid-1960s. Until the early 1970s, he was mainly active for various television series, including the tennis rackets and cannons (1966/1967) and the Andy Griffith Show (1966–1968). In the 1970s he was involved in various cinema productions, for example American Graffiti (1973). The film The Godfather (1972) marked the first collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola .
In the 1960s he also began working as a film producer. In 1974 he was active as a co-producer of Der Dialog and Der Pate - Part II . For the latter, he, Gray Frederickson and Coppola were awarded the Oscar for Best Picture . Since then, Roos has been the producer of Coppula's films. In this position he also works with Sofia Coppola . In 1980, she received an Oscar nomination for Apocalypse Now in the same category.
In 2006 he was a member of the jury of the Berlin International Film Festival .
Filmography (selection)
- 1974: The Godfather - Part II (The Godfather Part II)
- 1979: The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion)
- 1982: One from the Heart (One from the Heart)
- 1982: Hammett
- 1983: The Black Stallion Returns (The Black Stallion Returns)
- 1983: The Outsiders (The Outsiders)
- 1983: Rumble Fish
- 1987: Gardens of Stone (Gardens of Stone)
- 1987: Barfly
- 1988: Tucker (Tucker: The Man and His Dream)
- 1989: New York Stories (New York Stories)
- 1993: The Secret Garden (The Secret Garden)
- 1994: Radioland Murders - Madness on the air (Radioland Murders)
- 2001: City, Country, Kiss (Town & Country)
- 2006: Marie Antoinette
- 2010: Somewhere
- 2016: Paris Can Wait (Bonjour Anne)
Web links
- Fred Roos in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Roos, Fred |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Roos, Frederick Ried (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer and casting director |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Santa Monica , California , USA |