Fred Roos

Fred Roos
Born Frederick Ried Roos
(1934-05-22) May 22, 1934
Santa Monica, California

Frederick Ried "Fred" Roos (born May 22, 1934) is an American film producer.

Biography

Fred Roos was born on May 22, 1934 in Santa Monica, California, the son of Florence Mary (née Stout) and Victor Otto Roos.[1]

He started his career in television as a casting director for The Andy Griffith Show. Later, he went on to produce most of Francis Ford Coppola's films subsequent to The Godfather, including Apocalypse Now and Youth Without Youth. Roos won the Oscar for Best Film for producing The Godfather Part II.

In 2007, he was a member of the jury at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival.[2]

Filmography

As Producer (including Co-Producer and Executive Producer)

As casting director

References

  1. Film Reference
  2. "29th Moscow International Film Festival (2007)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
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