Fred Roos

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.

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.

Filmography

As Producer (including Co-Producer and Executive Producer)

• The Conversation (1974)
• The Godfather Part II (1974)
• Apocalypse Now (1979)
• The Outsiders (1983)
• Rumble Fish (1983)
• The Cotton Club (1985)
• Barfly (1987)
• The Godfather Part III (1990)
• The Virgin Suicides (1999)
• Lost in Translation (2003)
• Marie Antoinette (2006)
• The Story of Luke (2012)
• St. Vincent (2014)
• Rounding Third (2016)

As casting director

• Five Easy Pieces (1970)
• Two-Lane Blacktop (1971)
• The Godfather (1972)
• The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
• American Graffiti (1973)