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

Biography

Fred Roos was born on May 22, 1934, in

Santa Monica, California Santa Monica (; Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 U.S. Census population was 93,076. Santa Monica is a popular resort town, owing to ...

, the son of Florence Mary (née Stout) and Victor Otto Roos.Film Reference
/ref> He attended Hollywood High School and subsequently attended

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the Californ ...

, majoring in theatre arts and motion pictures. He started his career in television as a casting director for ''

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''. Later, he produced most of

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's films subsequent to ''

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'', 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) * ''

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'' (1979) * '' One from the Heart'' (1982) * '' The Outsiders'' (1983) * '' Rumble Fish'' (1983) * '' The Cotton Club'' (1984) * ''

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'' (1987) * '' The Godfather Part III'' (1990) * '' Radioland Murders'' (1994) * '' The Virgin Suicides'' (1999) * '' Lost in Translation'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''

The Story of Luke ''The Story of Luke'' is a 2012 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Alonso Mayo. It is Mayo's first feature-length film and tells the story of Luke, a young man with autism who embarks on a quest for a job and a girlfriend. It sta ...

'' (2012) * ''

St. Vincent Saint Vincent may refer to: People Saints * Vincent of Saragossa (died 304), a.k.a. Vincent the Deacon, deacon and martyr * Saint Vincenca, 3rd century Roman martyress, whose relics are in Blato, Croatia * Vincent, Orontius, and Victor (died 305) ...

'' (2014) * '' Benched'' (2018) * ''Wonderwell'' (2018) * '' Music, War and Love'' (2019) * '' 5-25-77'' (2022) As casting director *'' Five Easy Pieces'' (1970) *''

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'' (1971) *''

'' (1972) *''

The King of Marvin Gardens ''The King of Marvin Gardens'' is a 1972 American drama film. It stars Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn and Scatman Crothers. It is one of several collaborations between Nicholson and director Bob Rafelson. The majority of the film is ...

'' (1972) *'' American Graffiti'' (1973)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roos, Fred Living people 1934 births People from Santa Monica, California American film producers Film producers from California Producers who won the Best Picture Academy Award Hollywood High School alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni