Fred Walton (born 1949) is an American

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. Among his films are '' When a Stranger Calls'', ''

April Fool's Day April Fools' Day or April Fool's Day (rarely called All Fools' Day) is an annual custom on the 1st of April consisting of practical jokes, hoaxes, and pranks. Jokesters often expose their actions by shouting "April Fool " at the recipient. Mas ...

'', ''

The Rosary Murders ''The Rosary Murders'' is a 1987 American mystery crime film directed by Fred Walton, and starring Donald Sutherland, Charles Durning, Belinda Bauer, and Josef Sommer. The plot follows a series of gruesome murders occurring within a Detroit ...

'', ''

I Saw What You Did ''I Saw What You Did'' is a 1965 American horror thriller film released by Universal Pictures and starring Joan Crawford and John Ireland. The plot follows two teenage girls who find themselves in serious danger after making a prank phone cal ...

'', '' When a Stranger Calls Back'' and ''

The Stepford Husbands ''The Stepford Husbands'' is a 1996 American made-for-television thriller-drama film inspired by the Ira Levin novel ''The Stepford Wives''. It was directed by Fred Walton with a screenplay by brothers Ken Wheat and Jim Wheat and starring Don ...

''. Born around 1950, Walton was raised in

Chevy Chase, Maryland Chevy Chase () is the colloquial name of an area that includes a town, several incorporated villages, and an unincorporated census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland; and one adjoining neighborhood in northwest Washington, D ...

. He graduated from

Denison University Denison University is a Private university, private liberal arts college in Granville, Ohio, United States. One of the earliest colleges established in the former Northwest Territory, Denison University was founded in 1831. It was first called ...

, where he majored in theater. As of 2016, Walton resided in

Portland, Oregon Portland ( ) is the List of cities in Oregon, most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon, located in the Pacific Northwest region. Situated close to northwest Oregon at the confluence of the Willamette River, Willamette and Columbia River, ...

, where he has lived since the 1990s.

Filmography

Short film Feature film TV series TV movies

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* 1949 births Denison University alumni Film directors from Maryland Living people American horror film directors {{US-film-director-1940s-stub