OUTSTANDING INFORMATIONAL SPECIAL - 1992
- Nominee
- Fred Roos
- HEARTS OF DARKNESS: A FILMMAKER'S APOCALYPSE
- SHO
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Fred Roos
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Fred Roos
Date of Birth:
May 22, 1934
Date of Passing:
May 18, 2024
Birthplace:
Santa Monica, California
Obituary:
Variety
Fred Roos attended Hollywood High School and subsequently attended University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in theatre arts and motion pictures.
He started his career in television as a casting director for The Andy Griffith Show. He served in that capacity for shows including My World and Welcome to It, Gomer Pyle, USMC, I Spy, Good Morning, World, That Girl, and Mayberry R.F.D.
Fred Roos attended Hollywood High School and subsequently attended University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in theatre arts and motion pictures.
He started his career in television as a casting director for The Andy Griffith Show. He served in that capacity for shows including My World and Welcome to It, Gomer Pyle, USMC, I Spy, Good Morning, World, That Girl, and Mayberry R.F.D.
Later, he produced 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.
Awards & Nominations
1 Nomination
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