Biography
Fred Roos was an American film producer and casting director. Born Frederick Ried Roos on 22 May 1934 in Santa Monica, California, he graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles. He began his career in casting and later moved into producing.
Roos is known for his long collaboration with director Francis Ford Coppola. He served as casting director on The Godfather (1972) and as co-producer on The Godfather Part II (1974), for which he shared an Academy Award for Best Picture. His producing credits with Coppola also include Apocalypse Now (1979), The Outsiders (1983) and The Godfather Part III (1990). He worked as both producer and casting director on Coppola’s Megalopolis (2024).
Roos also produced films for Sofia Coppola, including Lost in Translation (2003) and Marie Antoinette (2006). He died on 18 May 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
