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Jun 29, 2024 · Fred Roos, who assembled the destined-for-stardom cast of the shot-in-Tulsa film “The Outsiders,” died Saturday. He was 89.
5 days ago · Fred Roos, the Oscar-winning producer renowned for his work on “The Godfather Part II” and for launching the careers of numerous Hollywood stars, has died at the age of 89. He passed away at his Beverly Hills home on Saturday, as confirmed by a representative on Tuesday, just days after the Cannes Film Festival premiere….
1 day ago · In the spring of 1974, he discussed with friends and co-producers Fred Roos and Gray Frederickson the idea of producing the film. He asked Lucas, then Milius, to direct it, but both were involved with other projects (Lucas in particular had gotten the go-ahead to make Star Wars).
6 days ago · Fred Roos, the renowned casting director and producer, passed away at the age of 89. Roos was known for his collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola, and his work on films like “The Godfather Part II” and “Apocalypse Now” earned him an Oscar.
Jun 11, 2024 · FRED ROOS, the casting director, who has died aged 89, was thought to be one of the best in the business, and gave several Hollywood stars their big breaks. “He suggested and brought me people I would never have met,” said Francis Ford Coppola, who adopted Roos as his consigliere.
Jun 10, 2024 · TAYMOR: I can’t speak for Coppola, but Fred Roos, the late, great Fred Roos, whose idea it was for this to become a musical, he loved the book, and so did Coppola, and I think that all of us...
Jun 17, 2024 · Fred Roos, ‘Godfather Part II’ producer and longtime Coppola collaborator, dies at 89
