Fred Roos was born on May 22, 1934 in Santa Monica, California, USA. He was a casting director and producer, known for St. Vincent (2014), The Godfather Part II (1974) and Apocalypse Now (1979). He was married to Nancy Drew. He died on May 18, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
Member of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2006.
Fred Roos was an American film producer.
In 2007, he was a member of the jury at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival.
He started his career in television as a casting director for The Andy Griffith Show. Later, he produced most of Francis Ford Coppola's films subsequent to The Godfather, including Apocalypse Now and Youth Without Youth.
He attended Hollywood High School and subsequently attended University of California, Los Angeles, majoring in theatre arts and motion pictures.