Frank Marshall Biography (1946-)

Full name, Frank Wilson Marshall; born September 13, 1946, in Los Angeles, CA(some sources say Newport Beach, CA); raised in Newport Beach, CA; son of Jack Marshall (a musician, composer, arranger, and producer); married KathleenKennedy (a producer), 1987; Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Office: Kennedy/Marshall Company, 619 Arizona Ave., 2nd floor, Santa Monica, CA 90401.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Producer, director, actor, writer, production executive
Birth Details
September 13, 1946
Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Assistant to the director, Targets (also known as Before I Die), Paramount, 1968
  • Location manager, The Last Picture Show, Columbia, 1971
  • Production assistant, What's Up, Doc?, Warner Bros., 1972
  • Line producer, The Other Side of the Wind, 1972
  • Associate producer, Paper Moon, Paramount, 1973
  • Location manager, The Thief Who Came to Dinner, 1973
  • Associate producer, Daisy Miller, Paramount, 1974
  • Associate producer, At Long Last Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1975
  • Producer, Nickelodeon, Columbia, 1976
  • Line producer, The Last Waltz, United Artists, 1978
  • Associate producer, The Driver, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
  • Executive producer, The Warriors, Paramount, 1979
  • Producer (with Steven Spielberg) and (uncredited) second unit director, Raiders of the Lost Ark (also known as Indiana Jones and the Raidersof the Lost Ark), Paramount, 1981
  • Producer (with Spielberg), Poltergeist, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982
  • Production supervisor, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (also known asE.T. and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary), Universal, 1982
  • Executive producer, Twilight Zone: The Movie, Warner Bros., 1983
  • Executive producer and second unit director, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Paramount, 1984
  • Executive producer, Gremlins, Warner Bros., 1984
  • Producer (with Quincy Jones, Kathleen Kennedy, and Spielberg) and secondunit director (in Kenya), The Color Purple (also known as Moon Song), Warner Bros., 1985
  • Executive producer, The Goonies, Warner Bros., 1985
  • Executive producer and second unit director, Back to the Future, Universal, 1985
  • Executive producer, Young Sherlock Holmes (also known as Pyramid of Fear), Paramount, 1985
  • Executive producer, Fandango, Warner Bros., 1985
  • Producer (with others), The Money Pit, Universal, 1986
  • Producer, An American Tail, Universal, 1986
  • Producer (with others) and second unit director, Empire of the Sun, Warner Bros., 1987
  • Co-executive producer, Innerspace, Warner Bros., 1987
  • Executive producer (with others),*batteries not included, Universal, 1987
  • Producer and second unit director, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, BuenaVista, 1988
  • Executive producer (with Spielberg), The Land before Time, Universal, 1988
  • Executive producer (with Spielberg) and second unit director, IndianaJones and the Last Crusade, Paramount, 1989
  • Director (with Rob Minkoff; live action sequence) and executive producer,Tummy Trouble (animated short film), Buena Vista, 1989
  • Producer (with Spielberg) and second unit director (in Montana), Always, United Artists/Universal, 1989
  • Executive producer, Dad, Universal, 1989
  • Executive producer, Back to the Future, Part II (also known as Paradox), Universal, 1989
  • Director and executive producer, Arachnophobia, Buena Vista, 1990
  • Executive producer and director of live action segments, Roller Coaster Rabbit (animated short film; also known as Rollercoaster Rabbit), Buena Vista, 1990
  • Executive producer, Joe versus the Volcano, Warner Bros., 1990
  • Executive producer, Gremlins 2: The New Batch (also known as Gremlins 2), Warner Bros., 1990
  • Executive producer, Back to the Future, Part III (also known as Three), Universal, 1990
  • Director and producer, Hook, Buena Vista, 1991
  • Executive producer, Cape Fear, Universal, 1991
  • Executive producer, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, Universal,1991
  • Producer and second unit director, Noises Off..., Buena Vista, 1992
  • Executive producer and production executive, Tiny Toon Adventures: HowI Spent My Vacation (animated; also known as How I Spent My Vacation), Warner Bros. Home Video, 1992
  • Production executive, Amazing Stories: Book One, MCA/Universal Home Video, 1992
  • Production executive, Amazing Stories: Book Two, MCA/Universal Home Video, 1992
  • Production executive, Amazing Stories: Book Three, MCA/Universal Home Video, 1992
  • Production executive, Amazing Stories: Book Four, MCA/Universal Home Video, 1992
  • Production executive, Amazing Stories: Book Five, MCA/Universal Home Video, 1992
  • Director and producer, Alive (also known as Alive: The Miracleof the Andes), Paramount/Buena Vista, 1993
  • Executive producer, We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story (animated), Universal, 1993
  • Executive producer, Trail Mix-Up (animated short film), Buena Vista, 1993
  • Executive producer, Swing Kids, Buena Vista, 1993
  • Executive producer (with Kennedy and Gerald R. Molen), A Far Off Place, Buena Vista, 1993
  • Producer and second unit director, Milk Money, Paramount, 1994
  • Director and executive producer, Congo, Paramount, 1995
  • Producer (with Kennedy and Jane Startz), The Indian in the Cupboard, Paramount, 1995
  • Executive producer, The Best of Roger Rabbit (also known as Disney and Steven Spielberg Present The Best of Roger Rabbit), 1996
  • Producer, The Thief of Always, Universal, 1998
  • Producer (with others), Olympic Glory, MEGAsystems Production, 1999
  • Producer, The Sixth Sense, Buena Vista, 1999
  • Producer and second unit director, Snow Falling on Cedars, Universal, 1999
  • Producer, A Map of the World (also known as Unschuldig verfolgt), USA Films, 1999
  • Executive producer, The Bourne Identity (also known as Die Bourne Identitat), Universal, 2002
  • Producer, Signs (also known as M. Night Shyamalan's Signs),Buena Vista, 2002
  • Producer and second unit director, Seabiscuit, Universal, 2003
  • Producer, The Young Black Stallion, Buena Vista, 2003
  • Executive producer, Mr. 3000, Buena Vista, 2004
  • Producer, The Bourne Supremacy, Universal, 2004
  • Film Appearances
  • Ticket boy, Targets (also known as Before I Die), Paramount, 1968
  • Tommy Logan, The Last Picture Show, Columbia, 1971
  • Dinsdale's assistant, Nickelodeon, Columbia, 1976
  • Pilot, Raiders of the Lost Ark (also known as Indiana Jones andthe Raiders of the Lost Ark), Paramount, 1981
  • (Uncredited) Tourist at airport, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Paramount, 1984
  • Himself, Making "Signs" (documentary), Buena Vista Home Video, 2003
  • Himself, Cultivating a Classic: The Making of "The Color Purple" (documentary short), 2003
  • Himself, Conversations with the Ancestors: "The Color Purple" from Book to Screen (documentary short), 2003
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Executive producer and production executive, Amazing Stories (alsoknown as Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories), NBC, 1985-1987
  • Creator (with others), The Bretts, Central Independent Television,1987, then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1987
  • Creator, executive producer, and script supervisor, The Bretts II,Central Independent Television, 1989, then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1989
  • Production executive, Back to the Future (animated), CBS, 1991-1993
  • Production executive, Fievel's American Tales (animated), CBS, 1992-1993
  • Executive producer, Johnny Bago, CBS, 1993
  • Production executive, Family Dog (animated), CBS, 1993
  • Movies
  • Executive producer, The Sports Pages, Showtime, 2001
  • Miniseries
  • Director of segments "Mare Tranquilitatis" and "We Interrupt This Program," From the Earth to the Moon, HBO, 1998
  • Specials
  • Director and producer, The Making of "Poltergeist," 1982
  • Director and producer, The Making of "Indiana Jones and the Temple ofDoom," 1984
  • Executive producer (with Sid Ganis), Heroes and Sidekicks--Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, CBS, 1984
  • Executive producer, China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun (documentary), CBS, 1987
  • Executive producer, Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toontown, 1988
  • Executive producer, Great Adventurers and Their Quests: Indiana Jonesand the Last Crusade, CBS, 1989
  • Executive producer, The Secrets of the Back to the Future Trilogy,1990
  • Executive producer, A Wish for Wings That Work (animated), 1991
  • Executive producer, It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special(animated), 1992
  • Executive producer, Alive: The Miracle of the Andes (also known asAlive: Twenty Days Later), CBS, 1993
  • Television Director
  • Episodic
  • Directed "Johnny's Manly Act," Johnny Bago, CBS.
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Himself, The Making of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (documentary), 1981
  • (Uncredited) Himself, The Making of "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (documentary), 1984
  • Director, Thrills, Chills & Spiders: The Making of Arachnophobia (documentary), 1990
  • Himself/interviewee, Spotlight on Location: Snow Falling on Cedars(documentary), 2000
  • WRITINGS
  • Television Specials
  • The Making of "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" (documentary), 1984
  • Television Episodes
  • The Bretts II, Central Independent Television, 1989, then broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1989

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4: Writers and Production Artists, St. James Press, 1996