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

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