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Walter F. Parkes Biography (1951-)

Born April 15, 1951, in Bakersfield, CA; married Laurie MacDonald (a producer); children: Jane MacDonald, Graham Joseph. Addresses: Agent: CreativeArtists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer, writer

Birth Details

April 15, 1951

Bakersfield, California

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Producer (with Keith Critchlow), director, cinematographer, and editor, The California Reich (documentary), Intercontinental, 1975
• Producer (with Richard Shepherd), Volunteers, TriStar, 1985
• Producer (with Lawrence Lasker), Project X, Twentieth Century-Fox,1987
• Producer (with Lasker), True Believer (also known as Fighting Justice), Columbia, 1990
• Producer (with Lasker), Awakenings, Columbia, 1990
• Producer (with Lasker), Sneakers, Universal, 1992
• Executive producer, Little Giants, Warner Bros., 1994
• Executive producer, How to Make an American Quilt, Universal, 1995
• Executive producer, To Wang Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, Universal, 1995
• (As Walter Parkes) Executive producer, Twister, Warner Bros., 1996
• (As Walter Parkes) Executive producer, The Trigger Effect, Gramercy , 1996
• Producer, Men in Black (also known as MIB), Columbia, 1997
• (As Walter Parkes) Producer, The Peacemaker, DreamWorks Distribution, 1997
• (As Walter Parkes) Executive producer, Amistad, DreamWorks Distribution, 1997
• Executive producer, Deep Impact, Paramount/DreamWorks Distribution, 1998
• Executive producer, Small Soldiers, DreamWorks Distribution, 1998
• Executive producer, The Mask of Zorro, TriStar, 1998
• Executive producer, Gladiator, DreamWorks Distribution, 2000
• Executive producer, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Warner Bros., 2001
• Producer, The Time Machine, Warner Bros., 2001
• Also producer (with Lasker) of The Dark Horse.
• Television Work
• Series
• Creator, Eddie Dodd (also known as True Believer), ABC, 1991
• Creator (with Scott Frank) and executive producer, Birdland, ABC,1994
• Executive producer, Men in Black: The Series, The WB, 1997
• Pilots
• Executive producer (with Lawrence Lasker), Eddie Dodd, ABC, 1991
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (With Lawrence Lasker) WarGames, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
• (With Lasker) Sneakers, Universal, 1992
• Television Episodes
• Birdland, ABC, 1994
• Other Writings
• Contributor to the magazine Omni.