Coppola is in town with his $120 million passion projectMegalopolis,whichhad its world premierelast week.
Roos is billed as producer onMegalopolis.
Both were nominated again in 1980 forApocalypse Now.
Fred Roos in 2019Presley Ann/Getty Images for TCM
He thrived in his position and was promoted to assistant to one of the top agents.
While there, Roos developed a love for actors and honed his intuition for discovering talent.
But there was one standout discovery on that pic: Harrison Ford as drag racer Bob Falfa.
Roos knew Ford from his time as a carpenter at Coppolas Zoetrope Studios.
AfterAmerican Graffiti,Roos convinced Coppola to give Ford cameos inThe ConversationandApocalypse Now.
I was, from the get-go, pushing him for Han Solo, Roos toldEWback in May 2016.
George, you saw him right under your nose inAmerican Graffiti, and finally it clicked with George.
Other people were considered, but finally I won the day with George on that one.
Fred is a very loyal man,Ford once told Bart.
Once he believes in you, he is unrelenting.
He kept putting me up for parts, and I kept getting rejected.
Finally things worked out.
Another discovery of Roos was Phillips, who he caught at an open mic band night at the Troubadour.
And I said, Yeah, man, that would be totally cool.
I was 12 and had no acting experience.
Quite often Roos could recognize attributes in actors before they saw it in themselves.
The Godfatherrepped Roos first teaming with Coppola in which he was involved in casting.
That team-up led to a five-decade collaboration with the family.
Roos first caught Cazale in an Off Broadway show starring Dreyfuss.
The producer also had contacts on the ground, having shot there.
This entailed talks with Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos administration.
It earned four Primetime Emmy Awards and won two for Directing and Editing.
Reportedly, Nicholson once nicknamed Roos The Rooster.
Vincent(2014) starring Bill Murray and Melissa McCarthy.
He also producedWonderwell(2023) starring Carrie Fisher in her last on-screen performance alongside music star Rita Ora.
For Broadway, Roos convinced author S.E.
Roos was determined never to retire from the film business and to go with his boots on.
He got his wish.
