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Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis

Known For Directing
Birthday May 14, 1951 (74)
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 14, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies. He often blends cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling. He has received several accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as w ... ell as nominations for five British Academy Film Awards and a Daytime Emmy Award. Zemeckis started his career directing the comedy films I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978), Used Cars (1980), and Romancing the Stone (1984). He gained prominence directing the science-fiction comedy Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), the fantasy comedy Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), and the comedy-drama Forrest Gump (1994), the latter of which won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director. He has also directed the satirical black comedy Death Becomes Her (1992), the science fiction film Contact (1997), and the drama films Cast Away (2000), Flight (2012), The Walk (2015), and Allied (2016). His exploration of motion capture techniques can be seen in the animated films The Polar Express (2004) and A Christmas Carol (2009), as well as the action fantasy drama Beowulf (2007) and the drama Welcome to Marwen (2018). He has collaborated with film composer Alan Silvestri since 1984 and directed Tom Hanks in five films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Zemeckis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve

1987

as Screenwriter

Here

Here

2024

Screenplay

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

2022

Screenplay

Roald Dahl's The Witches

Roald Dahl's The Witches

2020

Screenplay

Welcome to Marwen

Welcome to Marwen

2018

Story, Screenplay

The Walk

The Walk

2015

Screenplay

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

2009

Screenplay

Beowulf

Beowulf

2007

Writer

The Polar Express

The Polar Express

2004

Screenplay

Bordello of Blood

Bordello of Blood

1996

Story

Trespass

Trespass

1992

Writer

Back to the Future Part III

Back to the Future Part III

1990

Story, Characters

Back to the Future Part II

Back to the Future Part II

1989

Story, Characters

Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985

Writer

Used Cars

Used Cars

1980

Writer

1941

1941

1979

Story, Screenplay

A Field of Honor

A Field of Honor

1973

Writer

Here

Here

2024

Director

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

2022

Director

Roald Dahl's The Witches

Roald Dahl's The Witches

2020

Director

Welcome to Marwen

Welcome to Marwen

2018

Director

Allied

Allied

2016

Director

The Walk

The Walk

2015

Director

Flight

Flight

2012

Director

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

2009

Director

Beowulf

Beowulf

2007

Director

The Polar Express

The Polar Express

2004

Director

Cast Away

Cast Away

2000

Director

What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

2000

Director

The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

1999

Director

Contact

Contact

1997

Director

Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump

1994

Director

Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

1992

Director

Two-Fisted Tales

Two-Fisted Tales

1992

Director

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988

Director

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

1986

Director

Back to the Future

Back to the Future

1985

Director

Romancing the Stone

Romancing the Stone

1984

Director

Used Cars

Used Cars

1980

Director

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

1978

Director

A Field of Honor

A Field of Honor

1973

Director

Here

Here

2024

Producer

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

2022

Producer

Finch

Finch

2021

Executive Producer

Roald Dahl's The Witches

Roald Dahl's The Witches

2020

Producer

Elemental: Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg

Elemental: Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg

2018

Executive Producer

Welcome to Marwen

Welcome to Marwen

2018

Producer

Allied

Allied

2016

Producer

The Walk

The Walk

2015

Producer

Bound by Flesh

Bound by Flesh

2012

Executive Producer

Flight

Flight

2012

Producer

Mars Needs Moms

Mars Needs Moms

2011

Producer

Real Steel

Real Steel

2011

Executive Producer

Behind the Burly Q

Behind the Burly Q

2010

Executive Producer

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

2009

Producer

The Reaping

The Reaping

2007

Producer

Beowulf

Beowulf

2007

Producer

Monster House

Monster House

2006

Executive Producer

Last Holiday

Last Holiday

2006

Executive Producer

House of Wax

House of Wax

2005

Producer

The Polar Express

The Polar Express

2004

Producer

Gothika

Gothika

2003

Producer

Matchstick Men

Matchstick Men

2003

Executive Producer

Ghost Ship

Ghost Ship

2002

Producer

Ritual

Ritual

2002

Producer

Thir13en Ghosts

Thir13en Ghosts

2001

Producer

Cast Away

Cast Away

2000

Producer

What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

2000

Producer

House on Haunted Hill

House on Haunted Hill

1999

Producer

Contact

Contact

1997

Producer

The Frighteners

The Frighteners

1996

Executive Producer

Bordello of Blood

Bordello of Blood

1996

Executive Producer

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

1995

Executive Producer

W.E.I.R.D. World

W.E.I.R.D. World

1995

Executive Producer

Death Becomes Her

Death Becomes Her

1992

Producer

Trespass

Trespass

1992

Executive Producer

Two-Fisted Tales

Two-Fisted Tales

1992

Executive Producer

The Public Eye

The Public Eye

1992

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Academy Awards Best Director Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump Nominated
Television Credits

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

as Robert Zemeckis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 02, 1990

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

MADtv

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1995

The Director's Chair

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 10, 2014

Reunited Apart

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 27, 2020

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

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