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Robert Zemeckis

Robert Zemeckis

Director · Born 1951-05-14 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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 well 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 …

Directed

  1. Forrest Gump (1994) — Director
  2. Back to the Future (1985) — Director
  3. Back to the Future Part II (1989) — Director
  4. Cast Away (2000) — Director
  5. Back to the Future Part III (1990) — Director
  6. The Polar Express (2004) — Director
  7. Flight (2012) — Director
  8. Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) — Director
  9. Contact (1997) — Director
  10. A Christmas Carol (2009) — Director
  11. Allied (2016) — Director
  12. The Walk (2015) — Director
  13. Beowulf (2007) — Director
  14. Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020) — Director
  15. Death Becomes Her (1992) — Director
  16. Romancing the Stone (1984) — Director
  17. What Lies Beneath (2000) — Director
  18. Pinocchio (2022) — Director
  19. Welcome to Marwen (2018) — Director
  20. Tales from the Crypt (1989) — Director
  21. Here (2024) — Director
  22. Used Cars (1980) — Director
  23. Amazing Stories (1985) — Director
  24. I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) — Director
  25. Amazing Stories (1986) — Director
  26. Doc Brown Saves the World (2015) — Director
  27. Two-Fisted Tales (1992) — Director
  28. The Lift (1972) — Director
  29. A Field of Honor (1973) — Director
  30. Tales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection (1999) — Director
  31. The Pursuit of Happiness (1999) — Director
  32. Johnny Bago (1993) — Director
  33. Le court des grands (2005) — Director
  34. The Last Mrs. Parrish — Director
  35. Back to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles (2018) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
  2. Back in Time (2015) — Self
  3. Spielberg (2017) — Self
  4. MADtv (1995) — Self
  5. Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009) — Self (archive footage)
  6. The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) — Self
  7. Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990) — Robert Zemeckis
  8. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  9. Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025) — Self
  10. LIGHT & MAGIC (2022) — Self - Director, Back to the Future
  11. Milius (2013) — Self
  12. Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump (1994) — Self
  13. Back To the Present: The Special (2015)
  14. Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation (1989) — Self
  15. The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy (1990) — Self
  16. Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy (2002) — Self
  17. Tom Hanks: The Nomad (2023) — Self (archive footage)
  18. From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic (1999) — Self
  19. The Making of 'The Frighteners' (1998) — Self
  20. Citizen Steve (1987) — Screenwriter
  21. Looking Back to the Future (2009) — Self
  22. The Making of Back to the Future (1986) — Self
  23. Tales from the Future (2010) — Self
  24. The Making of '1941' (1996) — Self
  25. Persistence of Vision (2012) — Himself
  26. The Director's Chair (2014) — Self
  27. Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit (2003) — Self
  28. Brian May's Brief History of 3D (2011) — Self
  29. Reunited Apart (2020) — Self
  30. First Works (1989) — Self
  31. A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf — Self
  32. You Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath (2025) — Self
  33. A Future on Stage (2025) — Self