Francis Ford Coppola biography
Francis Ford Coppola is an American filmmaker (born 1939), born on 7 April 1939 in Detroit.
Francis Ford Coppola's screen career began in 1952 with The Magic Voyage of Sinbad.
Francis Ford Coppola has appeared in 96 films and 17 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Megalopolis (2024), Behind the Scenes (2017), Seduced and Abandoned (2013).
Francis Ford Coppola is best known for The Godfather, Rumble Fish, Apocalypse Now, The Conversation.
Honours include Writers Guild of America Award, Donostia Award and Directors Guild of America Award.
- Also known as
- Francis Coppola
- Born
- 7 April 1939 (age 87)
- Birthplace
- Detroit
- Work
- Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Film editor, Executive producer
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1962 to present
- Known for
- The Godfather, Rumble Fish, Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, Megalopolis, Bram Stoker's Dracula
- Awards
- Writers Guild of America Award
- Donostia Award
- Directors Guild of America Award
- Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
- Praemium Imperiale
- Academy Award for Best Director
Francis Ford Coppola filmography
96 films and 17 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Megalopolis | |||
| 2017 | Behind the Scenes | English | ||
| 2013 | Seduced and Abandoned | English | ||
| 2013 | Palo Alto | English | ||
| 2013 | Milius | English | ||
| 2013 | The Bling Ring | |||
| 2012 | On the Road | |||
| 2011 | Twixt | |||
| 2010 | Somewhere | |||
| 2009 | I Knew It Was You | English | ||
| 2009 | Tetro | |||
| 2007 | Fog City Mavericks | English | ||
| 2007 | Youth Without Youth | |||
| 2006 | The Good Shepherd | |||
| 2006 | Marie Antoinette | |||
| 2005 | Inside Deep Throat | English | ||
| 2004 | Kinsey | |||
| 2003 | A Decade Under the Influence | English | ||
| 2003 | Lost in Translation | |||
| 2003 | Jeepers Creepers 2 | |||
| 2002 | Pumpkin | |||
| 2002 | Assassination Tango | |||
| 2001 | Apocalypse Now Redux | Khmer | ||
| 2001 | No Such Thing | |||
| 2001 | Jeepers Creepers |
Show all 96 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | CQ | |||
| 2000 | Supernova | Uncredited, also uncredited director of reshoots | ||
| 1999 | The Virgin Suicides | |||
| 1999 | The Third Miracle | |||
| 1999 | The Florentine | Co-produced with Nick Stagliano and Steven Weisman | ||
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow | |||
| 1999 | Goosed [de; es] | |||
| 1998 | Lani-Loa | |||
| 1997 | The Rainmaker | |||
| 1997 | Buddy | |||
| 1996 | Jack | |||
| 1995 | A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies | English | ||
| 1995 | The Fantasticks | Uncredited | ||
| 1995 | My Family | |||
| 1995 | Haunted | |||
| 1994 | The Junky's Christmas | Short film | ||
| 1994 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Co-produced with James V. Hart and John Veitch | ||
| 1994 | Don Juan DeMarco | Co-produced with Fred Fuchs and Patrick Palmer | ||
| 1993 | The Secret Garden | |||
| 1992 | Wind | |||
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | |||
| 1991 | Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse | English | ||
| 1990 | The Godfather Part III | Co-writer with Mario Puzo | ||
| 1989 | Wait Until Spring, Bandini | Uncredited | ||
| 1989 | New York Stories | Segment: "Life Without Zoë", co-writer with Sofia Coppola | ||
| 1988 | Tucker: The Man and His Dream | |||
| 1988 | Powaqqatsi | |||
| 1987 | Tough Guys Don't Dance | |||
| 1987 | Lionheart | |||
| 1987 | Gardens of Stone | |||
| 1986 | Peggy Sue Got Married | |||
| 1986 | Captain EO | Short film, co-writer with George Lucas and Rusty Lemorande | ||
| 1985 | Return to Oz | Uncredited | ||
| 1985 | Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | |||
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | Co-writer with William Kennedy | ||
| 1983 | The Outsiders | |||
| 1983 | The Black Stallion Returns | |||
| 1983 | Rumble Fish | Co-writer with S. E. Hinton | ||
| 1982 | The Escape Artist | |||
| 1982 | One from the Heart | Co-writer with Armyan Bernstein | ||
| 1982 | Koyaanisqatsi | |||
| 1982 | Hammett | |||
| 1980 | Kagemusha | |||
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now | |||
| 1979 | The Black Stallion | |||
| 1974 | The Great Gatsby | |||
| 1974 | The Godfather Part II | |||
| 1974 | The Conversation | Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1995 | ||
| 1973 | Paper Moon | Uncredited | ||
| 1973 | American Graffiti | |||
| 1972 | The Godfather | |||
| 1971 | THX 1138 | |||
| 1970 | Patton | Co-writer with Edmund H. North | ||
| 1969 | The Rain People | |||
| 1968 | Filmmaker | English | ||
| 1968 | The Wild Racers | 2nd unit director | ||
| 1968 | Finian's Rainbow | |||
| 1966 | You're a Big Boy Now | |||
| 1966 | This Property Is Condemned | Co-writer with Fred Coe and Edith Sommer | ||
| 1966 | Is Paris Burning? | |||
| 1963 | The Young Racers | 2nd unit director | ||
| 1963 | The Terror | |||
| 1963 | The Haunted Palace | Assistant director | ||
| 1963 | Dementia 13 | |||
| 1962 | War Hunt | Cameo appearance (as Truck Driver) | ||
| 1962 | Tower of London | Assistant director | ||
| 1962 | Tonight for Sure | Re-edit with new footage of Wide Open Spaces | ||
| 1962 | The Premature Burial | 2nd unit director | ||
| 1962 | The Bellboy and the Playgirls | |||
| 1959 | Battle Beyond the Sun | |||
| 1952 | The Magic Voyage of Sinbad | Screen adaptation and English-language re-editing of Sadko |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Story of Film: An Odyssey | English | ||
| 2003 | Platinum | 6 episodes | ||
| 2000 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | TV movie | ||
| 1998 | Outrage | TV movie | ||
| 1998 | Moby Dick | Miniseries | ||
| 1998 | First Wave | 65 episodes | ||
| 1997 | The Odyssey | Miniseries | ||
| 1997 | Survival on the Mountain | TV movie | ||
| 1996 | Dark Angel | TV movie | ||
| 1995 | White Dwarf | TV movie | ||
| 1995 | Tecumseh: The Last Warrior | TV movie | ||
| 1995 | Kidnapped | TV movie | ||
| 1993 | The Junky's Christmas | TV movie | ||
| 1990 | The Outsiders | 13 episodes Adaptation of 1983 film | ||
| 1987 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Episode: "Rip Van Winkle" | ||
| 1986 | Saturday Night Live | |||
| 1980 | Jerry Brown: The Shape of Things to Come | Live broadcast |