Robert Zemeckis
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 Marwen (2018). He has collaborated with film composer Alan Silvestri since 1984 and directed Tom Hanks in five films.
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Acting
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
Movie
Back in Time
as Self
2015
Movie
Spielberg
as Self
2017
TV
MADtv
as Self
1995
Movie
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Movie
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004
TV
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
as Robert Zemeckis
1990
TV
The Oscars
as Self
1953
Movie
Milius
as Self
2013
TV
LIGHT & MAGIC
as Self - Director, Back to the Future
2022
Movie
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
as Self
2025
Movie
Through the Eyes of Forrest Gump
as Self
1994
Movie
Back To the Present: The Special
2015
Movie
Back to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
as Self
1989
Movie
Back to the Future: Making the Trilogy
as Self
2002
Movie
The Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
as Self
1990
Movie
Tom Hanks: The Nomad
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Movie
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
as Self
1999
Movie
The Making of 'The Frighteners'
as Self
1998
Movie
Citizen Steve
as Screenwriter
1987
Movie
The Making of Back to the Future
as Self
1986
Movie
Looking Back to the Future
as Self
2009
Movie
Tales from the Future
as Self
2010
Movie
The Making of '1941'
as Self
1996
Crew
Movie
Forrest Gump
Director
1994
Movie
Back to the Future
Director
1985
Movie
Back to the Future Part II
Director
1989
Movie
Cast Away
Director
2000
Movie
Back to the Future Part III
Director
1990
Movie
Real Steel
Executive Producer
2011
Movie
The Polar Express
Screenplay
2004
Movie
Flight
Director
2012
Movie
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Director
1988
Movie
Contact
Director
1997
Movie
A Christmas Carol
Director
2009
Movie
Allied
Director
2016