- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- May 14, 1951
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
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),…
Filmography
movieA Future on Stage
2025 · Self
movieJaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025 · Self
movieYou Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath
2025 · Self
movieHere
2024 · Producer, Director, Screenplay
movieTom Hanks: The Nomad
2023 · Self (archive footage)
moviePinocchio
2022 · Screenplay, Producer, Director
tvLIGHT & MAGIC
2022 · Self - Director, Back to the Future
movieFinch
2021 · Executive Producer
movieRoald Dahl's The Witches
2020 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieI'm Thinking of Ending Things
2020 · Thanks
tvReunited Apart
2020 · Self
movieProject 88: Back to the Future Too
2020 · Creator
tvWHAT / IF
2019 · Executive Producer
tvProject Blue Book
2019 · Executive Producer
movieWelcome to Marwen
2018 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
tvManifest
2018 · Executive Producer
tvBack to the Future: The Hill Valley Chronicles
2018 · Director, Writer
movieSpielberg
2017 · Self
movieElemental: Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg
2017 · Executive Producer
movieAllied
2016 · Director, Producer
movieDoc Brown Saves the World
2015 · Director, Writer
movieBack in Time
2015 · Self
movieBack To the Present: The Special
2015
movieThe Walk
2015 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
tvThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
tvThe Director's Chair
2014 · Self
movieMilius
2013 · Self
movieBound by Flesh
2012 · Executive Producer
moviePersistence of Vision
2012 · Himself
moviePlaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxica
2012 · Thanks
movieFlight
2012 · Director, Producer
movieReal Steel
2011 · Executive Producer
movieBrian May's Brief History of 3D
2011 · Self
movieMars Needs Moms
2011 · Producer
movieTales from the Future
2010 · Self
movieBehind the Burly Q
2010 · Executive Producer
movieA Christmas Carol
2009 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · Self (archive footage)
movieLooking Back to the Future
2009 · Self, Thanks
movieBeowulf
2007 · Director, Producer
movieThe Reaping
2007 · Producer
movieMonster House
2006 · Executive Producer
movieLast Holiday
2006 · Executive Producer
movieLe court des grands
2005 · Director
movieThe Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
2005 · Producer
movieHouse of Wax
2005 · Producer
movieThe Polar Express
2004 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
movieThe Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · Self
movieGothika
2003 · Producer
movieMatchstick Men
2003 · Executive Producer
movieBehind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit
2003 · Self
movieBack to the Future: Making the Trilogy
2002 · Self
movieGhost Ship
2002 · Producer
movieRitual
2002 · Producer
movieThir13en Ghosts
2001 · Producer
movieCast Away
2000 · Director, Producer
movieWhat Lies Beneath
2000 · Director, Producer
movieHouse on Haunted Hill
1999 · Producer
movieThe Pursuit of Happiness
1999 · Director
movieTales from the Crypt: The Robert Zemeckis Collection
1999 · Director
movieFrom Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
1999 · Self
movieThe Making of 'The Frighteners'
1998 · Self
movieContact
1997 · Director, Producer
tvPerversions of Science
1997 · Executive Producer
movieBordello of Blood
1996 · Story, Executive Producer
movieThe Frighteners
1996 · Executive Producer
movieThe Making of '1941'
1996 · Self
tvMADtv
1995 · Self
movieW.E.I.R.D. World
1995 · Executive Producer
movieTales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
1995 · Executive Producer
movieDeGenerazione
1994 · Thanks
movieThrough the Eyes of Forrest Gump
1994 · Self
movieForrest Gump
1994 · Director
tvTales from the Cryptkeeper
1993 · Producer
tvJohnny Bago
1993 · Director
movieTrespass
1992 · Writer, Executive Producer
movieThe Public Eye
1992 · Executive Producer
movieDeath Becomes Her
1992 · Director, Producer
movieTwo-Fisted Tales
1992 · Director, Executive Producer
tvBack to the Future
1991 · Characters
tvParker Lewis Can't Lose
1990 · Robert Zemeckis
movieThe Secrets of the 'Back to the Future' Trilogy
1990 · Self
movieBack to the Future Part III
1990 · Director, Story, Characters
movieBack to the Future Part II
1989 · Director, Characters, Story
movieBack to the Future (Part II): Behind-the-Scenes Special Presentation
1989 · Self, Thanks
movieFirst Works
1989 · Self
tvTales from the Crypt
1989 · Director, Producer
movieWho Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Director
movieCitizen Steve
1987 · Screenwriter
movieThe Making of Back to the Future
1986 · Self
movieAmazing Stories
1986 · Director
tvAmazing Stories
1985 · Director
movieBack to the Future
1985 · Director, Writer
movieRomancing the Stone
1984 · Director
movieUsed Cars
1980 · Director, Writer
movie1941
1979 · Story, Screenplay
movieI Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978 · Writer, Director
movieA Field of Honor
1973 · Director, Writer
movieThe Lift
1972 · Director
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self
A Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
movieA Hero's Journey: The Making of Beowulf
— · Self
movieSchool for Scumbags
— · Executive Producer
The Last Mrs. Parrish
movieThe Last Mrs. Parrish
— · Director
Barracuda
movieBarracuda
— · Executive Producer