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Walter F. Parkes (born April 15, 1951) is an American producer, screenwriter, and media executive. The producer of more than 50 films, including the Men in Black series and Minority Report, he is the co-founder and co-chairman of Dreamscape Immersive.
Gender. Male. Occupation. Producer, writer. Birth Details. April 15, 1951. Bakersfield, California. Famous Works. CREDITS. Film Work. Producer (with Keith Critchlow), director, cinematographer, and editor, The California Reich (documentary), Intercontinental, 1975. Producer (with Richard Shepherd), Volunteers, TriStar, 1985.
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Born April 15, 1951, in Bakersfield, CA; married Laurie MacDonald (a producer); children: Jane MacDonald, Graham Joseph. Education: Yale University, B.A. (cum laude), 1973; Stanford University, M.A., communications.
Film Work:
Producer (with Keith Critchlow), director, cinematographer, and editor, The California Reich(documentary), Intercontinental, 1975. Producer (with Richard Shepherd), Volunteers,TriStar, 1985. Producer (with Lawrence Lasker), Project X,Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987. Producer (with Lasker), True Believer (also known as Fighting Justice), Columbia, 1990. Producer (with Lasker), Awakenings,Columbia, 1990. Producer (with Lasker), Sneakers,Universal, 1992. Executive producer, Little Giants,Warner Bros...
Film Appearances:
Himself, Barry Sonnenfeld's "Intergalactic Guide to Comedy" (documentary shorts), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2002. Himself, "Catch Me If You Can": Behind the Camera(documentary short), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2003. Himself, "Catch Me If You Can": The Casting of the Film (documentary short; also known as Cast Me If You Can), DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2003. Himself, The Making of "Sneakers" (documentary short), Universal Studios Home Video, 2003. (As Walter Parkes) Himself, A Terr...
Television Work; Series:
Creator, Eddie Dodd (also known as True Believer), ABC, 1991. Creator (with Scott Frank) and executive producer, Birdland,ABC, 1994. Executive producer, Men in Black: The Series (also known as Men in Black: The Animated Series), The WB, 1997.
Screenplays:
(With Lawrence Lasker) WarGames,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983. (With Lasker) Sneakers,Universal, 1992.
Television Pilots:
The Compass,NBC, 2000.
Television Episodes:
Eddie Dodd,1991. Birdland,ABC, 1994.
Books:
Newsmakers,Issue 1, Gale Group, 2004.
Periodicals:
Forbes,March 3, 2003, p. 86.
Walter F. Parkes is known as an Producer, Executive Producer, Actor, Screenplay, Creator, Writer, Characters, and Director. Some of his work includes Gladiator, Catch Me If You Can, Men in Black, Men in Black 3, Men in Black II, Minority Report, The Terminal, and The Ring.
Walter F. Parkes (Producer) is one of today's most active motion picture producers, in addition to being the co-head of DreamWorks Pictures with his wife and partner Laurie MacDonald. made in atlantis - filmmakers biographies
Culture magazines. Parkes, Walter F. views updated. PARKES, Walter F. American, b. 1951. Genres: Plays/Screenplays. Career: Motion picture producer and screenwriter. Amblin Entertainment, president, 1992-; Motion Picture Division, DreamWorks SKG, co-head (with L. MacDonald), 1994-. Has worked as a studio musician.
Walter F. Parkes (born April 15, 1951) is an American producer, screenwriter, and media executive.
