Production
Walter F. Parkes
EN cinema · 60 credits
Born
15 April 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
Bakersfield, California, USA
Also known as Walter Parkes · Walter Steven Fishman · Walter Fishman
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. Parkes and his wife and business partner, producer Laurie MacDonald, helped to build DreamWorks, with Parkes the head of its motion picture division, and the two later moved to Amblin Entertainment, where Parkes served as president. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards, receiving his first nomination as the director/ producer of the 1975 documentary The California Reich; his second for co-writing the original screenplay for WarGames; and his third as a producer of Awakenings. Parkes and MacDonald created the Parkes + Macdonald production company (P+M, P+M Image Nation) in 2010, collaborating on the productions of a number of films, including films that Amblin has released. Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter F. Parkes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Deep Cover
Producer
She Rides Shotgun
Executive Producer
Gladiator II
Executive Producer
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Executive Producer
Free Solo
Executive Producer
Spielberg
as Self
Rings
Producer
The Circle
Producer
Tulip Fever
Executive Producer
He Named Me Malala
Producer
Men in Black 3
Producer
Flight
Producer
Dinner for Schmucks
Producer
The Uninvited
Producer
WarGames: The Dead Code
Characters
The Burning Plain
Producer
The Lookout
Producer
The Legend of Zorro
Producer
The Ring Two
Producer
Just Like Heaven
Producer
The Island
Producer
The Terminal
Producer
Minority Report
Producer
The Ring
Producer
Men in Black II
Producer
Catch Me If You Can
Producer
The Time Machine
Producer
Road to Perdition
Executive Producer
The Tuxedo
Executive Producer
Unmasking Zorro
as Self
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Executive Producer
Gladiator
Executive Producer
Small Soldiers
Executive Producer
Deep Impact
Executive Producer
The Mask of Zorro
Executive Producer
Men in Black
Producer
The Peacemaker
Producer
Amistad
Executive Producer
Twister
Executive Producer
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Executive Producer
How to Make an American Quilt
Executive Producer
Little Giants
Executive Producer
Sneakers
Screenplay, Producer
Awakenings
Producer
True Believer
Producer
Project X
Producer
Volunteers
Producer
WarGames
Writer
The California Reich
Director