Frederick Ried Roos (May 22, 1934 – May 18, 2024) was an American producer and casting director most famous for his work on The Godfather Part II, for which he won an Oscar. Before this, he worked in the casting department for Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, recommending actors Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and James Earl Jones, who would go on to portray Han Solo, Leia Organa, and Darth Vader's voice respectively, to George Lucas. He also discovered actor Alden Ehrenreich, who portrayed Han Solo in Solo: A Star Wars Story.[1]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fred Roos, 'Godfather Part II' producer and longtime Coppola collaborator, dies at 89 by Lindsey Bahr on The Independent (May 21, 2024) (archived from the original on May 21, 2024)