Franc Roddam

Franc Roddam

writer, producer, director

Franc Roddam was born on Apr 29, 1946 in UK. Franc Roddam's big-screen debut came with Dummy directed by Franc Roddam in 1977. Franc Roddam is known for An Ungentlemanly Act directed by Stuart Urban, Ian Richardson stars as Governor Rex Hunt and Rosemary Leach as Mavis Hunt. Franc Roddam has got 1 awards and 3 nominations so far. The most recent award Franc Roddam achieved is Prix Italia. The upcoming new movie Franc Roddam plays is The Book of Vision which will be released on Jul 08, 2021.

Franc was born in Norton, near Stockton on Tees and on leaving St John's School at Billingham he went to work at Smith's Dock in Middlesbrough but soon gained a scholarship to the London Film School. From there he moved into the film side of tv commercials and freelancing and his productions of The Fight, a BBC documentary about the preparation for the Bugner -Frazer fight. Television productions such as Auf Wiedersehen Pet brought more acclaim and Quadrophenia, his first feature film achieved cult status in Amereica. This success led 20th Century Fox to offer him a three picture deal that brought a four year stay in Beverley Hills. The mid 1980's saw completion of a 14 million dollar blockbuster The Bride loosely based on May Shelley's Frankenstein tale starring Sting and Jennifer Beals. Since then Franc has maintained his run of successes with both film and television productions.

  • Birthday

    Apr 29, 1946
  • Place of Birth

    Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK
  • Also known

    Francis George Roddam

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 3 nominations

Prix Italia
1979
Drama
Winner - RAI Prize

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