Cast & creator
Francis Ford Coppola
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, The Mike Douglas Show
Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is an American filmmaker. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most celebrated and influential film directors. He epitomized the group of filmmakers known as the New Hollywood, which included George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Robert Altman, Woody Allen and William Friedkin, who emerged in the early 1970s with unconventional ideas that challenged contemporary filmmaking. He co-authored the script for Patton, winning the Academy Award in 1970. His directorial fame escalated with the release of The Godfather in 1972. The film revolutionized movie-making in the gangster genre, garnering universal laurels from critics and public alike. It went on to win three Academy Awards, including his second, which he won for Best Adapted Screenplay, and it was instrumental in cementing his position as one of the prominent American film directors. Coppola followed it with an equally successful sequel The Godfather Part II, which became the first ever sequel to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. The film received yet higher praises than its predecessor, and gave him three Academy Awards—for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture. In the same year was released The Conversation, which he directed, produced and wrote. The film went on to win the Palme d'Or at the 1974 Cannes Film Festival. His next directorial venture was Apocalypse Now in 1979, and it was as notorious for its lengthy and troubled production as it was critically acclaimed for its vivid and stark depiction of the Vietnam War. It won his second Palme d'Or at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. Although some of Coppola's ventures in the 1980s and early 1990s were critically lauded, Coppola's later work has not met the same level of critical and commercial success as his '70s films.
Also known as: Francis Coppola
292
film credits
41
television credits
142
1953–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (333)
Showing 333 of 333 credits
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
The Daily Show
Self
1996
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Saturday Night Live
Self - Director
1975
Pinocchio: Unstrung
Thanks
2026
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
Great Performances
Self
1971
Sacrée soirée
Self
1987
The South Bank Show
1978
Arena
Self
1975
The Godfather
Screenplay
1972The Godfather
Producer
1972The Godfather
Director
1972
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974
The Godfather Part III
Director
1990The Godfather Part III
Producer
1990The Godfather Part III
Screenplay
1990The Godfather Part III
Songs
1990
Dinah!
Self
1974
C à vous
Self - Guest
2009Film '72
Self
1971
First Wave
Producer
1998
The Godfather Part II
Producer
1974The Godfather Part II
Director
1974The Godfather Part II
Screenplay
1974
The Oscars
Self
1953
Sleepy Hollow
Executive Producer
1999
Apocalypse Now
Director of TV Crew (uncredited)
1979Apocalypse Now
Director
1979Apocalypse Now
Producer
1979Apocalypse Now
Writer
1979Apocalypse Now
Original Music Composer
1979
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self - Honoree
1978
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Director
1992Bram Stoker's Dracula
Producer
1992
Lost in Translation
Thanks
2003Lost in Translation
Executive Producer
2003
Marcians
Self
2017
Faut Voir - L'Hebdo cinéma
Self - Guest
2023
Beau geste
Self
2023
The Odyssey
Executive Producer
1997
Faerie Tale Theatre
Director
1982
Jay Leno's Garage
Self
2015
Jeepers Creepers
Executive Producer
2001
The Good Shepherd
Executive Producer
2006
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self (archive footage)
2022Please Turn the Page
Self
1977
Oldboy
Thanks
2013
Megalopolis
Writer
2024Megalopolis
Director
2024Megalopolis
Producer
2024
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Producer
1977Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Writer
1977Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Director
1977Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Screenplay
1977Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Creator
1977
Directors on Directors
Self
2021
The Outsiders
Director
1983The Outsiders
Producer
1983
Kagemusha
Executive Producer
1980
Leçon de Cinéma
Self
2004
The Virgin Suicides
Producer
2000
Jeepers Creepers 2
Executive Producer
2003
The Rainmaker
Director
1997The Rainmaker
Screenplay
1997The Rainmaker
Producer
1997
The Bling Ring
Executive Producer
2013
Marie Antoinette
Executive Producer
2006
The Outsiders
Producer
1990
Patton
Screenstory
1970Patton
Screenplay
1970
The Conversation
Director
1974The Conversation
Producer
1974The Conversation
Writer
1974
In the Name of the Father
Thanks
1993
The Way We Were
Additional Writing
1973
The Cotton Club
Director
1984The Cotton Club
Screenplay
1984The Cotton Club
Producer
1984The Cotton Club
Story
1984
American Graffiti
Producer
1973
The Secret Garden
Executive Producer
1993
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Executive Producer
1985
Paris Can Wait
Thanks
2016
Rumble Fish
Director
1983Rumble Fish
Screenplay
1983Rumble Fish
Executive Producer
1983
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
Producer
1994
Jack
Director
1996Jack
Producer
1996
The Last Showgirl
Thanks
2024
The Great Gatsby
Screenplay
1974
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2025
CQ
Executive Producer
2001
On the Road
Executive Producer
2012
Peggy Sue Got Married
Director
1986Peggy Sue Got Married
Producer
1986
Five Came Back
Self
2017
The Director's Chair
Self
2014
Is Paris Burning?
Screenplay
1966
Sodankylä Forever
Self
2010
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Director
1988Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Producer
1988
Don Juan DeMarco
Producer
1994
Somewhere
Executive Producer
2010
The Black Stallion
Executive Producer
1979Wim Wenders - Von Filmen und Träumen
Self
2020
One from the Heart
Director
1982One from the Heart
Screenplay
1982One from the Heart
Presenter
1982
Barfly
Presenter
1987Barfly
Executive Producer
1987
Moby Dick
Executive Producer
1998
Youth Without Youth
Director
2007Youth Without Youth
Producer
2007Youth Without Youth
Writer
2007
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self (archive footage)
2019
Gardens of Stone
Director
1987Gardens of Stone
Producer
1987
My Family
Executive Producer
1995
Kinsey
Executive Producer
2004
Palo Alto
The Judge (voice) (uncredited)
2014
Platinum
Executive Producer
2003
New York Stories
Writer
1989New York Stories
Director
1989
Koyaanisqatsi
Executive Producer
1983
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Director
1992The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Producer
1992The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Screenplay
1992
The Haunted Palace
Additional Dialogue
1963The Haunted Palace
Writer
1963
THX 1138
Executive Producer
1971
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Self
1991Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Executive Producer
1991
The Black Stallion Returns
Executive Producer
1983
Twixt
Director
2011Twixt
Producer
2011Twixt
Songs
2011Twixt
Writer
2011
She Hate Me
Thanks
2004
This Property Is Condemned
Screenplay
1966
Haunted
Executive Producer
1995
Central Park
Self
1990
Megadoc
Self
2025
Tribeca 25
Self
2026
The Third Miracle
Executive Producer
1999
Buddy
Executive Producer
1997
Tetro
Director
2009Tetro
Producer
2009Tetro
Writer
2009
Spielberg
Self
2017
Listen to Me Marlon
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
Winona Ryder: The Ghosts She Called
Self (archive footage)
2022
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
2021
The Terror
Associate Producer
1963
The Legend of Suriyothai
Executive Producer
2001
Dark Angel
Executive Producer
1996
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2021
Assassination Tango
Executive Producer
2003
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Lumière, Le Cinéma!
Self
2024
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
2003
Captain EO
Director
1986Captain EO
Producer
1986Captain EO
Writer
1986
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
2001
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Self
2009
The People vs. George Lucas
Self (archive footage)
2010
Seduced and Abandoned
Self
2013
On Location in Tulsa: The Making of 'Rumble Fish'
Self (archive footage)
2005
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Executive Producer
1987
The World of Jim Henson
Self
1994
The Escape Artist
Executive Producer
1982
Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
The Rain People
Director
1969The Rain People
Writer
1969The Rain People
Producer
1969
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
Executive Producer
1995
Hammett
Executive Producer
1982
Finian's Rainbow
Director
1968
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
Director
1987Coda: Thirty Years Later
Self
2007Coda: Thirty Years Later
Executive Producer
2007
The Blood Is the Life: The Making of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Self (archive footage)
2007
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
Self
2001
Trespassing Bergman
Self
2013
Wind
Executive Producer
1992
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self
1990The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Executive Producer
1990
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014
In Camera: The Naïve Visual Effects of 'Bram Stoker's Dracula'
Self
2007
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Self
2004
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
Self
2019The Lion Roars Again
Self
1975
Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master
Self (archive) - director
2024
Parsifal
Executive Producer
1982
Survival on the Mountain
Executive Producer
1997
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Self
2008
Behind the Scenes of Palo Alto
Self
2014
Hollywood Mavericks
Self
1990
Death of a Porn Queen
Self (archive footage)
1987
Brando
Self (archive footage)
2007
Battle Beyond the Sun
Associate Producer
1959Battle Beyond the Sun
Director
1959
Dementia 13
Director
1963Dementia 13
Writer
1963Dementia 13
Stunts
1963
Godfather I
Self
2018
The Young Racers
(uncredited)
1963The Young Racers
Sound
1963
Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean
Self
2026
Films to Die For
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
The Preakness
Thanks
2024
The Florentine
Producer
1999
You're a Big Boy Now
Director
1966You're a Big Boy Now
Writer
1966
Henri Langlois vu par...
Self
2014Henri Langlois vu par...
Director
2014
Five Came Back
Self
2017
The Making of Captain EO
Self
1986
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
Self
1994
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
2002
Morceaux de Cannes
2021Glimpses of the Moon
Director
Glimpses of the Moon
Screenplay
Glimpses of the Moon
Producer
The Junky's Christmas
Producer
1993
Locations: Looking for Rusty James
Technical Advisor
2013
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Executive Producer
2000
Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's the Rainmaker'
Self
2007Traveling Light
Producer
1994
The Making of Marie Antoinette
Self
2007
The Making of The Virgin Suicides
Self
2000
Milius
Self
2013
Lionheart
Executive Producer
1987
Friedkin Uncut
Self
2018
The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
Self
1971
Kurosawa: The Last Emperor
Self
1999
Martin Scorsese Directs
Self
1990
Wim Wenders, Desperado
Self
2020
An All Round Maid
Producer
1981
The Bellboy and the Playgirls
Director
1962The Bellboy and the Playgirls
Writer
1962
The Family
Self
2023
White Dwarf
Executive Producer
1995
Filmmaker
Self
1968Filmmaker
Producer
1968
Vittorio De Sica: Staging Life
Self
2026
Pumpkin
Executive Producer
2002
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Self
1998
Goosed
Executive Producer
1999
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Self
2017Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Self
2004
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies
Self
1992Lani Loa: The Passage
Executive Producer
1998
Fog City Mavericks
Self
2007
Whether You Like It or Not: The Story of Hedwig
Self
2003
War Hunt
Army Truck Driver (uncredited)
1962
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
Self
2003Ironbound
Producer
1994
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
Self (archive footage)
2014
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Self
2019
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
Self
1994
The Costumes Are the Sets: The Design of Eiko Ishioka
Self
2007
Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather'
Self
2008Coppola, un hombre y sus sueños
Self
1999
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Self
1971
Powaqqatsi
Presenter
1988Powaqqatsi
Executive Producer
1988
No Such Thing
Executive Producer
2002
Freda
Executive Producer
2021
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
Self
2008
Another Day
Executive Producer
2001
Eleanor Coppola: Art is All Around Us
Self
2025On the Set of CQ
Self
2002
Artistry/Technology
Self
2015
The Magic Voyage of Sinbad
Additional Writing
1962
The Making of 'One from the Heart'
Self
1982The Making of 'One from the Heart'
Executive Producer
1982
Staying Gold: A Look Back at 'The Outsiders'
Self
2005
Lights, Action, Music
Self
2007
Rendez-Vous Video Magazine
Self (segment "Coppola")
1981
Kidnapped
Executive Producer
1995The Godfather Comes to Sixth St.
Self
1976
Francis Ford Coppola's Live Cinema
Self
2018
Inside the Coppola Personality
Self
1981
The World Premiere of 'Finian's Rainbow'
Self
1968
The New Cinema
Self
1968
The Making of Hearts of Darkness
Self
2025Lucas, Coppola, and Kurosawa
Self
2005
The Family Whistle
Self
2016
The Last Days of Marlon Brando
Self (archive Footage)
2008Writing with Light: Vittorio Storaro
Self
1992Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
Self
1991
Perfumed Nightmare
Executive Producer
1979
Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa
Self
2005
The Godfather and the Mob
Self (archive footage)
2006
Method and Madness: Visualizing 'Dracula'
Self
2007
Outrage
Executive Producer
1998
Twixt: A Documentary
Self
2013Thank You Mr. Brown
Executive Producer
A Conversation with Martin Scorsese & Francis Ford Coppola
Self
1997
A Conversation with Martin Sheen
Self
2010
The Godfather Legacy
Self
2012
Shadow Brother Sunday
Executive Producer
2024
Tying the Knot
Self
2004Art Never Sleeps
Self
The Dream Studio
self
2004Forever Is a Long, Long Time
Executive Producer
2004
Tonight for Sure
Director
1962Tonight for Sure
Writer
1962Tonight for Sure
Producer
1962Dare la vita - Conversazione con Francis Ford Coppola
Self
2021
Reverse Angle: New York, March 1982
Self
1982
The Educational Archives: Sex & Drugs
Executive Producer
2003
American Dream: Detroit
Self - Interviewee
2018
The People
Executive Producer
1972
Jerry Brown: The Shape of Things to Come
Director
1980Jerry Brown: The Shape of Things to Come
Executive Producer
1980
Jaime Lerner - Uma História de Sonhos
Self
2016
No Cigar
Director
1956
Brother Verses Brother
Executive Producer
2025The Conversation
Producer
1995Cannoli
Self
2008
The Peeper
Director
1962The Peeper
Writer
1962The Peeper
Cinematography
1962
Close-Up on The Conversation
Inside Mishima
Self
1985
Apocalypse Retold!
Original Concept