Walter F. Parkes
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Person

Walter F. Parkes

Known for
Production
Born
April 15, 1951
Place of birth
Bakersfield, California, USA
Also known as
Walter Parkes, Walter Steven Fishman, Walter Fishman

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Biography

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.

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In Catlg

4 Works in the catalog credit them.

Producing (4)

Filmography

  • Marty, Life Is ShortFilm · 2026 · as Self
  • Deep CoverFilm · 2025 · Producer
  • Men in Black: InternationalFilm · 2019 · Producer
  • RingsFilm · 2017 · Producer
  • SpielbergFilm · 2017 · as Self
  • The CircleFilm · 2017 · Producer
  • Keeping Up with the JonesesFilm · 2016 · Producer
  • He Named Me MalalaFilm · 2015 · Producer
  • The SlapTV · 2015 · Writer · 4 episodes
  • FlightFilm · 2012 · Producer
  • Men in Black 3Film · 2012 · Producer
  • Dinner for SchmucksFilm · 2010 · Producer
  • The UninvitedFilm · 2009 · Producer
  • The Burning PlainFilm · 2008 · Producer
  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetFilm · 2007 · Producer
  • The LookoutFilm · 2007 · Producer
  • Just Like HeavenFilm · 2005 · Producer
  • Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'Film · 2005 · as Self
  • The IslandFilm · 2005 · Producer
  • The Legend of ZorroFilm · 2005 · Producer
  • The Ring TwoFilm · 2005 · Producer
  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsFilm · 2004 · Producer
  • The TerminalFilm · 2004 · Producer
  • Catch Me If You Can: Behind the CameraFilm · 2003 · as Self
  • The Making of ‘Sneakers’Film · 2003 · as Self
  • Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to ComedyFilm · 2002 · as Self
  • Catch Me If You CanFilm · 2002 · Producer
  • Men in Black IIFilm · 2002 · Producer
  • Men in Black II: Barry Sonnenfeld's Intergalactic Guide to ComedyFilm · 2002 · as Self
  • Minority ReportFilm · 2002 · Producer
  • The RingFilm · 2002 · Producer
  • The Time MachineFilm · 2002 · Producer
  • Unmasking ZorroFilm · 2001 · as Self
  • Men in BlackFilm · 1997 · Producer
  • The Making of Men in BlackFilm · 1997 · as Self
  • The PeacemakerFilm · 1997 · Producer
  • SneakersFilm · 1992 · Producer
  • SneakersFilm · 1992 · Screenplay
  • AwakeningsFilm · 1990 · Producer
  • True BelieverFilm · 1989 · Producer
  • Project XFilm · 1987 · Producer
  • VolunteersFilm · 1985 · Producer
  • WarGamesFilm · 1983 · Writer
  • The California ReichFilm · 1975 · Director

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