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Frank Capra Jr. (1934–2007)

It's a wonderful and busy life for Frank Capra, Jr., president of EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina, currently the largest motion picture studio east of Hollywood. A second-generation filmmaker, Capra is the son of the late Lucille Rayburn Warner Capra and world-renowned director... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2008 Why We Fight Now (documentary) (producer)
 
2006 Two Headed Cow (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2003 Queen City Blowout (executive producer)
 
2000 Waterproof (producer)
 
1997 Frank Capra's American Dream (TV documentary) (executive producer: Frank Capra Productions)
 
1987 Death Before Dishonor (executive producer)
 
1985 Marie (producer)
 
1984 Firestarter (producer)
 
1982 The Seduction (executive producer)
 
1982 Vice Squad (executive producer)
 
1981 High Hopes: The Capra Years (TV documentary) (producer)
 
1981 An Eye for an Eye (producer)
 
1980 The Black Marble (producer)
 
1978 Born Again (producer)
 
1977 Billy Jack Goes to Washington (producer)
 
1974 Trapped Beneath the Sea (TV movie) (producer)
 
1973 Battle for the Planet of the Apes (associate producer)
 
1973 Tom Sawyer (associate producer)
 
1972 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (associate producer)
 
1972 Play It Again, Sam (associate producer)
 
1971 Escape from the Planet of the Apes (associate producer)
 
1969 Marooned (associate producer)
 
1963 Diamond Head (assistant director - uncredited)
 
1961 Pocketful of Miracles (second assistant director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2003 AM Scuttlebutt (TV series)
Guest
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1964 Circus World (circus operations - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2007 Dog Days of Summer (special thanks)
 
2004 The Lost Cause (short) (special thanks)
 
2004 The Fort Fisher Hermit: The Life & Death of Robert E. Harrill (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2001 The Contender: The Making of a Political Thriller (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1999 Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: It Happened One Night (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1999 CI5: The New Professionals (TV series) (special thanks - 4 episodes)
Glory Days (1999) (special thanks)
Orbit (1999) (special thanks)
Choice Cuts (1999) (special thanks)
First Strike (1999) (special thanks)
 
1982 Zapped! (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (14 titles)
2008 Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Finding Shangri-La (documentary) (voice)
 
2007 Breaking Pointe (documentary)
Himself
 
2000-2005 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
Kids of Dawson's Creek (2005) … Himself
Billy Jack (2000) … Himself
 
2004 Independent Filmmaking in Wilmington, NC (documentary short)
Himself (President Screen Gems Studios)
 
2001 The Contender: The Making of a Political Thriller (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Frank Capra Jr. Remembers: It Happened One Night (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1998 Behind the Planet of the Apes (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Frank Capra's American Dream (TV documentary)
Himself - Interviewee: Producer
 
1994 Hollywood Goes to War (TV series documentary)
Host
 
1991 Frank Capra's 'It's a Wonderful Life': A Personal Remembrance (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1982 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Frank Capra (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1959 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
Frank Capra (1959) … Himself
 

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