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Frank Marshall, born on September 13, 1946 in Glendale, California, United States, is an actor, film director and film producer. That puts Frank Marshall at 80 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Newport Harbor High School and University of California, Los Angeles. Recorded honors include Saturn Awards, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award (2019), Inkpot Award (1982) and 1 more.
My Take
Frank Marshall is one of those Hollywood figures who never needs to stand in front of the camera because his fingerprints are all over the films that shaped entire generations — Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., the Back to the Future trilogy, the Bourne series, you name it. Born in Glendale and trained at UCLA, he built Amblin Entertainment alongside Steven Spielberg and his wife Kathleen Kennedy, which is basically saying he helped architect modern blockbuster cinema. The 2019 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award from the Academy is the kind of honor that acknowledges a whole career of quietly making the impossible happen, and honestly it was long overdue. He's a producer's producer — the guy who holds the whole thing together while directors get the glory.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Frank Marshall
- Name (Japanese)
- フランク・マーシャル
- Reading
- ふらんく・まーしゃる
- Born
- September 13, 1946 (age 80)
- Origin
- Glendale, California, United States
- Occupation
- actor / film director / film producer / executive producer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dog
2. Background
- High school
- Newport Harbor High School
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
Awards & achievements
- Saturn Awards
- 2019 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
- 1982 Inkpot Award
- The George Pal Memorial Award
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Frank Marshall born?
Frank Marshall was born on September 13, 1946 and is 80 years old.
Where is Frank Marshall from?
Frank Marshall is from Glendale, California, United States.
What does Frank Marshall do?
Frank Marshall works as actor, film director, film producer, executive producer.
Where did Frank Marshall study?
Frank Marshall attended University of California, Los Angeles.
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