| Frederic S. Fuchs | |
| Other Names: | Frederic Fuchs, Fred S. Fuchs |
| Nationality: | Canadian and American |
| Occupation: | Film and television producer |
| Known For: | Bram Stoker's Dracula The Godfather Part III |
Frederic S. Fuchs is a television and film producer active in the United States and Canada, where he holds dual citizenship.[1] He became an executive in the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on April 3, 2006.[2]
Fuchs became known for the television series Faerie Tale Theatre. He afterwards became president of American Zoetrope, and thus had a hand in producing films such as The Godfather Part III (1990), The Rainmaker (1997) and The Virgin Suicides (1999). With CBC, his work included the television series What It's Like Being Alone (2006). Later, he was an executive producer of the Starz and GK-TV series Camelot. Most recently, Fuchs has been the executive producer of the films Monkey Beach (2020) and The Virtuoso (2021). He also has founded a charitable organization that owns and operates an independent cinema, the Westdale Theatre, in Hamilton, Ontario.
Fuchs gained further attention when he was the subject of a joke in the cult series Angry Video Game Nerd, originating in an episode where James Rolfe's character "The Nerd" sees Fuchs' name in the credits of Bram Stoker's Dracula and jokingly pronounces it "Fred Fucks". This later became a recurring joke throughout the series, with Gilbert Gottfried portraying a fictionalized version of him, as a deranged programmer who developed the PlayStation 4 game Life of Black Tiger (actually from Korean developer 1Games).[3] A separate fictionalization of Fuchs additionally appears as the final boss in Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures and its enhanced port Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe; in the latter he was given a new design in Gottfried's likeness and new dialogue matching the personality of Gottfried's portrayal of the character.[4]
Fuchs was nominated for Emmy Awards in 1988, 1997 and 1998, for producing the TV series Tall Tales and Legends, the TV miniseries The Odyssey and the TV miniseries Moby Dick.[5]
He was a producer for all films listed below unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Credit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | |||
| 1989 | New York Stories | ||
| Vietnam War Story: The Last Days | Executive producer | ||
| 1990 | The Spirit of '76 | Executive producer | |
| The Godfather Part III | Executive producer | ||
| 1992 | Wind | Executive producer | |
| Bram Stoker's Dracula | |||
| 1993 | The Secret Garden | ||
| 1994 | Don Juan DeMarco | ||
| Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | Executive producer | ||
| 1995 | Haunted | ||
| 1996 | Jack | ||
| 1997 | Buddy | ||
| The Rainmaker | |||
| 1998 | Lani Loa – The Passage | Executive producer | |
| 1999 | The Florentine | Executive producer | |
| The Virgin Suicides | Executive producer | ||
| The Third Miracle | |||
| 2000 | Beautiful Joe | ||
| 2006 | The End of Silence | Executive producer | |
| 2007 | Graduation | Executive producer | |
| 2016 | Population Zero | Executive producer | |
| Total Frat Movie | Executive producer | ||
| Milton's Secret | |||
| 2018 | Love Jacked | Executive producer | |
| Little Italy | Executive producer | ||
| 2020 | Monkey Beach | Executive producer | |
| 2021 | The Virtuoso | Executive producer |
| Year | Film | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Killer Klowns from Outer Space | Special thanks | |
| 2009 | High Life | ||
| 2021 | The Virtuoso | The producers wish to thank |
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Popples | Executive producer | Television pilot | |
| 1985−86 | Tall Tales & Legends | |||
| 1982−87 | Faerie Tale Theatre | Associate producer | ||
| 1988 | Vietnam War Story | Executive producer | ||
| 1990 | The Godfather Family: A Look Inside | Executive producer | Documentary | |
| 1995 | Executive producer | Television film | ||
| Kidnapped | Executive producer | Television film | ||
| 1996 | Dark Angel | Executive producer | Television film | |
| Titanic | Executive producer | |||
| 1997 | Riot | Executive producer | Television film | |
| Survival on the Mountain | Executive producer | Television film | ||
| The Odyssey | Executive producer | |||
| 1998 | Outrage | Executive producer | Television film | |
| Moby Dick | Executive producer | |||
| 2005 | Yesteryears | Executive producer | Television short | |
| 2006 | What It's Like Being Alone | Executive producer | ||
| 2011 | Camelot | Executive producer | ||
| 2013 | Mother Up! | Executive producer | ||
| 2012−14 | Executive producer |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Robber Bride | Executive director: CBC TV Arts and Entertainment | Television film | |
| 2009 | Being Erica | Executive director | ||
| 2007−10 | The Tudors | Executive director |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Godfather Family: A Look Inside | Thanks | Documentary | |
| 2008 | jPod | Special thanks |