Frank Wilton Marshall (born September 13, 1946) is an American film producer and director whose career has spanned more than five decades, making him one of Hollywood's most accomplished producers. He began working in the film industry under director Peter Bogdanovich, serving in various production roles on films such as The Last Picture Show before earning his first major producer credit on Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). That same year, he co-founded Amblin Entertainment alongside Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, contributing to a remarkable run of landmark films including E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones series, Gremlins, Back to the Future, The Goonies, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Empire of the Sun, and Jurassic Park. In 1991, Marshall and Kennedy founded The Kennedy/Marshall Company, which has produced acclaimed films such as The Sixth Sense, Signs, Seabiscuit, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Lincoln, and entries in the Jason Bourne franchise. Marshall has also directed feature films including Arachnophobia, Alive, Congo, and Eight Below, as well as acclaimed music documentaries. A five-time Academy Award nominee for Best Picture and recipient of the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, he is widely recognized as one of the most influential producers in contemporary cinema.