Jonathan Demme
Known for directing · Born 22 February 1944 · Died 26 April 2017 · aged 73 · Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA
111 credits
Robert Jonathan Demme (February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He was best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed the acclaimed films Something Wild (1986), Married to the Mob (1988), Philadelphia (1993), and Rachel Getting Married (2008), as well as the Talking Heads concert film Stop Making Sense (1984), which is widely considered to be one of the greatest concert films of all time.
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
Philadelphia
1993
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
The Killing
2011
Columbo
1971
Saturday Night Live
1975
Ricki and the Flash
2015
Rachel Getting Married
2008
Something Wild
1986
Stop Making Sense
1984
Married to the Mob
1988
The Truth About Charlie
2002
Acting (30)
2024The Many Miracles of Household SaintsSelfFilm
2021Hannibal Hopkins & Sir AnthonySelf (archive footage)Film
2021Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the SkinSelfFilm
2016Richard Linklater: Dream Is DestinySelfFilm
2015I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!Narrator (voice)Film
2012PabloSelfFilm
2011Corman's WorldSelf - FilmmakerFilm
2010Inside Story - The Silence of the LambsSelfFilm
2009Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGBSelfFilm
2007Jimmy Carter Man from PlainsSelfFilm
2005Jonathan Demme & Jodie FosterSelfFilm
2005The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the SilenceSelfFilm
2005The Silence of the Lambs: The BeginningSelfFilm
2005The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the LambsSelfFilm
2004People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'SelfFilm
2001Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'SelfFilm
1999Hitchcock: Shadow of a GeniusSelfFilm
1997OzCommercial DirectorSeries
1997Scene by SceneSelfSeries
1996That Thing You Do!Major Motion Picture DirectorFilm
1995Blood BrothersFilm
1994One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison RoomNarratorFilm
1992Cousin BobbySelfFilm
1991The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'SelfFilm
1988Married to the MobMan Getting off Elevator (uncredited)Film
1987Midnight Sun Film FestivalFilm
1985Into the NightFederal AgentFilm
1979Last EmbraceMan on Train (uncredited)Film
1978Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild AngelSelfFilm
1977The Incredible Melting ManMatt WintersFilm
Camera (1)
2010Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy CrossDirector of Photography, ProducerFilm
Crew (7)
2018SuspiriaIn Memory OfFilm
2018Vox LuxIn Memory OfFilm
2017Phantom ThreadIn Memory OfFilm
2012Gimme the LootPresenterFilm
2011I'm Carolyn ParkerCinematography, Producer, DirectorFilm
1997Ulee's GoldPresenter, ProducerFilm
1973Fly MeSecond UnitFilm
Directing (45)
2018Seven SecondsDirectorSeries
2017Shots FiredDirectorSeries
2017The Power of RockDirectorFilm
2016Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee KidsDirectorFilm
2016The New Yorker PresentsDirectorSeries
2016Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing RockDirectorFilm
2015Ricki and the FlashDirectorFilm
2015Another Telepathic ThingDirectorFilm
2015What's Motivating HayesDirectorFilm
2014A Master BuilderDirectorFilm
2012Neil Young JourneysDirector, ProducerFilm
2011The KillingDirectorSeries
2011EnlightenedDirectorSeries
2011A Gifted ManDirectorSeries
2008Rachel Getting MarriedDirector, ProducerFilm
2006Neil Young: Heart of GoldDirector, ProducerFilm
2004The Manchurian CandidateDirector, ProducerFilm
2002The Truth About CharlieDirector, Screenplay, ProducerFilm
2001Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000DirectorFilm
1998Storefront HitchcockDirectorFilm
1997Subway StoriesDirector, Executive ProducerFilm
1995Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex SessionsDirectorFilm
1993PhiladelphiaDirector, ProducerFilm
1992Cousin BobbyDirectorFilm
1991The Silence of the LambsDirectorFilm
1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterDirectorFilm
1988Married to the MobDirectorFilm
1988POVDirectorSeries
1987Swimming to CambodiaDirectorFilm
1987Trying TimesDirectorSeries
1986Something WildDirector, ProducerFilm
1986Trisha Brown's Accumulation with Talking Plus WatermotorDirectorFilm
1985The Perfect KissDirectorFilm
1984Stop Making SenseDirector, Writer, Sound SupervisorFilm
1984Swing ShiftDirectorFilm
1982Who Am I This Time?DirectorFilm
1982American PlayhouseDirectorSeries
1980Melvin and HowardDirectorFilm
1979Last EmbraceDirectorFilm
1977Citizens BandDirectorFilm
1976Fighting MadDirector, WriterFilm
1975Saturday Night LiveDirector, WriterSeries
1975Crazy MamaDirectorFilm
1974Caged HeatDirector, WriterFilm
1971ColumboDirectorSeries
Production (22)
2015The CenterExecutive ProducerFilm
2015Deep TimeExecutive ProducerFilm
2014Song OneProducerFilm
2013Enzo Avitabile Music LifeProducer, DirectorFilm
2009Neil Young Trunk ShowProducer, Music, DirectorFilm
2009Crude IndependenceExecutive ProducerFilm
2004The AgronomistProducer, Cinematography, DirectorFilm
2004Beah: A Black Woman SpeaksProducerFilm
2002Adaptation.ProducerFilm
2001Maangamizi: The Ancient OneExecutive ProducerFilm
2000The OpportunistsExecutive ProducerFilm
1998BelovedProducer, DirectorFilm
1998ShadrachExecutive ProducerFilm
1996That Thing You Do!ProducerFilm
1996MandelaProducerFilm
1995Devil in a Blue DressExecutive ProducerFilm
1995Roy Cohn/Jack SmithExecutive ProducerFilm
1994One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison RoomProducerFilm
1993Amos & AndrewExecutive ProducerFilm
1993Household SaintsExecutive ProducerFilm
1991Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No RulesProducerFilm
1990Miami BluesProducerFilm
Sound (1)
1970EyewitnessMusic CoordinatorFilm
Writing (5)
2007Jimmy Carter Man from PlainsWriter, Producer, DirectorFilm
1988Haiti: Dreams of DemocracyWriter, Producer, DirectorFilm
1973Black Mama, White MamaStoryFilm
1972The Hot BoxScreenplay, Producer, Second Unit DirectorFilm
1971Angels Hard as They ComeScreenplay, ProducerFilm