David Mamet
Writing
Born: November 30, 1947 (age 78) · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Highest Rated
Biography
David Alan Mamet (/ˈmæmɪt/; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross(1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of 1970s off-Broadway plays: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. His plays, Race and The Penitent, respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and premiered off-Broadway in 2017. Feature films that Mamet both wrote and directed include House of Games (1987), Homicide (1991), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), and his biggest commercial success, Heist (2001). His screenwriting credits include The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), The Verdict (1982), The Untouchables (1987), Hoffa (1992), Wag the Dog (1997), and Hannibal (2001). Mamet himself wrote the screenplay for the 1992 adaptation of Glengarry Glen Ross and wrote and directed the 1994 adaptation of his play Oleanna (1992). He created and produced the CBS series The Unit (2006–2009). Mamet's books include: On Directing Film (1991), a commentary and dialogue about film-making; The Old Religion (1997), a novel about the lynching of Leo Frank; Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy (2004), a Torah commentary with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner; The Wicked Son (2006), a study of Jewish self-hatred and antisemitism; Bambi vs. Godzilla, a commentary on the movie business; The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture (2011), a commentary on cultural and political issues; Three War Stories (2013), a trio of novellas about the physical and psychological effects of war; and Everywhere an Oink Oink: An Embittered, Dyspeptic, and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood (2023), an autobiographical account of his experiences in Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Mamet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Simpsons
1989
The Untouchables
1987
Hannibal
2001
Ronin
1998
Marty Supreme
2025
Glengarry Glen Ross
1992
Beau Is Afraid
2023
The Edge
1997
Wag the Dog
1997
The Shield
2002
The Verdict
1982
Heist
2001
Photos (1)
Movies (6)
TV Shows (2)
Self / Appearances (5)
Directing (19)
The Shield
Director
The Unit
Director
Heist
Director
Spartan
Director
The Spanish Prisoner
Director
Redbelt
Director
State and Main
Director
Homicide
Director
House of Games
Director
Phil Spector
Director
Catastrophe
Director
The Winslow Boy
Director
Things Change
Director
Two Painters
Director
Henry Johnson
Director
Our Valley
Director
Oleanna
Director
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
Director
Inside the Actor's Workshop
Director
Writing (54)
Hill Street Blues
Writer
The Unit
Writer
The Untouchables
Writer
The Play on One
Writer
The Edge
Screenplay
Ronin
Screenplay
Glengarry Glen Ross
Screenplay
Glengarry Glen Ross
Theatre Play
Wag the Dog
Screenplay
Heist
Writer
The Verdict
Screenplay
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Screenplay
Hoffa
Screenplay
Spartan
Screenplay
We're No Angels
Writer
The Spanish Prisoner
Writer
Redbelt
Writer
Edmond
Writer
Edmond
Theatre Play
About Last Night...
Theatre Play
State and Main
Screenplay
About Last Night
Theatre Play
Lansky
Writer
Homicide
Writer
Hannibal
Screenplay
House of Games
Screenplay
House of Games
Story
Phil Spector
Screenplay
Uncle Vanya
Writer
Lakeboat
Theatre Play
Lakeboat
Writer
The Winslow Boy
Writer
Vanya on 42nd Street
Screenplay
The Water Engine
Theatre Play
The Water Engine
Writer
Things Change
Writer
Two Painters
Writer
American Buffalo
Screenplay
American Buffalo
Theatre Play
Henry Johnson
Writer
Our Valley
Writer
Oleanna
Screenplay
Oleanna
Theatre Play
Oleanna
Lyricist
The Shawl
Writer
A Life in the Theatre
Theatre Play
A Life in the Theatre
Teleplay
The Penitent: A Rational Man
Theatre Play
The Penitent: A Rational Man
Novel
The Penitent: A Rational Man
Idea
The Penitent: A Rational Man
Writer
The Penitent: A Rational Man
Screenplay
Inside the Actor's Workshop
Writer
Glengarry Glen Ross
Writer
