Jonathan Demme
Directing
Born: February 22, 1944 · Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA
Died: April 26, 2017 (aged 73)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
Phantom Thread
2017
Adaptation.
2002
Suspiria
2018
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
That Thing You Do!
1996
The Killing
2011
Oz
1997
Columbo
1971
Ricki and the Flash
2015
Rachel Getting Married
2008
Photos (8)
Movies (8)
Into the Night
Federal Agent
That Thing You Do!
Major Motion Picture Director
Married to the Mob
Man Getting off Elevator (uncredited)
Last Embrace
Man on Train (uncredited)
The Incredible Melting Man
Matt Winters
Blood Brothers
1995
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
Narrator (voice)
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
Narrator
TV Shows (1)
Self / Appearances (20)
Scene by Scene
Self · 1 eps
Corman's World
Self - Filmmaker
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Self (archive footage)
The Many Miracles of Household Saints
Self
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin
Self
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence
Self
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
Self
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
Self
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self
The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs
Self
Pablo
Self
The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning
Self
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
Self
Cousin Bobby
Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
Self
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
Self
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
Self
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
Self
Directing (53)
Saturday Night Live
Director
Columbo
Director
American Playhouse
Director
Point of View
Director
The Killing
Director
Philadelphia
Director
The Silence of the Lambs
Director
Rachel Getting Married
Director
The Manchurian Candidate
Director
Seven Seconds
Director
Enlightened
Director
Stop Making Sense
Director
A Gifted Man
Director
Shots Fired
Director
The Truth About Charlie
Director
Ricki and the Flash
Director
Married to the Mob
Director
Beloved
Director
Something Wild
Director
Caged Heat
Director
Last Embrace
Director
The New Yorker Presents
Director
Fighting Mad
Director
Crazy Mama
Director
Swing Shift
Director
Citizens Band
Director
Melvin and Howard
Director
Subway Stories
Director
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Director
A Master Builder
Director
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids
Director
The Agronomist
Director
The Hot Box
Second Unit Director
Enzo Avitabile Music Life
Director
Swimming to Cambodia
Director
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Director
Storefront Hitchcock
Director
Trisha Brown's Accumulation with Talking Plus Watermotor
Director
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Director
Who Am I This Time?
Director
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
Director
Neil Young Trunk Show
Director
I'm Carolyn Parker
Director
Cousin Bobby
Director
What's Motivating Hayes
Director
Neil Young Journeys
Director
The Perfect Kiss
Director
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
Director
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions
Director
The Power of Rock
Director
Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
Director
Another Telepathic Thing
Director
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
Director
Writing (10)
Saturday Night Live
Writer
Stop Making Sense
Writer
The Truth About Charlie
Screenplay
Caged Heat
Writer
Black Mama, White Mama
Story
Fighting Mad
Writer
The Hot Box
Screenplay
Angels Hard as They Come
Screenplay
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
Writer
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
Writer
Producing (34)
Philadelphia
Producer
Adaptation.
Producer
Rachel Getting Married
Producer
The Manchurian Candidate
Producer
That Thing You Do!
Producer
Devil in a Blue Dress
Executive Producer
Amos & Andrew
Executive Producer
The Truth About Charlie
Producer
Beloved
Producer
Something Wild
Producer
Miami Blues
Producer
Song One
Producer
Ulee's Gold
Producer
Subway Stories
Executive Producer
Shadrach
Executive Producer
Household Saints
Executive Producer
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Producer
The Opportunists
Executive Producer
The Agronomist
Producer
The Hot Box
Producer
Enzo Avitabile Music Life
Producer
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Producer
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
Producer
Neil Young Trunk Show
Producer
I'm Carolyn Parker
Producer
Angels Hard as They Come
Producer
Deep Time
Executive Producer
Neil Young Journeys
Producer
The Center
Executive Producer
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
Producer
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
Producer
Mandela
Producer
Roy Cohn/Jack Smith
Executive Producer
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
Producer
Other Crew (12)
Phantom Thread
In Memory Of
Suspiria
In Memory Of
Stop Making Sense
Sound Supervisor
Vox Lux
In Memory Of
Gimme the Loot
Presenter
Eyewitness
Music Coordinator
Ulee's Gold
Presenter
Fly Me
Second Unit
The Agronomist
Cinematography
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
Director of Photography
Neil Young Trunk Show
Music
I'm Carolyn Parker
Cinematography