Jonathan Demme
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 22, 1944 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Demme, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| 2024 | The Many Miracles of Household SaintsSelf | |
| 2021 | Hannibal Hopkins & Sir AnthonySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the SkinSelf | |
| 2016 | Richard Linklater: Dream Is DestinySelf | |
| 2015 | I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!Narrator (voice) | |
| 2012 | PabloSelf | |
| 2011 | Corman's WorldSelf - Filmmaker | |
| 2010 | Sodankylä ForeverSelf | |
| 2010 | Inside Story - The Silence of the LambsSelf | |
| 2009 | Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGBSelf | |
| 2007 | Jimmy Carter: Man from PlainsSelf | |
| 2005 | Jonathan Demme & Jodie FosterSelf | |
| 2005 | Silence of the Lambs: The BeginningSelf | |
| 2005 | Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the LambsSelf | |
| 2005 | Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the SilenceSelf | |
| 2004 | People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'Self | |
| 2001 | Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'Self | |
| 1999 | Hitchcock: Shadow of a GeniusSelf | |
| 1997 | OzCommercial Director | |
| 1997 | Scene by SceneSelf | |
| 1996 | That Thing You Do!Major Motion Picture Director | |
| 1995 | Blood Brothers | |
| 1994 | One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison RoomNarrator | |
| 1992 | Cousin BobbySelf | |
| 1991 | The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'Self | |
| 1988 | Married to the MobMan Getting off Elevator (uncredited) | |
| 1987 | Midnight Sun Film Festival | |
| 1985 | Into the NightFederal Agent | |
| 1979 | Last EmbraceMan on Train (uncredited) | |
| 1978 | Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild AngelSelf | |
| 1977 | The Incredible Melting ManMatt Winters |
| 2015 | Deep TimeExecutive Producer | |
| 2015 | The CenterExecutive Producer | |
| 2014 | Song OneProducer | |
| 2013 | Enzo Avitabile Music LifeProducer | |
| 2012 | Neil Young JourneysProducer | |
| 2011 | I'm Carolyn ParkerProducer | |
| 2010 | Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy CrossProducer | |
| 2009 | Neil Young Trunk ShowProducer | |
| 2009 | Crude IndependenceExecutive Producer | |
| 2008 | Rachel Getting MarriedProducer | |
| 2007 | Jimmy Carter: Man from PlainsProducer | |
| 2006 | Neil Young: Heart of GoldProducer | |
| 2004 | The AgronomistProducer | |
| 2004 | The Manchurian CandidateProducer | |
| 2004 | Beah: A Black Woman SpeaksProducer | |
| 2002 | Adaptation.Producer | |
| 2002 | The Truth About CharlieProducer | |
| 2001 | Maangamizi: The Ancient OneExecutive Producer | |
| 2000 | The OpportunistsExecutive Producer | |
| 1998 | BelovedProducer | |
| 1998 | ShadrachExecutive Producer | |
| 1997 | Subway StoriesExecutive Producer | |
| 1997 | Ulee's GoldProducer | |
| 1996 | That Thing You Do!Producer | |
| 1996 | MandelaProducer | |
| 1995 | Roy Cohn/Jack SmithExecutive Producer | |
| 1995 | Devil in a Blue DressExecutive Producer | |
| 1994 | One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison RoomProducer | |
| 1993 | PhiladelphiaProducer | |
| 1993 | Amos & AndrewExecutive Producer | |
| 1993 | Household SaintsExecutive Producer | |
| 1991 | Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No RulesProducer | |
| 1990 | Miami BluesProducer | |
| 1988 | Haiti: Dreams of DemocracyProducer | |
| 1986 | Something WildProducer | |
| 1972 | The Hot BoxProducer | |
| 1971 | Angels Hard as They ComeProducer |
| 2018 | Seven SecondsDirector | |
| 2017 | The Power of RockDirector | |
| 2017 | Shots FiredDirector | |
| 2016 | Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee KidsDirector | |
| 2016 | Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing RockDirector | |
| 2016 | The New Yorker PresentsDirector | |
| 2015 | Ricki and the FlashDirector | |
| 2015 | Another Telepathic ThingDirector | |
| 2015 | What's Motivating HayesDirector | |
| 2014 | A Master BuilderDirector | |
| 2013 | Enzo Avitabile Music LifeDirector | |
| 2012 | Neil Young JourneysDirector | |
| 2011 | I'm Carolyn ParkerDirector | |
| 2011 | The KillingDirector | |
| 2011 | EnlightenedDirector | |
| 2011 | A Gifted ManDirector | |
| 2010 | Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy CrossDirector | |
| 2009 | Neil Young Trunk ShowDirector | |
| 2008 | Rachel Getting MarriedDirector | |
| 2007 | Jimmy Carter: Man from PlainsDirector | |
| 2006 | Neil Young: Heart of GoldDirector | |
| 2004 | The Manchurian CandidateDirector | |
| 2004 | The AgronomistDirector | |
| 2002 | The Truth About CharlieDirector | |
| 2001 | Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000Director | |
| 1998 | Storefront HitchcockDirector | |
| 1998 | BelovedDirector | |
| 1997 | Subway StoriesDirector | |
| 1995 | Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex SessionsDirector | |
| 1993 | PhiladelphiaDirector | |
| 1992 | Cousin BobbyDirector | |
| 1991 | The Silence of the LambsDirector | |
| 1990 | Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterDirector | |
| 1988 | Married to the MobDirector | |
| 1988 | Haiti: Dreams of DemocracyDirector | |
| 1988 | POVDirector | |
| 1987 | Swimming to CambodiaDirector | |
| 1987 | Trying TimesDirector | |
| 1986 | Something WildDirector | |
| 1986 | Trisha Brown's Accumulation with Talking Plus WatermotorDirector | |
| 1985 | The Perfect KissDirector | |
| 1984 | Stop Making SenseDirector | |
| 1984 | Swing ShiftDirector | |
| 1982 | Who Am I This Time?Director | |
| 1982 | American PlayhouseDirector | |
| 1980 | Melvin and HowardDirector | |
| 1979 | Last EmbraceDirector | |
| 1977 | Citizens BandDirector | |
| 1976 | Fighting MadDirector | |
| 1975 | Crazy MamaDirector | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveDirector | |
| 1974 | Caged HeatDirector | |
| 1972 | The Hot BoxSecond Unit Director | |
| 1971 | ColumboDirector |
| 2007 | Jimmy Carter: Man from PlainsWriter | |
| 2002 | The Truth About CharlieScreenplay | |
| 1988 | Haiti: Dreams of DemocracyWriter | |
| 1984 | Stop Making SenseWriter | |
| 1976 | Fighting MadWriter | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveWriter | |
| 1974 | Caged HeatWriter | |
| 1973 | Black Mama, White MamaStory | |
| 1972 | The Hot BoxScreenplay | |
| 1971 | Angels Hard as They ComeScreenplay |
| 2018 | Vox LuxIn Memory Of | |
| 2018 | SuspiriaIn Memory Of | |
| 2017 | Phantom ThreadIn Memory Of | |
| 2012 | Gimme the LootPresenter | |
| 2011 | I'm Carolyn ParkerCinematography | |
| 2004 | The AgronomistCinematography | |
| 1997 | Ulee's GoldPresenter | |
| 1973 | Fly MeSecond Unit |