Jonathan Demme

Actor · Director · Writer· Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

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 roles that explain the career.

The Incredible Melting Man

Matt Winters · 1977

Last Embrace

Man on Train (uncredited) · 1979

1997

Filmography

79 credits across 5 departments.

Year	Title	Role	Type
2021	Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin	Self	Film
2016	Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids	Director	Film
2016	The New Yorker Presents	Director	TV
2015	Ricki and the Flash	Director	Film
2014	A Master Builder	Director	Film
2014	Song One	Producer	Film
2013	Enzo Avitabile Music Life	Director	Film
2013	Enzo Avitabile Music Life	Producer	Film
2012	Pablo	Self	Film
2012	Neil Young Journeys	Director	Film
2012	Neil Young Journeys	Producer	Film
2011	Corman's World	Self - Filmmaker	Film
2011	I'm Carolyn Parker	Director	Film
2011	I'm Carolyn Parker	Producer	Film
2009	Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB	Self	Film
2009	Neil Young Trunk Show	Director	Film
2009	Neil Young Trunk Show	Producer	Film
2009	Crude Independence	Executive Producer	Film
2008	Rachel Getting Married	Director	Film
2008	Rachel Getting Married	Producer	Film
2007	Jimmy Carter Man from Plains	Self	Film
2007	Jimmy Carter Man from Plains	Director	Film
2007	Jimmy Carter Man from Plains	Writer	Film
2007	Jimmy Carter Man from Plains	Producer	Film
2006	Neil Young: Heart of Gold	Director	Film
2006	Neil Young: Heart of Gold	Producer	Film
2004	People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'	Self	Film
2004	The Manchurian Candidate	Director	Film
2004	The Agronomist	Director	Film
2004	The Manchurian Candidate	Producer	Film
2004	Beah: A Black Woman Speaks	Producer	Film
2004	The Agronomist	Producer	Film
2002	The Truth About Charlie	Director	Film
2002	Adaptation.	Producer	Film
2002	The Truth About Charlie	Producer	Film
2001	Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'	Self	Film
2001	Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000	Director	Film
2001	Maangamizi: The Ancient One	Executive Producer	Film
2000	The Opportunists	Executive Producer	Film
1998	Storefront Hitchcock	Director	Film
1998	Beloved	Director	Film
1998	Shadrach	Executive Producer	Film
1998	Beloved	Producer	Film
1997	Subway Stories	Director	Film
1997	Ulee's Gold	Producer	Film
1997	Subway Stories	Executive Producer	Film
1996	Mandela	Producer	Film
1996	That Thing You Do!	Producer	Film
1995	Blood Brothers		Film
1995	Devil in a Blue Dress	Executive Producer	Film
1993	Philadelphia	Director	Film
1993	Household Saints	Executive Producer	Film
1993	Philadelphia	Producer	Film
1993	Amos & Andrew	Executive Producer	Film
1992	Cousin Bobby	Self	Film
1992	Cousin Bobby	Director	Film
1991	The Silence of the Lambs	Director	Film
1990	Miami Blues	Producer	Film
1988	Married to the Mob	Director	Film
1987	Swimming to Cambodia	Director	Film
1986	Something Wild	Director	Film
1986	Something Wild	Producer	Film
1985	Into the Night	Federal Agent	Film
1984	Swing Shift	Director	Film
1984	Stop Making Sense	Director	Film
1984	Stop Making Sense	Writer	Film
1982	Who Am I This Time?	Director	Film
1980	Melvin and Howard	Director	Film
1979	Last Embrace	Man on Train (uncredited)	Film
1979	Last Embrace	Director	Film
1977	The Incredible Melting Man	Matt Winters	Film
1977	Citizens Band	Director	Film
1976	Fighting Mad	Director	Film
1976	Fighting Mad	Writer	Film
1975	Crazy Mama	Director	Film
1974	Caged Heat	Director	Film
1974	Caged Heat	Writer	Film
1972	The Hot Box	Producer	Film
1971	Angels Hard as They Come	Producer	Film

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