Jonathan Demme

1944-02-22 – 2017-04-26 (age 73) Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

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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.

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Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

Known For

Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob

1988

as Man Getting off Elevator (uncredited)

That Thing You Do!

That Thing You Do!

1996

as Major Motion Picture Director

Into the Night

Into the Night

1985

as Federal Agent

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Corman's World

Corman's World

2011

as Self - Filmmaker

Last Embrace

Last Embrace

1979

as Man on Train (uncredited)

The Incredible Melting Man

The Incredible Melting Man

1977

as Matt Winters

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016

as Self

The Many Miracles of Household Saints

The Many Miracles of Household Saints

2024

as Self

Pablo

Pablo

2012

as Self

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'

2004

as Self

Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin

Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin

2021

as Self

Jimmy Carter Man from Plains

Jimmy Carter Man from Plains

2007

as Self

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

1999

as Self

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

2009

as Self

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

2015

as Narrator (voice)

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

2001

as Self

Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

2010

as Self

Cousin Bobby

Cousin Bobby

1992

as Self

Midnight Sun Film Festival

1987