Eric Mitchell

Eric Mitchell

Known for

Directing

Birthplace

France

Biography

Eric Mitchell is a French born writer, director and actor who moved to New York City in the early 1970s. He has acted in films such Permanent Vacation by Jim Jarmusch, but he is best known for his writing and directing his own films.

Best known work

Permanent Vacation

Permanent Vacation

1981

For Sale

For Sale

1998

Blank City

2011

The Scenic Route

The Scenic Route

1978

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed

2005

Candy Mountain

Candy Mountain

1988

The Foreigner

The Foreigner

1978

Rome '78

Rome '78

1978

Unmade Beds

Unmade Beds

1976

Underground U.S.A.

Underground U.S.A.

1980

Filmography

TBA
Snake Woman
2025
Doomed and Famous
as Guy Debord
2025
Adios
2011
Blank City
as Self
2005
I Saw Ben Barka Get Killed
as CIA Agent, as Agent CIA
1998
For Sale
as Le client
1997
Dreamland
as Ross
1992
Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole
as Remy Gravelle
1990
Force of Circumstance
as The Envoy
1990
End of the Night
as Joe Belinksy
1988
Last Cry
1988
Candy Mountain
as Gunther
1986
The Way It Is
as The Undertaker, Writer, Director
1982
A Matter of Facts
Director, Writer, Producer
1981
The Super-8 Show: Beyond Home Movies
as Self
1981
Permanent Vacation
as Car Fence
1981
Only You
1980
The Long Island Four
1980
Underground U.S.A.
as Victor, Director, Producer, Writer
1979
Sleepless Nights
1979
Men in Orbit
as Astronaut
1979
Red Italy
as Gino, Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
1979
Minus Zero
as Signorelli
1978
Rome '78
as Metellus
1978
Dear Jimmy