Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

Known for

Directing

Born

February 22, 1944

Birthplace

Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

Died

April 26, 2017 (aged 73)

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.

Best known work

The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
1993
Phantom Thread
Phantom Thread
2017
Adaptation.
Adaptation.
2002
Suspiria
Suspiria
2018
The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
That Thing You Do!
That Thing You Do!
1996
The Killing
The Killing
2011
Oz
Oz
1997
Columbo
Columbo
1971

Filmography

  1. 2024

    The Many Miracles of Household Saints

    as Self

  2. 2021

  3. 2021

    Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

    as Self (archive footage)

  4. 2018

    Suspiria

    In Memory Of

  5. 2018

    Vox Lux

    In Memory Of

  6. 2018

    Seven SecondsTV

    Director

  7. 2017

    Phantom Thread

    In Memory Of

  8. 2017

  9. 2017

    Shots FiredTV

    Director

  10. 2016

  11. 2016

  12. 2016

  13. 2016

  14. 2015

  15. 2015

  16. 2015

  17. 2015

    Deep Time

    Executive Producer

  18. 2015

    The Center

    Executive Producer

  19. 2015

  20. 2014

  21. 2014

    Song One

    Producer

  22. 2013

    Enzo Avitabile Music Life

    Producer, Director

  23. 2012

    Pablo

    as Self

  24. 2012

  25. 2012

    Neil Young Journeys

    Producer, Director

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