David Lynch
Biography
David Keith Lynch (January 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025) was an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor. Lynch received critical acclaim for his films, which are often distinguished by their surrealist, dreamlike qualities. In his 58-year career, he was awarded numerous accolades, including the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2006 and an Honorary Academy Award in 2019. In 2007, a panel of critics convened by The Guardian announced that "after all the discussion, no one coul…
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Filmography
Acting (151)
Movies (134)
I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
2026as Self
What Would David Lynch Do?
2026as Self (Archived Footage)
The Making Of A Mockumentary
2025as Himself (archive footage)
David Lynch: A Remembrance Both Wonderful and Strange
2025as Self (archive footage)
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com
2025as himself
Twin Peaks: The Return
2025as Gordon Cole
Beatles '64
2024as Self
Lynch/Oz
2023as self (archival footage)
The Fabelmans
2022as John Ford
This Is Sparklehorse
2022as Self
Moby Doc
2021as Self
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
2021as Self (voice) (archive footage)
David Lynch: The Idea Dictates Everything
2021as David Lynch
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
2021as Self
Meeting the Beatles in India
2020as Self
David Lynch: The Virtual Life
2020as himself
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019as Self
The Original Image - David Lynch
2019
David Lynch Teaches Creativity and Film
2019as Himself
Why Are We Creative?
2018as Self
Curtains Up
2018
This Video of David Lynch Is Not What It Seems
2018as Self
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017as Self
Lucky
2017as Howard
David Lynch: The Art Life
2017as Self
Bad Binoculars
2017as Self
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017as Self
Plankton Salesmen
2017as Self (archive footage)
The Black Ghiandola
2017as Man In Black
Girlfriend's Day
2017as Narrator (voice)
WHAT DID JACK DO?
2017as Detective
Rocksteppy
2017as Himself
Behind the Red Curtain
2017as Self
Two Blue Balls
2017as Self
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
2017as Self
The Polish Accountant
2017as Self
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
2017as Self
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
2017as Self
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
2017as Self
The Number of Completion
2017as Self
A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017as Self
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017as Self
Tell It Martin
2017as Self
The Music of David Lynch
2016as Self
Night Flight: Born Again
2016as Self
Along for the Ride
2016as Self
Blue Velvet Revisited
2016as Self
The Reality of Truth
2016as Self
On Meditation
2016as Self
Shadows of Paradise
2016
Rammstein in Amerika
2015as Self
Brand: A Second Coming
2015as Self
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014as Gordon Cole
The 8th Floor
2014as Self
My Beautiful Broken Brain
2014as Self
Between Two Worlds
2014as Self
It's a Beautiful World
2014as Self
Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love
2014as Self
Professor Goudet's Lessons
2013as Self
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2013as Self
What Is Cinema?
2013as Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013as Self
Side by Side
2012as Self
Meditation, Creativity, Peace
2012as Self
Memory Film
2012
Ångesthunden och Malmö under vatten
2011as Himself
David Wants to Fly
2010as Self
Brunes et Blondes
2010as Self
2012: Time for Change
2010as Self
When Lynch Met Lucas
2010
La Traversée du désir
2009as Self
Red Fish
2009as O Sábio
Great Directors
2009as Self
The Way of Samodelkin
2009as Stranger in a dream
The Soul Detective
2009as Himself
Critic
2008as Self (voice)
Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
2008as Self
Hollyshorts Greeting
2008as Himself
Early Experiments
2008
Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008
2008as Self
A Slice of Lynch
2007as Self
Lynch 2
2007as Self
Out Yonder — Chicken
2007
Lynch (one)
2007as Self
David Lynch Cooks Quinoa
2007as Self
The Sound of Lynch
2007 Donovan: The Donovan Concert - Live in L.A.
2007as Himself
Inland Empire
2006as Bucky J
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
2006as Self
David Lynch: 1985
2005as Self
The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
2004as Self
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
2004as Self
Boat
2003as The Man
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
2003as Self
Lamp
2003as Self
Return to Mulholland Drive
2003as Self
Out Yonder — Teeth
2003
Does That Hurt You?
2003as Self
Mysteries of Love
2002as Self (archive footage)
I Don't Know Jack
2002as Self
Out Yonder — Neighbor Boy
2002
The Short Films of David Lynch
2002as Self
BlueBob Egg
2002as Billy Groper
The Disc of Sorrow Is Installed
2002
Eraserhead Stories
2001as Self
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
2001as Self
PlayStation 2: The Third Place
2000as Duckman
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
1999as Self
The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
1998as Self
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997as Self
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996as Self
Nadja
1995as Morgue Receptionist
Lumière & Company
1995as Self
Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff
1994as Himself
Made in the USA
1993as Self
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992as Gordon Cole
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991as Self
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990as Self
Hollywood Mavericks
1990as Self
David Lynch: Don't Look at Me
1989as Self
No Frank in Lumberton
1988as Self
Zelly & Me
1988as Willie
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988as Self - Audience Member
Ruth, Roses, and Revolver
1987as Himself
Dune
1984as Spice Miner (uncredited)
Destination Dune
1983as Self
The Elephant Man
1980as Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited)
Heart Beat
1980as Painter (uncredited)
The Amputee
1974as The Nurse
The Amputee
1974as The Nurse
Sailing with Bushnell Keeler
1967
A Fall from Grace
as William Tabb
Television (17)
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026as Self - Filmmaker
This Is Pop
2021as Self (archive footage)
The Nineties
2017as Self (archive footage)
Louie
2010as Jack Dall
The Cleveland Show
2009
Legends
2006as Self
Robot Chicken
2005as Mad Scientist (voice)
Leçon de Cinéma
2004as Self
Un film et son époque
2003as Self
DumbLand
2001as Randy / Wife / Sparky (voice)
Family Guy
1999as Gus (voice)
Independent Focus
1998as Self
Scene by Scene
1997as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992as Self
Twin Peaks
1990as Gordon Cole
Cinéma, de notre temps
1989as David Lynch
The Oscars
1953as Self
Crew (268)
Movies (247)
The Legend of the Happy Worker
2025Executive Producer
Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com
2025Director
Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com
2025Executive Producer
Tríptico
2025Thanks
Twin Peaks: The Return
2025Director
Twin Peaks: The Return
2025Executive Producer
Twin Peaks: The Return
2025Writer
The Other Me
2022Executive Producer
Faraway Eyes
2021Thanks
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
2019Executive Producer
Ant Head
2018Cinematography
Ant Head
2018Director
Ant Head
2018Editor
Ant Head
2018Music
Ant Head
2018Producer
Ant Head
2018Sound
Ant Head
2018Writer
Waiting for Mr. Lynch
2018Director
Waiting for Mr. Lynch
2018Producer
Waiting for Mr. Lynch
2018Writer
This Video of David Lynch Is Not What It Seems
2018Director
This Video of David Lynch Is Not What It Seems
2018Writer
WHAT DID JACK DO?
2017Director
WHAT DID JACK DO?
2017Editor
WHAT DID JACK DO?
2017Music
WHAT DID JACK DO?
2017Set Decoration
WHAT DID JACK DO?
2017Set Designer
WHAT DID JACK DO?
2017Sound Designer
WHAT DID JACK DO?
2017Sound Mixer
WHAT DID JACK DO?
2017Writer
Night Ride
2017Music
Psychogenic Fugue
2016Creative Consultant
Kitsune
2016Thanks
Land of Nothing
2015Executive Producer
Fire (Pożar)
2015Director
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014Characters
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014Director
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014Editor
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014Sound Mixer
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014Writer
Duran Duran: Unstaged
2014Director
My Beautiful Broken Brain
2014Executive Producer
Idem Paris
2013Director
20 Little Films
2012Director
Meditation, Creativity, Peace
2012Writer
Memory Film
2012Director
David Lynch : Crazy Clown Time
2012Director
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011Director
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
2011Writer
The 3 Rs
2011Cinematography
The 3 Rs
2011Director
The 3 Rs
2011Editor
The 3 Rs
2011Producer
The 3 Rs
2011Writer
I Touch A Red Button Man
2011Director
David Lynch: I Have a Radio
2011Director
Readymade, Emile Reynaud et la peinture s'anima
2010Set Designer
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2010Executive Producer
42 One Dream Rush
2010Director
The Mystery of the Seeing Hand
2010Director
Lady Blue Shanghai
2010Director
Lady Blue Shanghai
2010Writer
The Peaceline Project
2009Executive Producer
Surveillance
2008Executive Producer
Hollyshorts Greeting
2008Director
Early Experiments
2008Director
Early Experiments
2008Director of Photography
Early Experiments
2008Editor
Early Experiments
2008Producer
Early Experiments
2008Writer
Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008
2008Director
Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008
2008Producer
Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008
2008Writer
To Each His Own Cinema
2007Director
Out Yonder — Chicken
2007Director
More Things That Happened
2007Director
More Things That Happened
2007Director of Photography
More Things That Happened
2007Editor
More Things That Happened
2007Writer
David Lynch Cooks Quinoa
2007Director
David Lynch Cooks Quinoa
2007Producer
David Lynch Cooks Quinoa
2007Writer
Ballerina
2007Cinematography
Ballerina
2007Director
Ballerina
2007Producer
Ballerina
2007Writer
Inland Empire
2006Camera Operator
Inland Empire
2006Director
Inland Empire
2006Director of Photography
Inland Empire
2006Editor
Inland Empire
2006Producer
Inland Empire
2006Sound Designer
Inland Empire
2006Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Inland Empire
2006Writer
What Is It?
2005Thanks
Intervalometer Experiments
2004Director
Bug Crawls
2004Director
Cabin Fever
2003Thanks
Boat
2003Director
Boat
2003Writer
Lamp
2003Director
Lamp
2003Director of Photography
Lamp
2003Producer
Out Yonder — Teeth
2003Director
Does That Hurt You?
2003Sound
Does That Hurt You?
2003Writer
Darkened Room
2002Cinematography
Darkened Room
2002Director
Darkened Room
2002Editor
Darkened Room
2002Producer
Darkened Room
2002Writer
Rabbits
2002Director
Rabbits
2002Screenplay
I Don't Know Jack
2002Presenter
Out Yonder — Neighbor Boy
2002Director
The Short Films of David Lynch
2002Director
The Short Films of David Lynch
2002Producer
The Short Films of David Lynch
2002Sound Director
The Short Films of David Lynch
2002Writer
Pierre and Sonny Jim
2002Director
Steps
2002Director
Industrial Soundscape
2002Director
The Pig Walks
2002Cinematography
The Pig Walks
2002Director
The Pig Walks
2002Editor
The Pig Walks
2002Producer
The Pig Walks
2002Writer
BlueBob Egg
2002Cinematography
BlueBob Egg
2002Director
BlueBob Egg
2002Producer
BlueBob Egg
2002Writer
Coyote #1
2002Cinematography
Coyote #1
2002Director
Coyote #1
2002Editor
Coyote #1
2002Producer
Coyote #1
2002Writer
Dead Mouse with Ants
2002Cinematography
Dead Mouse with Ants
2002Director
Dead Mouse with Ants
2002Producer
Dead Mouse with Ants
2002Writer
The Disc of Sorrow Is Installed
2002Director
The Disc of Sorrow Is Installed
2002Producer
The Disc of Sorrow Is Installed
2002Writer
Mulholland Drive
2001Director
Mulholland Drive
2001Sound Designer
Mulholland Drive
2001Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mulholland Drive
2001Writer
Head with Hammer
2001Director
Head with Hammer
2001Editor
Head with Hammer
2001Producer
Head with Hammer
2001Writer
Sunset #1
2001Director
Factory Mask
2001Cinematography
Factory Mask
2001Director
Factory Mask
2001Producer
Factory Mask
2001Writer
Eraserhead Stories
2001Director
One Morning All Over the World
2000Director
PlayStation 2: The Third Place
2000Director
The Straight Story
1999Director
The Straight Story
1999Sound Designer
Parisienne People by David Lynch
1998Director
Lost Highway
1997Director
Lost Highway
1997Sound Designer
Lost Highway
1997Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lost Highway
1997Writer
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997Music
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997Still Photographer
Nadja
1995Executive Producer
Lumière & Company
1995Director
Premonitions Following an Evil Deed
1995Director
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993Director
The Wall
1993Director
Georgia Coffee: Twin Peaks
1993Director
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992Characters
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992Director
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992Executive Producer
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992Original Series Creator
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992Sound Designer
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992Writer
Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack
1992Creator
Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack
1992Lyricist
Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack
1992Music Producer
The King of Ads
1991Director
The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1991Executive Producer
Wild at Heart
1990Director
Wild at Heart
1990Screenplay
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990Director
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990Music
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
1990Producer
Twin Peaks
1989Director
Twin Peaks
1989Executive Producer
Twin Peaks
1989Writer
No Frank in Lumberton
1988Music
The French as Seen by…
1988Director
The Cowboy and the Frenchman
1988Director
The Cowboy and the Frenchman
1988Writer
Blue Velvet
1986Director
Blue Velvet
1986Writer
Dune
1984Director
Dune
1984Screenplay
The Elephant Man
1980Director
The Elephant Man
1980Screenplay
The Elephant Man
1980Sound Designer
Eraserhead
1977Art Direction
Eraserhead
1977Director
Eraserhead
1977Editor
Eraserhead
1977Original Music Composer
Eraserhead
1977Producer
Eraserhead
1977Production Design
Eraserhead
1977Screenplay
Eraserhead
1977Sound Effects
Eraserhead
1977Special Effects
The Amputee
1974Director
The Amputee
1974Producer
The Amputee
1974Writer
The Amputee
1974Director
The Amputee
1974Writer
In Pursuit of Treasure
1972Set Painter
The Grandmother
1970Animation
The Grandmother
1970Camera Operator
The Grandmother
1970Director
The Grandmother
1970Producer
The Grandmother
1970Screenplay
The Grandmother
1970Script
The Grandmother
1970Writer
The Alphabet
1969Animation
The Alphabet
1969Director
The Alphabet
1969Director of Photography
The Alphabet
1969Editor
The Alphabet
1969Sound
The Alphabet
1969Writer
Six Men Getting Sick
1967Animation
Six Men Getting Sick
1967Cinematography
Six Men Getting Sick
1967Director
Six Men Getting Sick
1967Editor
Six Men Getting Sick
1967Producer
Absurd Encounter with Fear
1967Director
Sailing with Bushnell Keeler
1967Camera Operator
Sailing with Bushnell Keeler
1967Director
Hyena
Executive Producer
A Fall from Grace
Executive Producer
Snootworld
Writer
The Sea Behind Her Head
In Memory Of
Interview Project
Director
We Care About New York
Director
Television (21)
Rabbits
2002Director
Rabbits
2002Writer
DumbLand
2001Animation
DumbLand
2001Director
DumbLand
2001Director of Photography
DumbLand
2001Editor
DumbLand
2001Producer
DumbLand
2001Writer
Hotel Room
1993Director
Hotel Room
1993Executive Producer
Hotel Room
1993Sound Designer
On the Air
1992Director
On the Air
1992Executive Producer
On the Air
1992Writer
Twin Peaks
1990Additional Editor
Twin Peaks
1990Director
Twin Peaks
1990Executive Producer
Twin Peaks
1990Sound Designer
Twin Peaks
1990Story
Twin Peaks
1990Writer
American Chronicles
1990Producer
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