Jonathan Demme
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 …
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Filmography
Acting (31)
Movies (29)
The Many Miracles of Household Saints
2024as Self
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin
2021as Self
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021as Self (archive footage)
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016as Self
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015as Narrator (voice)
Pablo
2012as Self
Corman's World
2011as Self - Filmmaker
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
2010as Self
Sodankylä Forever
2010as Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009as Self
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
2007as Self
Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence
2005as Self
Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning
2005as Self
Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs
2005as Self
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
2005as Self
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
2004as Self
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2001as Self
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999as Self
That Thing You Do!
1996as Major Motion Picture Director
Blood Brothers
1995
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
1994as Narrator
Cousin Bobby
1992as Self
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
1991as Self
Married to the Mob
1988as Man Getting off Elevator (uncredited)
Midnight Sun Film Festival
1987
Into the Night
1985as Federal Agent
Last Embrace
1979as Man on Train (uncredited)
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978as Self
The Incredible Melting Man
1977as Matt Winters
Crew (112)
Movies (100)
Vox Lux
2018In Memory Of
Suspiria
2018In Memory Of
Phantom Thread
2017In Memory Of
The Power of Rock
2017Director
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids
2016Director
Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
2016Director
Ricki and the Flash
2015Director
The Center
2015Executive Producer
What's Motivating Hayes
2015Director
Deep Time
2015Executive Producer
Another Telepathic Thing
2015Director
Song One
2014Producer
A Master Builder
2014Director
Enzo Avitabile Music Life
2013Director
Enzo Avitabile Music Life
2013Producer
Gimme the Loot
2012Presenter
Neil Young Journeys
2012Director
Neil Young Journeys
2012Producer
I'm Carolyn Parker
2011Cinematography
I'm Carolyn Parker
2011Director
I'm Carolyn Parker
2011Producer
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
2010Director
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
2010Director of Photography
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
2010Producer
Crude Independence
2009Executive Producer
Neil Young Trunk Show
2009Director
Neil Young Trunk Show
2009Music
Neil Young Trunk Show
2009Producer
Rachel Getting Married
2008Director
Rachel Getting Married
2008Producer
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
2007Director
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
2007Producer
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
2007Writer
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
2006Director
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
2006Producer
The Manchurian Candidate
2004Director
The Manchurian Candidate
2004Producer
The Agronomist
2004Cinematography
The Agronomist
2004Director
The Agronomist
2004Producer
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
2004Producer
Adaptation.
2002Producer
The Truth About Charlie
2002Director
The Truth About Charlie
2002Producer
The Truth About Charlie
2002Screenplay
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
2001Director
Maangamizi: The Ancient One
2001Executive Producer
The Opportunists
2000Executive Producer
Beloved
1998Director
Beloved
1998Producer
Shadrach
1998Executive Producer
Storefront Hitchcock
1998Director
Subway Stories
1997Director
Subway Stories
1997Executive Producer
Ulee's Gold
1997Presenter
Ulee's Gold
1997Producer
That Thing You Do!
1996Producer
Mandela
1996Producer
Roy Cohn/Jack Smith
1995Executive Producer
Devil in a Blue Dress
1995Executive Producer
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions
1995Director
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
1994Producer
Philadelphia
1993Director
Philadelphia
1993Producer
Amos & Andrew
1993Executive Producer
Household Saints
1993Executive Producer
Cousin Bobby
1992Director
The Silence of the Lambs
1991Director
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
1991Producer
Miami Blues
1990Producer
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
1990Director
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
1988Director
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
1988Producer
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
1988Writer
Married to the Mob
1988Director
Swimming to Cambodia
1987Director
Something Wild
1986Director
Something Wild
1986Producer
Trisha Brown's Accumulation with Talking Plus Watermotor
1986Director
Stop Making Sense
1984Director
Stop Making Sense
1984Sound Supervisor
Stop Making Sense
1984Writer
Swing Shift
1984Director
Who Am I This Time?
1982Director
Melvin and Howard
1980Director
Last Embrace
1979Director
Citizens Band
1977Director
Fighting Mad
1976Director
Fighting Mad
1976Writer
Crazy Mama
1975Director
Caged Heat
1974Director
Caged Heat
1974Writer
Fly Me
1973Second Unit
Black Mama, White Mama
1973Story
The Hot Box
1972Producer
The Hot Box
1972Screenplay
The Hot Box
1972Second Unit Director
Angels Hard as They Come
1971Producer
Angels Hard as They Come
1971Screenplay
Eyewitness
1970Music Coordinator
Television (12)
Seven Seconds
2018Director
Shots Fired
2017Director
The New Yorker Presents
2016Director
The Killing
2011Director
Enlightened
2011Director
A Gifted Man
2011Director
POV
1988Director
Trying Times
1987Director
American Playhouse
1982Director
Saturday Night Live
1975Director
Saturday Night Live
1975Writer
Columbo
1971Director
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