Actor
David Mamet
November 30, 1947 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
David Alan Mamet (/ˈmæmɪt/; born November 30, 1947) is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker.
He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross(1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of 1970s off-Broadway plays: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. His plays, Race and The Penitent, respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and premiered off-Broadway in 2017.
Notable work
8The Simpsons (1989)
as David Mamet (voice)
7.8The Untouchables (1987)
Writer
7.4Marty Supreme (2025)
as Director Glenn Nordmann
6.7Beau Is Afraid (2023)
as Rabbi
8.2The Shield (2002)
Director
6.3Heist (2001)
Director and Writer
6.2We're No Angels (1989)
Writer
6.2Spartan (2004)
Director
6.8House of Games (1987)
Director
6.8The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
Writer and Director
6.3State and Main (2000)
Director
6.4Redbelt (2008)
Director and Writer
Often works with
Rebecca Pidgeon
9 titles together
Heist, The Spanish Prisoner, State and Main
Joe Mantegna
6 titles together
The Simpsons, House of Games, Redbelt
Ricky Jay
6 titles together
Heist, House of Games, The Spanish Prisoner
William H. Macy
6 titles together
Spartan, House of Games, State and Main
Lionel Mark Smith
6 titles together
Spartan, The Spanish Prisoner, State and Main
Jack Wallace
5 titles together
House of Games, The Spanish Prisoner, Homicide
Full filmography · 39
Marty Supreme
as Director Glenn Nordmann
20257.4
Henry Johnson
Writer and Director
2025
The Penitent: A Rational Man
Writer
2023
Beau Is Afraid
as Rabbi
20236.7
Phil Spector
Director
20135.7
Glengarry Glen Ross
Writer
2011
Two Painters
Director and Writer
2010
Inside the Actor's Workshop
Writer and Director
2010
Our Valley
Director and Writer
2010
Redbelt
Director and Writer
20086.4
Edmond
Writer
20066
Spartan
Director
20046.2