Director
Jonathan Demme
February 22, 1944 · Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA
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.
Notable work
8.3The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Director
7.7Philadelphia (1993)
Director
6.5The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
Director
6.9That Thing You Do! (1996)
as Major Motion Picture Director
7.8The Killing (2011)
Director
8Oz (1997)
as Commercial Director
8.1Columbo (1971)
Director
5.8Ricki and the Flash (2015)
Director
6.3Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Director
6.6Something Wild (1986)
Director
8.3Stop Making Sense (1984)
Writer and Director
6.5Into the Night (1985)
as Federal Agent
Often works with
Charles Napier
4 titles together
The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Something Wild
Paul Lazar
4 titles together
The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, The Manchurian Candidate
Ted Levine
3 titles together
The Silence of the Lambs, The Manchurian Candidate, The Truth About Charlie
Tracey Walter
3 titles together
The Silence of the Lambs, Something Wild, Married to the Mob
Roger Corman
3 titles together
The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married
Obba Babatundé
3 titles together
Philadelphia, The Manchurian Candidate, That Thing You Do!
Full filmography · 57
The Power of Rock
Director
2017
Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
Director
2016
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids
Director
20167.4
Ricki and the Flash
Director
20155.8
Another Telepathic Thing
Director
2015
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
as Narrator (voice)
2015
What's Motivating Hayes
Director
2015
A Master Builder
Director
20145.8
Enzo Avitabile Music Life
Director
2013
Neil Young Journeys
Director
2012
I'm Carolyn Parker
Director
2011
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
Director
2010