Director

David Lynch

January 20, 1946 · Missoula, Montana, USA

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 could fault the conclusion that David Lynch is the most important filmmaker of the current era." Lynch studied painting before he began making short films in the late 1960s. His first feature-length film was the independent surrealist film Eraserhead (1977), which saw success as a midnight movie.

Notable work

7.8
Mulholland Drive (2001)
Director and Writer
7.4
Family Guy (1999)
as Gus (voice) and as David Lynch (voice)
8
The Elephant Man (1980)
as Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited) and Director
7.6
Blue Velvet (1986)
Director and Writer
6.2
Dune (1984)
as Spice Miner (uncredited) and Director
7.5
Lost Highway (1997)
Director and Writer
7.6
The Fabelmans (2022)
as John Ford
7.3
Eraserhead (1977)
Director
8.3
Twin Peaks (1990)
as Gordon Cole and Writer and Director
7.4
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
as Gordon Cole and Director and Writer
7
Wild at Heart (1990)
Director
7.7
The Straight Story (1999)
Director

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