Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

Directing

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

February 22, 1944

died

April 26, 2017

place of birth

Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

also known as

조나단 드미 · Robert Jonathan Demme

total credits

27 movies

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 of all time.

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Known For

That Thing You Do!

That Thing You Do!

as Major Motion Picture Director

Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob

as Man Getting off Elevator (uncredited)

Into the Night

Into the Night

as Federal Agent

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

as Self (archive footage)

Corman's World

Corman's World

as Self - Filmmaker

Last Embrace

Last Embrace

as Man on Train (uncredited)

Filmography

27 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

That Thing You Do!
6.9

That Thing You Do!

1996as Major Motion Picture Director
Married to the Mob
6.0

Married to the Mob

1988as Man Getting off Elevator (uncredited)
Into the Night
6.5

Into the Night

1985as Federal Agent
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
4.5

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021as Self (archive footage)
Corman's World
7.1

Corman's World

2011as Self - Filmmaker
Last Embrace
5.4

Last Embrace

1979as Man on Train (uncredited)
Pablo
6.9

Pablo

2012as Self
The Incredible Melting Man
4.6

The Incredible Melting Man

1977as Matt Winters
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
6.8

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016as Self
The Many Miracles of Household Saints
10.0

The Many Miracles of Household Saints

2024as Self
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
7.3

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

2001as Self
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin
7.5

Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin

2021as Self
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
4.8

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'

2004as Self
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
5.0

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

2015as Narrator (voice)
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
8.5

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

1999as Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
8.0

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

2009as Self
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
7.7

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

1978as Self
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
6.5

Jimmy Carter Man from Plains

2007as Self
The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs

2005as Self
Cousin Bobby
6.7

Cousin Bobby

1992as Self
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
6.0

The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

1991as Self
The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning

The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning

2005as Self
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
7.1

Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

2010as Self
The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence
1.0

The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence

2005as Self
Blood Brothers
8.4

Blood Brothers

1995
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
6.5

Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster

2005as Self
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
3.7

One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room

1994as Narrator