Jonathan Demme

Directing·Feb 22, 1944·Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
The Many Miracles of Household Saints2024 · Self	Self
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin2021 · Self	Self
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony2021 · Self (archive footage)	Self (archive footage)
The Power of Rock2017 · Director	Director
Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock2016 · Director	Director
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids2016 · Director	Director
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny2016 · Self	Self
Ricki and the Flash2015 · Director	Director
Another Telepathic Thing2015 · Director	Director
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!2015 · Narrator (voice)	Narrator (voice)
What's Motivating Hayes2015 · Director	Director
A Master Builder2014 · Director	Director
Song One2014 · Producer	Producer
Enzo Avitabile Music Life2013 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Pablo2012 · Self	Self
Neil Young Journeys2012 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Corman's World2011 · Self - Filmmaker	Self - Filmmaker
I'm Carolyn Parker2011 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs2010 · Self	Self
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross2010 · Director of Photography, Producer, Director	Director of Photography, Producer, Director
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB2009 · Self	Self
Neil Young Trunk Show2009 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Rachel Getting Married2008 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains2007 · Self, Producer, Writer, Director	Self, Producer, Writer, Director
Neil Young: Heart of Gold2006 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster2005 · Self	Self
The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning2005 · Self	Self
The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs2005 · Self	Self
The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence2005 · Self	Self
The Manchurian Candidate2004 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'2004 · Self	Self
The Agronomist2004 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks2004 · Producer	Producer
Adaptation.2002 · Producer	Producer
The Truth About Charlie2002 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'2001 · Self	Self
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-20002001 · Director	Director
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius1999 · Self	Self
Storefront Hitchcock1998 · Director	Director
Beloved1998 · Producer, Director	Producer, Director
Subway Stories1997 · Director	Director
Ulee's Gold1997 · Producer	Producer
Mandela1996 · Producer	Producer
That Thing You Do!1996 · Major Motion Picture Director, Producer	Major Motion Picture Director, Producer
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions1995 · Director	Director
Blood Brothers1995 · Actor	Actor
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room1994 · Narrator, Producer	Narrator, Producer
Philadelphia1993 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer