Directing
Jonathan Demme
Born 22 February 1944 in Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA · Died 26 April 2017
141 credits
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.
Known for
Directing 53
- 2018Seven SecondsSeriesDirector
- 2017Shots FiredSeriesDirector
- 2017The Power of RockFilmDirector
- 2016Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee KidsFilmDirector
- 2016The New Yorker PresentsSeriesDirector
- 2016Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing RockFilmDirector
- 2015Ricki and the FlashFilmDirector
- 2015Another Telepathic ThingFilmDirector
- 2015What's Motivating HayesFilmDirector
- 2014A Master BuilderFilmDirector
- 2013Enzo Avitabile Music LifeFilmDirector
- 2012Neil Young JourneysFilmDirector
- 2011The KillingSeriesDirector
- 2011EnlightenedSeriesDirector
- 2011A Gifted ManSeriesDirector
- 2011I'm Carolyn ParkerFilmDirector
- 2010Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy CrossFilmDirector
- 2009Neil Young Trunk ShowFilmDirector
- 2008Rachel Getting MarriedFilmDirector
- 2007Jimmy Carter Man from PlainsFilmDirector
- 2006Neil Young: Heart of GoldFilmDirector
- 2004The Manchurian CandidateFilmDirector
- 2004The AgronomistFilmDirector
- 2002The Truth About CharlieFilmDirector
- 2001Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000FilmDirector
- 1998BelovedFilmDirector
- 1998Storefront HitchcockFilmDirector
- 1997Subway StoriesFilmDirector
- 1995Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex SessionsFilmDirector
- 1993PhiladelphiaFilmDirector
- 1992Cousin BobbyFilmDirector
- 1991The Silence of the LambsFilmDirector
- 1990Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole PorterFilmDirector
- 1988Married to the MobFilmDirector
- 1988POVSeriesDirector
- 1988Haiti: Dreams of DemocracyFilmDirector
- 1987Swimming to CambodiaFilmDirector
- 1987Trying TimesSeriesDirector
- 1986Something WildFilmDirector
- 1986Trisha Brown's Accumulation with Talking Plus WatermotorFilmDirector
- 1985The Perfect KissFilmDirector
- 1984Stop Making SenseFilmDirector
- 1984Swing ShiftFilmDirector
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesDirector
- 1982Who Am I This Time?FilmDirector
- 1980Melvin and HowardFilmDirector
- 1979Last EmbraceFilmDirector
- 1977Citizens BandFilmDirector
- 1976Fighting MadFilmDirector
- 1975Crazy MamaFilmDirector
- 1974Caged HeatFilmDirector
- 1972The Hot BoxFilmSecond Unit Director
- 1971ColumboSeriesDirector
Acting 30
- 2024The Many Miracles of Household SaintsFilmSelf
- 2021Hannibal Hopkins & Sir AnthonyFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the SkinFilmSelf
- 2016Richard Linklater: Dream Is DestinyFilmSelf
- 2015I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!FilmNarrator (voice)
- 2012PabloFilmSelf
- 2011Corman's WorldFilmSelf - Filmmaker
- 2010Inside Story - The Silence of the LambsFilmSelf
- 2009Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGBFilmSelf
- 2007Jimmy Carter Man from PlainsFilmSelf
- 2005Jonathan Demme & Jodie FosterFilmSelf
- 2005The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the SilenceFilmSelf
- 2005The Silence of the Lambs: The BeginningFilmSelf
- 2005The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the LambsFilmSelf
- 2004People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'FilmSelf
- 2001Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'FilmSelf
- 1999Hitchcock: Shadow of a GeniusFilmSelf
- 1997OzSeriesCommercial Director
- 1997Scene by SceneSeriesSelf
- 1996That Thing You Do!FilmMajor Motion Picture Director
- 1995Blood BrothersFilm
- 1994One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison RoomFilmNarrator
- 1992Cousin BobbyFilmSelf
- 1991The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'FilmSelf
- 1988Married to the MobFilmMan Getting off Elevator (uncredited)
- 1987Midnight Sun Film FestivalFilm
- 1985Into the NightFilmFederal Agent
- 1979Last EmbraceFilmMan on Train (uncredited)
- 1978Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild AngelFilmSelf
- 1977The Incredible Melting ManFilmMatt Winters
Writing 9
- 2007Jimmy Carter Man from PlainsFilmWriter
- 2002The Truth About CharlieFilmScreenplay
- 1988Haiti: Dreams of DemocracyFilmWriter
- 1984Stop Making SenseFilmWriter
- 1976Fighting MadFilmWriter
- 1974Caged HeatFilmWriter
- 1973Black Mama, White MamaFilmStory
- 1972The Hot BoxFilmScreenplay
- 1971Angels Hard as They ComeFilmScreenplay
Music 3
Camera 1
Production 37
- 2015The CenterFilmExecutive Producer
- 2015Deep TimeFilmExecutive Producer
- 2014Song OneFilmProducer
- 2013Enzo Avitabile Music LifeFilmProducer
- 2012Neil Young JourneysFilmProducer
- 2011I'm Carolyn ParkerFilmProducer
- 2010Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy CrossFilmProducer
- 2009Neil Young Trunk ShowFilmProducer
- 2009Crude IndependenceFilmExecutive Producer
- 2008Rachel Getting MarriedFilmProducer
- 2007Jimmy Carter Man from PlainsFilmProducer
- 2006Neil Young: Heart of GoldFilmProducer
- 2004The Manchurian CandidateFilmProducer
- 2004The AgronomistFilmProducer
- 2004Beah: A Black Woman SpeaksFilmProducer
- 2002Adaptation.FilmProducer
- 2002The Truth About CharlieFilmProducer
- 2001Maangamizi: The Ancient OneFilmExecutive Producer
- 2000The OpportunistsFilmExecutive Producer
- 1998BelovedFilmProducer
- 1998ShadrachFilmExecutive Producer
- 1997Ulee's GoldFilmProducer
- 1997Subway StoriesFilmExecutive Producer
- 1996That Thing You Do!FilmProducer
- 1996MandelaFilmProducer
- 1995Devil in a Blue DressFilmExecutive Producer
- 1995Roy Cohn/Jack SmithFilmExecutive Producer
- 1994One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison RoomFilmProducer
- 1993PhiladelphiaFilmProducer
- 1993Amos & AndrewFilmExecutive Producer
- 1993Household SaintsFilmExecutive Producer
- 1991Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No RulesFilmProducer
- 1990Miami BluesFilmProducer
- 1988Haiti: Dreams of DemocracyFilmProducer
- 1986Something WildFilmProducer
- 1972The Hot BoxFilmProducer
- 1971Angels Hard as They ComeFilmProducer
Crew 8
Filmography from TMDB.