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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-02-22 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

Jonathan Demme

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

Acting

2024

2021

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony as Self (archive footage)

2016

2015

2012

Pablo as Self

2011

Corman's World as Self - Filmmaker

2010

2009

2007

2005

2004

2001

1999

1997

Oz as Commercial Director

1996

That Thing You Do! as Major Motion Picture Director

1994

1992

Cousin Bobby as Self

1991

1988

Married to the Mob as Man in Elevator

1987

1985

Into the Night as Federal Agent

1979

Last Embrace as Man on Train (uncredited)

1978

1977

Directing

2018

Seven Seconds as Director

2017

The Power of Rock as Director
Shots Fired as Director

2014

A Master Builder as Director

2012

2011

I'm Carolyn Parker as Director
The Killing as Director
Enlightened as Director
A Gifted Man as Director

2009

2008

2004

The Agronomist as Director

2002

1998

Beloved as Director

1997

Subway Stories as Director

1993

Philadelphia as Director

1992

Cousin Bobby as Director

1991

1988

Married to the Mob as Director
POV as Director

1987

Trying Times as Director

1984

Stop Making Sense as Director
Swing Shift as Director

1982

American Playhouse as Director

1980

Melvin and Howard as Director

1979

Last Embrace as Director

1977

Citizens Band as Director

1976

Fighting Mad as Director

1975

Crazy Mama as Director

1974

Caged Heat as Director

1972

The Hot Box as Second Unit Director

1971

Columbo as Director

Production

2015

Deep Time as Executive Producer
The Center as Executive Producer

2014

Song One as Producer

2012

2011

I'm Carolyn Parker as Producer

2009

Crude Independence as Executive Producer

2008

2002

Adaptation. as Producer

2001

Maangamizi: The Ancient One as Executive Producer

2000

The Opportunists as Executive Producer

1998

Beloved as Producer
Shadrach as Executive Producer

1997

Subway Stories as Executive Producer

1996

That Thing You Do! as Producer
Mandela as Producer

1995

Roy Cohn/Jack Smith as Executive Producer
Devil in a Blue Dress as Executive Producer

1993

Philadelphia as Producer
Amos & Andrew as Executive Producer
Household Saints as Executive Producer

1990

Miami Blues as Producer

1986

Something Wild as Producer

1972

The Hot Box as Producer

1971

Crew

2018

Vox Lux as In Memory Of
Suspiria as In Memory Of

2017

Phantom Thread as In Memory Of

2012

Gimme the Loot as Presenter

2011

I'm Carolyn Parker as Cinematography

2004

The Agronomist as Cinematography

1997

Ulee's Gold as Presenter

1973

Fly Me as Second Unit

Writing

2002

1984

1976

Fighting Mad as Writer

1974

Caged Heat as Writer

1972

The Hot Box as Screenplay

1971

Sound

1984

Stop Making Sense as Sound Supervisor

1970

Eyewitness as Music Coordinator

Camera

2010

Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross as Director of Photography