Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

1944-02-22 – 2017-04-26 (age 73) Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA
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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!

1996

as Major Motion Picture Director

Into the Night
Into the Night

1985

as Federal Agent

Married to the Mob
Married to the Mob

1988

as Man Getting off Elevator (uncredited)

Corman's World
Corman's World

2011

as Self - Filmmaker

Blood Brothers
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Last Embrace
Last Embrace

1979

as Man on Train (uncredited)

Pablo
Pablo

2012

as Self

Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
The Incredible Melting Man
The Incredible Melting Man

1977

as Matt Winters

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius