Jonathan Demme

Directing

February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017 (aged 73)

Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

The Many Miracles of Household Saints

The Many Miracles of Household Saints2024 · Self

Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin

Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin2021 · Self

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony2021 · Self (archive footage)

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny2016 · Self

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!2015 · Narrator (voice)

Pablo

Pablo2012 · Self

Corman's World

Corman's World2011 · Self - Filmmaker

Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs2010 · Self

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB2009 · Self

Jimmy Carter Man from Plains

Jimmy Carter Man from Plains2007 · Self

Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster

Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster2005 · Self

The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning

The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning2005 · Self

The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs2005 · Self

The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence

The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence2005 · Self

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'2004 · Self

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

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'2001 · Self

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius1999 · Self

Oz1997 · Commercial Director

Scene by Scene

Scene by Scene1997 · Self

That Thing You Do!

That Thing You Do!1996 · Major Motion Picture Director

Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers1995

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

One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room1994 · Narrator

Cousin Bobby

Cousin Bobby1992 · Self

The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'1991 · Self

The Unit

The Unit1988 · Man Getting off Elevator (uncredited)

Midnight Sun Film Festival

Midnight Sun Film Festival1987

Into the Night

Into the Night1985 · Federal Agent

Coronation Street - 50 Years, 50 Moments

Coronation Street - 50 Years, 50 Moments1979 · Man on Train (uncredited)

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel1978 · Self

So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance1977 · Matt Winters