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Jonathan Demme

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Birthdate

1944-02-22

Day of Death

2017-04-26

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Demme, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (29)

⭐ 10.0 Role: Self

The Many Miracles of Household Saints

2024
⭐ 7.5 Role: Self

Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin

2021
⭐ 4.5 Role: Self (archive footage)

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021
⭐ 6.8 Role: Self

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016
⭐ 5.0 Role: Narrator (voice)

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

2015
⭐ 6.9 Role: Self

Pablo

2012
⭐ 7.1 Role: Self - Filmmaker

Corman's World

2011
⭐ 7.1 Role: Self

Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

2010
⭐ 0 Role: Self

Sodankylä Forever

2010
⭐ 8.0 Role: Self

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

2009
⭐ 6.5 Role: Self

Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains

2007
⭐ 6.5 Role: Self

Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster

2005
⭐ 0 Role: Self

The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning

2005
⭐ 0 Role: Self

The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs

2005
⭐ 1.0 Role: Self

The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence

2005