Directed credits
40
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Jonathan Demme
Directing
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Directed movies: 30Directed series: 10All crew credits: 79
TMDB ID: 16294
IMDb ID: nm0001129
Known for: Directing
Born: February 22, 1944
Died: April 26, 2017
Age: 73
Place of birth: Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1970 - 2024
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 6.47
Wikidata: Q48987
Also known as
조나단 드미 • Robert Jonathan Demme
Frequent jobs
Director (39)Director of Photography (1)Producer (17)Executive Producer (9)In Memory Of (3)Presenter (2)Screenplay (2)Writer (2)Cinematography (1)Music Coordinator (1)
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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Directed Movies
Movies directed by Jonathan Demme.
The Power of Rock
Director
2017 Movie
Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
Director
2016 Movie
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids
Director
2016 Movie
Ricki and the Flash
Director
2015 Movie
Another Telepathic Thing
Director
2015 Movie
What's Motivating Hayes
Director
2015 Movie
A Master Builder
Director
2014 Movie
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
Director of Photography
2010 Movie
Rachel Getting Married
Director
2008 Movie
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Director
2006 Movie
The Manchurian Candidate
Director
2004 Movie
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Director
2001 Movie
Storefront Hitchcock
Director
1998 Movie
Subway Stories
Director
1997 Movie
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions
Director
1995 Movie
Philadelphia
Director
1993 Movie
Cousin Bobby
Director
1992 Movie
The Silence of the Lambs
Director
1991 Movie
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
Director
1990 Movie
Married to the Mob
Director
1988 Movie
Swimming to Cambodia
Director
1987 Movie
Trisha Brown's Accumulation with Talking Plus Watermotor
Director
1986 Movie
The Perfect Kiss
Director
1985 Movie
Swing Shift
Director
1984 Movie
Directed Series
Series directed by Jonathan Demme.
Seven Seconds
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
Shots Fired
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
The New Yorker Presents
Director • 11 eps
2016 Series
Enlightened
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
A Gifted Man
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
The Killing
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
POV
Director • 1 eps
1988 Series
American Playhouse
Director • 1 eps
1982 Series
Saturday Night Live
Director • 3 eps
1975 Series
Columbo
Director • 1 eps
1971 Series
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Jonathan Demme.
Stop Making Sense
Writer
1984 Movie
The Silence of the Lambs
Director
1991 Movie
Philadelphia
Director
1993 Movie
Adaptation.
Producer
2002 Movie
Phantom Thread
In Memory Of
2017 Movie
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker
2011 Movie
Suspiria
In Memory Of
2018 Movie
That Thing You Do!
Producer
1996 Movie
Something Wild
Producer
1986 Movie
Devil in a Blue Dress
Executive Producer
1995 Movie
Into the Night
as Federal Agent
1985 Movie
Melvin and Howard
Director
1980 Movie
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Jonathan Demme.
Columbo
Director • 1 eps
1971 Series
Oz
as Commercial Director • 1 eps
1997 Series
The Killing
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
Seven Seconds
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
Enlightened
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
Saturday Night Live
Director • 3 eps
1975 Series
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Jonathan Demme.
The Manchurian Candidate
Director
2004 Movie
Adaptation.
Producer
2002 Movie
The Silence of the Lambs
Director
1991 Movie
Suspiria
In Memory Of
2018 Movie
Phantom Thread
In Memory Of
2017 Movie
Stop Making Sense
Writer
1984 Movie
Rachel Getting Married
Director
2008 Movie
That Thing You Do!
Producer
1996 Movie
Philadelphia
Director
1993 Movie
Fighting Mad
Director
1976 Movie
Married to the Mob
Director
1988 Movie
Fly Me
Second Unit
1973 Movie
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jonathan Demme.
Saturday Night Live
Director • 3 eps
1975 Series
Columbo
Director • 1 eps
1971 Series
American Playhouse
Director • 1 eps
1982 Series
Oz
as Commercial Director • 1 eps
1997 Series
POV
Director • 1 eps
1988 Series
The Killing
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
Seven Seconds
Director • 1 eps
2018 Series
Enlightened
Director • 2 eps
2011 Series
Scene by Scene
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
Shots Fired
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
A Gifted Man
Director • 1 eps
2011 Series
The New Yorker Presents
Director • 11 eps
2016 Series
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Jonathan Demme.
Suspiria
In Memory Of
2018 Movie
Vox Lux
In Memory Of
2018 Movie
Phantom Thread
In Memory Of
2017 Movie
Deep Time
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
The Center
Executive Producer
2015 Movie
Song One
Producer
2014 Movie
Enzo Avitabile Music Life
Producer
2013 Movie
Gimme the Loot
Presenter
2012 Movie
Neil Young Journeys
Producer
2012 Movie
I'm Carolyn Parker
Cinematography
2011 Movie
Neil Young Trunk Show
Producer
2009 Movie
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
Producer
2007 Movie
The Agronomist
Producer
2004 Movie
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Producer
2004 Movie
Adaptation.
Producer
2002 Movie
The Truth About Charlie
Screenplay
2002 Movie
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jonathan Demme.
The Many Miracles of Household Saints
as Self
2024 Movie
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin
as Self
2021 Movie
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Movie
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
as Self
2016 Movie
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
as Narrator (voice)
2015 Movie
Pablo
as Self
2012 Movie
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker
2011 Movie
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
as Self
2010 Movie
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
as Self
2009 Movie
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
as Self
2007 Movie
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
as Self
2005 Movie
The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence
as Self
2005 Movie
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jonathan Demme.
Oz
as Commercial Director • 1 eps
1997 Series
Scene by Scene
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series