Jonathan Demme

Jonathan Demme

🎂 22nd February 1944 (82 yrs) 📍 Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

Known For

That Thing You Do!

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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Jonathan Demme

Movies Featuring Jonathan Demme

The Many Miracles of Household Saints

The Many Miracles of Household Saints (2024)

as Self
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin

Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin (2021)

as Self
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021)

as Self (archive footage)
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016)

as Self
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!! (2015)

as Narrator (voice)
Pablo

Pablo (2012)

as Self
Corman's World

Corman's World (2011)

as Self - Filmmaker
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs (2010)

as Self
Sodankylä Forever

Sodankylä Forever (2010)

as Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB (2009)

as Self
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains

Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains (2007)

as Self
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster

Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster (2005)

as Self
The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning

The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning (2005)

as Self
The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs (2005)

as Self
The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence

The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence (2005)

as Self
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia' (2004)

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

Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2001)

as Self
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius (1999)

as Self
That Thing You Do!

That Thing You Do! (1996)

as Major Motion Picture Director
Blood Brothers

Blood Brothers (1995)

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 Room (1994)

as Narrator
Cousin Bobby

Cousin Bobby (1992)

as Self
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs' (1991)

as Self
Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob (1988)

as Man Getting off Elevator (uncredited)
No Image

Midnight Sun Film Festival (1987)

Into the Night

Into the Night (1985)

as Federal Agent
Last Embrace

Last Embrace (1979)

as Man on Train (uncredited)
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel (1978)

as Self
The Incredible Melting Man

The Incredible Melting Man (1977)

as Matt Winters