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.
Known For
Oz
1997
That Thing You Do!
1996
Married to the Mob
1988
Scene by Scene
1997
Into the Night
1985
Last Embrace
1979
Cousin Bobby
1992
The Incredible Melting Man
1977
Corman's World
2011
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
Blood Brothers
1995
0The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning
2005
Filmography
Oz
as Commercial Director · 1997
That Thing You Do!
as Major Motion Picture Director · 1996
Married to the Mob
as Man Getting off Elevator (uncredited) · 1988
Scene by Scene
as Self · 1997
Into the Night
as Federal Agent · 1985
Last Embrace
as Man on Train (uncredited) · 1979
Cousin Bobby
as Self · 1992
The Incredible Melting Man
as Matt Winters · 1977
Corman's World
as Self - Filmmaker · 2011
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
Blood Brothers
· 1995
The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning
as Self · 2005
The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs
as Self · 2005
Pablo
as Self · 2012
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
as Self · 2001
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
as Self · 1978
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
as Self · 2016
The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence
as Self · 2005
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
as Self · 2009
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
as Narrator (voice) · 2015
The Many Miracles of Household Saints
as Self · 2024
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
as Self · 1999
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin
as Self · 2021
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
as Self · 1991
Jimmy Carter Man from Plains
as Self · 2007
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
as Self · 2010
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
as Self · 2004
Midnight Sun Film Festival
· 1987
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
as Self · 2005
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
as Narrator · 1994