Person file · Directing
Jonathan Demme
Born 1944-02-22Baldwin, 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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
The Many Miracles of Household SaintsSelfJodie Foster: Hollywood Under the SkinSelfHannibal Hopkins & Sir AnthonySelf (archive footage)Richard Linklater: Dream Is DestinySelfI Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!Narrator (voice)PabloSelfCorman's WorldSelf - FilmmakerInside Story - The Silence of the LambsSelfBurning Down the House: The Story of CBGBSelfJimmy Carter Man from PlainsSelfJonathan Demme & Jodie FosterSelfThe Silence of the Lambs: The BeginningSelfThe Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the LambsSelfThe Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the SilenceSelfPeople Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'SelfInside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'SelfHitchcock: Shadow of a GeniusSelfThat Thing You Do!Major Motion Picture DirectorBlood BrothersRoleOne Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison RoomNarratorCousin BobbySelfThe Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'SelfMarried to the MobMan Getting off Elevator (uncredited)Midnight Sun Film FestivalRole