Personal Information

Known ForDirecting

GenderMale

Born / DiedFeb 22, 1944 (Died at 73)

Zodiac Sign♓Pisces

Place of BirthBaldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

Career Span1970 – 2017

Known Credits102 Titles

Official Links

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DirectingPopularity Score 1.6

Jonathan Demme

Also known as:조나단 드미Robert Jonathan Demme

Total Works

102

90 movies • 12 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from Jonathan Demme's career

8.3

The Silence of the Lambs

1991•movie

Role: Director

7.7

Philadelphia

1993•movie

Role: Director

7.3

Phantom Thread

2017•movie

Role: In Memory Of

7.3

Adaptation.

2002•movie

Role: Producer

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 102 titles featuring Jonathan Demme

8.3

The Silence of the Lambs

1991•movie

Role: Director

7.7

Philadelphia

1993•movie

Role: Director

7.3

Phantom Thread

2017•movie

Role: In Memory Of

7.3

Adaptation.

2002•movie

Role: Producer

6.9

Suspiria

2018•movie

Role: In Memory Of

6.5

The Manchurian Candidate

2004•movie

Role: Director

6.9

That Thing You Do!

1996•movie

as Major Motion Picture Director

7.8

The Killing

2011•series

Role: Director

8.0

1 eps

1997•series

as Commercial Director

8.1

Columbo

1971•series

Role: Director

5.8

Ricki and the Flash

2015•movie

Role: Director

6.3

Rachel Getting Married

2008•movie

Role: Director

5.7

Vox Lux

2018•movie

Role: In Memory Of

6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975•series

Role: Director

6.5

Devil in a Blue Dress

1995•movie

Role: Executive Producer

6.6

Something Wild

1986•movie

Role: Director

8.4

Stop Making Sense

1984•movie

Role: Director

6.0

Married to the Mob

1988•movie

as Man Getting off Elevator (uncredited)

6.5

Into the Night

1985•movie

as Federal Agent

5.7

Song One

2014•movie

Role: Producer

6.0

Miami Blues

1990•movie

Role: Producer

4.9

The Truth About Charlie

2002•movie

Role: Director

5.5

Amos & Andrew

1993•movie

Role: Executive Producer

7.3

Seven Seconds

2018•series

Role: Director

5.8

Beloved

1998•movie

Role: Producer

7.0

Enlightened

2011•series

Role: Director

5.4

Black Mama, White Mama

1973•movie

Role: Story

4.6

The Incredible Melting Man

1977•movie

as Matt Winters

5.1

Caged Heat

1974•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Corman's World

2011•movie

as Self - Filmmaker

5.5

Last Embrace

1979•movie

as Man on Train (uncredited)

5.6

Swing Shift

1984•movie

Role: Director

6.4

Ulee's Gold

1997•movie

Role: Presenter

6.5

Melvin and Howard

1980•movie

Role: Director

7.4

Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids

2016•movie

Role: Director

7.5

Neil Young: Heart of Gold

2006•movie

Role: Director

6.4

A Gifted Man

2011•series

Role: Director

6.2

Gimme the Loot

2012•movie

Role: Presenter

5.6

Shots Fired

2017•series

Role: Director

7.0

Swimming to Cambodia

1987•movie

Role: Director

4.7

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021•movie

as Self (archive footage)

5.8

A Master Builder

2014•movie

Role: Director

5.6

Crazy Mama

1975•movie

Role: Director

6.8

Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

2016•movie

as Self

7.4

Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin

2021•movie

as Self

5.7

The Opportunists

2000•movie

Role: Executive Producer

6.0

Shadrach

1998•movie

Role: Executive Producer

5.0

Citizens Band

1977•movie

Role: Director

6.2

The Agronomist

2004•movie

Role: Producer

6.4

Eyewitness

1970•movie

Role: Music Coordinator

5.6

Subway Stories

1997•movie

Role: Director

7.5

Who Am I This Time?

1982•movie

Role: Director

6.6

Household Saints

1993•movie

Role: Executive Producer

4.7

The Hot Box

1972•movie

Role: Screenplay

7.3

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

2001•movie

as Self

6.1

The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'

1991•movie

as Self

4.6

Angels Hard as They Come

1971•movie

Role: Screenplay

4.6

Fighting Mad

1976•movie

Role: Director

7.1

Neil Young Journeys

2012•movie

Role: Producer

6.3

Mandela

1996•movie

Role: Producer

6.9

POV

1988•series

Role: Director

6.5

Jimmy Carter Man from Plains

2007•movie

as Self

4.1

Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules

1991•movie

Role: Producer

7.2

Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs

2010•movie

as Self

4.9

Fly Me

1973•movie

Role: Second Unit

9.5

The Center

2015•movie

Role: Executive Producer

6.6

American Playhouse

1982•series

Role: Director

6.9

Pablo

2012•movie

as Self

7.7

Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel

1978•movie

as Self

8.5

Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius

1999•movie

as Self

6.7

Cousin Bobby

1992•movie

as Self

6.2

Neil Young Trunk Show

2009•movie

Role: Producer

6.5

Maangamizi: The Ancient One

2001•movie

Role: Executive Producer

6.2

Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

2001•movie

Role: Director

6.8

The New Yorker Presents

2016•series

Role: Director

4.8

People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'

2004•movie

as Self

6.6

Storefront Hitchcock

1998•movie

Role: Director

8.4

Blood Brothers

1995•movie

6.0

Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions

1995•movie

Role: Director

5.0

I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!

2015•movie

as Narrator (voice)

3.7

One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room

1994•movie

as Narrator

6.0

1 eps

Scene by Scene

1997•series

as Self

8.5

The Many Miracles of Household Saints

2024•movie

as Self

6.5

Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster

2005•movie

as Self

8.0

Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB

2009•movie

as Self

1.0

The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence

2005•movie

as Self

6.0

I'm Carolyn Parker

2011•movie

Role: Cinematography

10.0

Enzo Avitabile Music Life

2013•movie

Role: Producer

10.0

Roy Cohn/Jack Smith

1995•movie

Role: Executive Producer

7.0

Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross

2010•movie

Role: Director of Photography

2.0

The Power of Rock

2017•movie

Role: Director

The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning

2005•movie

as Self

The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs

2005•movie

as Self

Haiti: Dreams of Democracy

1988•movie

Role: Producer

Deep Time

2015•movie

Role: Executive Producer

Another Telepathic Thing

2015•movie

Role: Director

Beah: A Black Woman Speaks

2004•movie

Role: Producer

Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock

2016•movie

Role: Director

What's Motivating Hayes

2015•movie

Role: Director

Trisha Brown's Accumulation with Talking Plus Watermotor

1986•movie

Role: Director

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

1990•movie

Role: Director

The Perfect Kiss

1985•movie

Role: Director