Person Details

Birthday: 1944-02-22 07:25:29

Death: 2017-04-26 07:25:29

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 117

TV Involvements: 12


Most Famous Work

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 later directed the acclaimed films Philadelphia (1993) and Rachel Getting Married (2008). On April 26, 2017, Demme died at the age of 73 in Manhattan due to complications from esophageal cancer and heart disease. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Demme, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Columbo
Average
8

Columbo

(1971) Director
The Killing
Average
8

The Killing

(2011) Director
Philadelphia
Average
8

Philadelphia

(1993) Producer
That Thing You Do!
Average
7

That Thing You Do!

(1996) Producer
POV
Average
7

POV

(1988) Director
The Manchurian Candidate
Average
6

The Manchurian Candidate

(2004) Producer
Enlightened
Average
7

Enlightened

(2011) Director
Married to the Mob
Average
6

Married to the Mob

(1988) Director

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 Jonathan Demme (image d'archive)
Self (archive footage)
2016 Self
2015 Narrator (voice)
2012 Self
2011 Self - Filmmaker
2010 Self
Self
2009 Self
2007 Himself
2005 Self
2004 Self
2001 Self
1999 Self
self
1997 Commercial Director
Self
1996 Major Motion Picture Director
1994 Narrator
1992 Himself
1991 Self
1988 Man in Elevator
1987 N/A
1985 Federal Agent
1979 Man on Train (uncredited)
1978 Self
1977 Matt Winters
as himself
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2018 Director
2017 Director
Director
2016 Director
Director
Director
2015 Director
Director
Director
2013 Director
Director
2012 Director
2011 Director
Director
Director
Director
2010 Director
2009 Director
2008 Director
2007 Director
2006 Director
2004 Director
Director
2002 Director
2001 Director
1998 Director
Director
1997 Director
1995 Director
1993 Director
1992 Director
1991 Director
1990 Director
1988 Director
Director
Director
1987 Director
Director
1986 Director
Director
1985 Director
1984 Director
Director
1982 Director
Director
1980 Director
1979 Director
1977 Director
1976 Director
1975 Director
1974 Director
1972 Second Unit Director
1971 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2015 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
2014 Producer
2013 Producer
2012 Producer
2011 Producer
2010 Producer
2009 Producer
Executive Producer
2008 Producer
2007 Producer
2006 Producer
2004 Producer
Producer
2003 Producer
2002 Producer
Producer
2001 Executive Producer
2000 Executive Producer
1998 Producer
Executive Producer
1997 Executive Producer
1996 Producer
Producer
1995 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
1994 Producer
1993 Producer
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
1991 Producer
1990 Producer
1988 Producer
1986 Producer
1972 Producer
1971 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
2012 Presenter
2011 Cinematography
2004 Cinematography
1997 Presenter
1973 Second Unit
Year Role Movie/Tv

Camera

Year Role Movie/Tv
2010 Director of Photography
Year Role Movie/Tv

Sound

Year Role Movie/Tv
2009 Music
1984 Sound Supervisor
1970 Music Coordinator
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing


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