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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Academy Awards
Best Director
Known For
Philadelphia
(1993)
Director
Beloved
(1998)
Director
Crazy Mama
(1975)
Director
Married to the Mob
(1988)
Director
The Manchurian Candidate
(2004)
Director
Rachel Getting Married
(2008)
Director
Stop Making Sense
(1984)
Director
Subway Stories
(1997)
Director
Something Wild
(1986)
Director
The Silence of the Lambs
(1991)
Director
Swing Shift
(1984)
Director
Ricki and the Flash
(2015)
Director
The Truth About Charlie
(2002)
Director
Melvin and Howard
(1980)
Director
Caged Heat
(1974)
Director
A Master Builder
(2013)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
The Hot Box
(1972)
Second Unit Director
Caged Heat
(1974)
Director
Crazy Mama
(1975)
Director
Fighting Mad
(1976)
Director
Citizens Band
(1977)
Director
Last Embrace
(1979)
Director
Melvin and Howard
(1980)
Director
Who Am I This Time?
(1982)
Director
Stop Making Sense
(1984)
Director
Swing Shift
(1984)
Director
New Order: The Perfect Kiss
(1985)
Director
Something Wild
(1986)
Director
Trisha Brown's Accumulation with Talking Plus Watermotor
(1986)
Director
Swimming to Cambodia
(1987)
Director
Married to the Mob
(1988)
Director
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
(1988)
Director
Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
(1990)
Director
The Silence of the Lambs
(1991)
Director
Cousin Bobby
(1992)
Director
Philadelphia
(1993)
Director
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: The Complex Sessions
(1995)
Director
Subway Stories
(1997)
Director
Storefront Hitchcock
(1998)
Director
Beloved
(1998)
Director
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
(2001)
Director
The Truth About Charlie
(2002)
Director
The Manchurian Candidate
(2004)
Director
The Agronomist
(2004)
Director
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
(2006)
Director
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
(2007)
Director
Rachel Getting Married
(2008)
Director
Neil Young Trunk Show
(2009)
Director
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
(2010)
Director
I'm Carolyn Parker
(2011)
Director
Neil Young Journeys
(2012)
Director
Enzo Avitabile Music Life
(2013)
Director
A Master Builder
(2013)
Director
Ricki and the Flash
(2015)
Director
Another Telepathic Thing
(2015)
Director
What's Motivating Hayes
(2015)
Director
Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids
(2016)
Director
Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
(2016)
Director
The Power of Rock
(2017)
Director
Acting
The Incredible Melting Man
(1977)
Matt Winters
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
(1978)
Self
Last Embrace
(1979)
Man on Train (uncredited)
Into the Night
(1985)
Federal Agent
Midnight Sun Film Festival
(1987)
Married to the Mob
(1988)
Man in Elevator
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
(1991)
Self
Cousin Bobby
(1992)
Self
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
(1994)
Narrator
That Thing You Do!
(1996)
Major Motion Picture Director
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
(1999)
Self
The Directors: The Films of Roger Corman
(1999)
Self
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
(2001)
Self
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
(2004)
Self
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
(2005)
Self
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
(2007)
Self
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
(2009)
Self
Sodankylä Forever
(2010)
Self
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
(2010)
Self
Corman's World
(2011)
Self - Filmmaker
Pablo
(2012)
Self
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
(2015)
Narrator (voice)
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
(2016)
Self
Jodie Foster, Hollywood Under the Skin
(2021)
Self
Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
Sound
Eyewitness
(1970)
Music Coordinator
Stop Making Sense
(1984)
Sound Supervisor
Neil Young Trunk Show
(2009)
Music
Writing
Angels Hard as They Come
(1971)
Screenplay
The Hot Box
(1972)
Screenplay
Black Mama, White Mama
(1973)
Story
Caged Heat
(1974)
Writer
Fighting Mad
(1976)
Writer
Stop Making Sense
(1984)
Writer
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
(1988)
Writer
The Truth About Charlie
(2002)
Screenplay
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
(2007)
Writer
Production
Angels Hard as They Come
(1971)
Producer
The Hot Box
(1972)
Producer
Something Wild
(1986)
Producer
Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
(1988)
Producer
Miami Blues
(1990)
Producer
Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules
(1991)
Producer
Philadelphia
(1993)
Producer
Household Saints
(1993)
Executive Producer
Amos & Andrew
(1993)
Executive Producer
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
(1994)
Producer
Roy Cohn/Jack Smith
(1995)
Executive Producer
Devil in a Blue Dress
(1995)
Executive Producer
That Thing You Do!
(1996)
Producer
Mandela
(1996)
Producer
Subway Stories
(1997)
Executive Producer
Shadrach
(1998)
Executive Producer
Beloved
(1998)
Producer
The Opportunists
(2000)
Executive Producer
Maangamizi: The Ancient One
(2001)
Executive Producer
Adaptation.
(2002)
Producer
The Truth About Charlie
(2002)
Producer
Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
(2003)
Producer
The Manchurian Candidate
(2004)
Producer
The Agronomist
(2004)
Producer
Neil Young: Heart of Gold
(2006)
Producer
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
(2007)
Producer
Rachel Getting Married
(2008)
Producer
Crude Independence
(2009)
Executive Producer
Neil Young Trunk Show
(2009)
Producer
Joe and Linda Flooded Out of Holy Cross
(2010)
Producer
I'm Carolyn Parker
(2011)
Producer
Neil Young Journeys
(2012)
Producer
Enzo Avitabile Music Life
(2013)
Producer
Song One
(2014)
Producer
The Center
(2015)
Executive Producer
Deep Time
(2015)
Executive Producer
Crew
Fly Me
(1973)
Second Unit
Ulee's Gold
(1997)
Presenter
The Agronomist
(2004)
Cinematography
I'm Carolyn Parker
(2011)
Cinematography
Gimme the Loot
(2012)
Presenter
Camera