Biography
Robert Jonathan Demme (February 22, 1944 β 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.
Filmography (30)
The Many Miracles of Household Saints
2024
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
Jodie Foster: Hollywood Under the Skin
2021
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016
I Thought I Told You To Shut Up!!
2015
Pablo
2012
Corman's World
2011
Inside Story - The Silence of the Lambs
2010
Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB
2009
Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
2007
Jonathan Demme & Jodie Foster
2005
The Silence of the Lambs: The Beginning
2005
The Silence of the Lambs: Making Silence of the Lambs
2005
The Silence of the Lambs: Breaking the Silence
2005
People Like Us: Making 'Philadelphia'
2004
Inside the Labyrinth: The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2001
Hitchcock: Shadow of a Genius
1999
Oz
1997
Scene by Scene
1997
That Thing You Do!
1996
Blood Brothers
1995
One Foot on a Banana Peel, the Other Foot in the Grave: Secrets from the Dolly Madison Room
1994
Cousin Bobby
1992
The Making of 'The Silence of the Lambs'
1991
Married to the Mob
1988
Midnight Sun Film Festival
1987
Into the Night
1985
Last Embrace
1979
Roger Corman: Hollywood's Wild Angel
1978
The Incredible Melting Man
1977