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Jonathan Lynn

Screenwriter / Film Director / Comedian / Television Director | * 04/03/1943 (81) | Bath, Somerset, England, UK [now Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK]
Jonathan Adam Lynn (born 3 April 1943) is an English stage and film director, producer, writer, and actor. He directed the comedy films Clue, Nuns on the Run, My Cousin Vinny, and The Whole Nine Yards. He also co-created and co-wrote the television series Yes Minister. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

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Brian and Charlie work for a gangster. When the boss learns they want to "leave" he sets them up to be killed, after they help rob the local Triads of their drug dealing profits. B&C decide to ste ...

Nuns on the Run

PG-13

1990 | 2.9/5 | 1h 29min
Comedy
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Clue finds six colorful dinner guests gathered at the mansion of their host, Mr. Boddy -- who turns up dead after his secret is exposed: He was blackmailing all of them. With the killer among them, th ...

Clue

PG

1985 | 3.6/5 | 1h 34min
Comedy, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
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Two carefree pals traveling through Alabama are mistakenly arrested, and charged with murder. Fortunately, one of them has a cousin who's a lawyer - Vincent Gambini, a former auto mechanic from Brookl ...

My Cousin Vinny

R

1992 | 3.7/5 | 2h
Comedy, Crime
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Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business. ...

Yes Minister

TV-PG

1980 | 4.1/5 | 30min per episode
Comedy, War & Politics
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Movies with Jonathan Lynn as Actor(18)

as himself2022 Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
as himself2019 An Accidental Studio
as himself2004 Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as himself2000 The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
as Douglas1994 Greedy
as Vicar Hewitt1990 3 Men and a Little Lady
as Tailor1985 Into the Night
as Kevin1982 Outside Edge
as Radio DJ1980 Breaking Glass
as Ted Margolies1979 The Knowledge
as Cyril Benson1978 Dinner at The Sporting Club
as Harold1976 Bar Mitzvah Boy
as himself1976 Pleasure at Her Majesty's
as Leader of the Orchestra1974 Romance with a Double Bass
as Servant1971 London
1971 The House That Dripped Blood
as Tubal1969 The Merchant of Venice
as Chemist's Assistant1968 Prudence and the Pill

TV Shows/Series with Jonathan Lynn as Actor(5)

as Himself - Panellist1979 Question Time
as Window Cleaner1975 Good Neighbors
as Bergman1972 Colditz
1969 Doctor in the House
1967 Twice a Fortnight

Movies with Jonathan Lynn as Crew(18)

Directing/Director2010 Wild Target
Production/Executive Producer2004 Vanity Fair
Directing/Director2003 The Fighting Temptations
Directing/Director2000 The Whole Nine Yards
Directing/Director1997 Trial and Error
Production/Producer1997 Trial and Error
Directing/Director1996 Sgt. Bilko
Directing/Director1994 Greedy
Directing/Director1992 My Cousin Vinny
Directing/Director1992 The Distinguished Gentleman
Directing/Director1990 Nuns on the Run
Writing/Screenplay1990 Nuns on the Run
Writing/Writer1990 Life After Life
Writing/Writer1987 Suspicion
Directing/Director1985 Clue
Writing/Screenplay1985 Clue
Writing/Story1985 Clue
Writing/Screenplay1974 The Internecine Project

TV Shows/Series with Jonathan Lynn as Crew(8)

Writing/Writer2013 Yes, Prime Minister
Creator/Creator2013 Yes, Prime Minister
Writing/Writer1986 Yes, Prime Minister
Creator/Creator1986 Yes, Prime Minister
Creator/Creator1984 Yes, Minister: Party Games
Writing/Writer1980 Yes Minister
Creator/Creator1980 Yes Minister
Writing/Writer1969 On the Buses

Full Name: Jonathan Lynn
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 04/03 1943 (April) in Bath, Somerset, England, UK [now Bath and North East Somerset, England, UK] (current age: 81 years + 21 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Pembroke College, Kingswood School
Other names for Jonathan Lynn (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Джонатан Линн"
Jonathan Lynn frequently works together with these people:
Orson Welles (9x, Actor)
Antony Jay (7x, Crew)
Tony Lombardo (5x, Crew)
Diana Hoddinott (5x, Actress)
John Cleese (4x, Actor)
Austin Pendleton (4x, Actor)
John Landis (4x, Actor)
Sydney Lotterby (4x, Crew)
Randy Edelman (4x, Crew)
George Folsey Jr. (4x, Crew)
Paul Eddington (4x, Actor)
Barry Levinson (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:10790, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024