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Jonathan Demme

Film Director / Film Producer / Screenwriter / Writer / Cinematographer | * 02/22/1944 († 73, 04/26/2017) | Baldwin, Long Island, New York (United States of America (USA))
Robert Jonathan Demme ( DEM-ee; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, whose career directing, producing, and screenwriting spanned more than 30 years and 70 feature films, documentaries, and television productions. He was an Academy Award and a Directors Guild of America Award winner, and received nominations for a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Independent Spirit Awards. Beginning his career under B-movie producer Roger Corman, Demme made his directorial debut with the 1974 women-in-prison film Caged Heat, before becoming known for his casually humanist films such as Melvin and Howard (1980), Swing Shift (1984), Something Wild (1986), and Married to the Mob (1988). His 1991 psychological horror film The Silence of the Lambs, based on the novel of th... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Jonathan Demme

Academy Award for Best Director Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film National Board of Review Award for Best Film Academy Award for Best Director
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Movies with Jonathan Demme as Actor(24)

TV Shows/Series with Jonathan Demme as Actor(2)

as himself1997 Scene by Scene
as Commercial Director1997 Oz

Movies with Jonathan Demme as Crew(92)

Directing/Director2023 Zeitoun
Directing/Director2017 The Power of Rock
Directing/Director2015 Ricki and the Flash
Directing/Director2015 Another Telepathic Thing
Production/Executive Producer2015 The Center
Directing/Director2015 What's Motivating Hayes
Production/Executive Producer2015 Deep Time
Production/Producer2014 Song One
Directing/Director2013 Enzo Avitabile Music Life
Production/Producer2013 Enzo Avitabile Music Life
Directing/Director2013 A Master Builder
Directing/Director2012 Neil Young Journeys
Production/Producer2012 Neil Young Journeys
Crew/Cinematography2011 I'm Carolyn Parker
Directing/Director2011 I'm Carolyn Parker
Production/Producer2011 I'm Carolyn Parker
Production/Executive Producer2009 Crude Independence
Directing/Director2009 Neil Young Trunk Show
Production/Producer2009 Neil Young Trunk Show
Sound/Music2009 Neil Young Trunk Show
Directing/Director2008 Rachel Getting Married
Production/Producer2008 Rachel Getting Married
Directing/Director2007 Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
Production/Producer2007 Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains
Directing/Director2006 Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Production/Producer2006 Neil Young: Heart of Gold
Directing/Director2004 The Manchurian Candidate
Production/Producer2004 The Manchurian Candidate
Crew/Cinematography2004 The Agronomist
Directing/Director2004 The Agronomist
Production/Producer2004 The Agronomist
Production/Producer2003 Beah: A Black Woman Speaks
Directing/Director2002 The Truth About Charlie
Production/Producer2002 The Truth About Charlie
Writing/Screenplay2002 The Truth About Charlie
Production/Producer2002 Adaptation.
Production/Executive Producer2001 Maangamizi: The Ancient One
Production/Executive Producer2000 The Opportunists
Directing/Director1998 Storefront Hitchcock
Production/Executive Producer1998 Shadrach
Directing/Director1998 Beloved
Production/Producer1998 Beloved
Crew/Presenter1997 Ulee's Gold
Production/Executive Producer1997 Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground
Production/Producer1996 Mandela
Production/Producer1996 That Thing You Do!
Production/Executive Producer1995 Devil in a Blue Dress
Production/Executive Producer1995 Roy Cohn/Jack Smith
Production/Executive Producer1993 Household Saints
Directing/Director1993 Philadelphia
Production/Producer1993 Philadelphia
Production/Executive Producer1993 Amos & Andrew
Directing/Director1992 Cousin Bobby
Directing/Director1991 The Silence of the Lambs
Production/Producer1990 Miami Blues
Directing/Director1988 Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
Production/Producer1988 Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
Writing/Writer1988 Haiti: Dreams of Democracy
Directing/Director1988 Married to the Mob
Directing/Director1987 Swimming to Cambodia
Directing/Director1986 Something Wild
Production/Producer1986 Something Wild
Directing/Director1985 New Order: The Perfect Kiss
Directing/Director1984 Swing Shift
Directing/Director1984 Stop Making Sense
Sound/Sound Supervisor1984 Stop Making Sense
Writing/Writer1984 Stop Making Sense
Directing/Director1982 Who Am I This Time?
Directing/Director1980 Melvin and Howard
Directing/Director1979 Last Embrace
Directing/Director1977 Citizens Band
Directing/Director1976 Fighting Mad
Writing/Writer1976 Fighting Mad
Directing/Director1975 Crazy Mama
Directing/Director1974 Caged Heat
Writing/Writer1974 Caged Heat
Writing/Story1973 Black Mama, White Mama
Crew/Second Unit1973 Fly Me
Directing/Second Unit Director1972 The Hot Box
Production/Producer1972 The Hot Box
Writing/Screenplay1972 The Hot Box
Production/Producer1971 Angels Hard as They Come
Writing/Screenplay1971 Angels Hard as They Come
Sound/Music Coordinator1970 Eyewitness

TV Shows/Series with Jonathan Demme as Crew(10)

Directing/Director2018 Seven Seconds
Directing/Director2017 Shots Fired
Directing/Director2016 The New Yorker Presents
Directing/Director2011 Enlightened
Directing/Director2011 A Gifted Man
Directing/Director2011 The Killing
Directing/Director1988 POV
Directing/Director1987 Trying Times
Directing/Director1982 American Playhouse
Directing/Director1971 Columbo

Full Name: Jonathan Demme
Born: Tuesday, 02/22 1944 (February) in Baldwin, Long Island, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 04/26 2017 (April) in Manhattan (aged: 73)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Florida, Southwest Miami High School
Other names for Jonathan Demme (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"조나단 드미"
"Robert Jonathan Demme"
Jonathan Demme frequently works together with these people:
Gary Goetzman (26x, Crew)
Edward Saxon (24x, Crew)
Ronald M. Bozman (17x, Crew)
Tak Fujimoto (17x, Crew)
Kenneth Utt (17x, Crew)
Roger Corman (14x, Crew)
Craig McKay (12x, Crew)
Charles Napier (11x, Actor)
Declan Quinn (10x, Crew)
Kristi Zea (10x, Crew)
Neil Young (10x, Actor)
Veena Sud (8x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3446, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024