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 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.
Known for
★8.3The Silence of the Lambs
★7.7Philadelphia
★6.5The Manchurian Candidate
★6.9That Thing You Do!
★7.8The Killing
★8.0Oz
★8.1Columbo
★5.8Ricki and the Flash
★6.3Rachel Getting Married
★6.9Saturday Night Live
★6.6Something Wild
★8.3Stop Making Sense
★6.0Married to the Mob
★6.5Into the Night
★4.9The Truth About Charlie
★7.3Seven Seconds
★5.8Beloved
★7.0Enlightened
★4.6The Incredible Melting Man
★5.2Caged Heat
★5.6Swing Shift
★5.4Last Embrace
★6.5Melvin and Howard
★7.4Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids