David Lynch
Directing
Born: Jan 20, 1946 — Died: Jan 16, 2025
From: Missoula, Montana, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
David Keith Lynch (January 20, 1946 – January 16, 2025) was an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor. Lynch received critical acclaim for his films, which are often distinguished by their surrealist, dreamlike qualities. In his 58-year career, he was awarded numerous accolades, including the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2006 and an Honorary Academy Award in 2019. In 2007, a panel of critics convened by The Guardian announced that "after all the discussion, no one could fault the conclusion that David Lynch is the most important filmmaker of the current era." Lynch studied painting before he began making short films in the late 1960s. His first feature-length film was the independent surrealist film Eraserhead (1977), which saw success as a midnight movie. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director for the biographical drama The Elephant Man (1980) and the mystery films Blue Velvet (1986) and Mulholland Drive (2001). His romantic crime drama Wild at Heart (1990) won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He also directed the space opera adaptation Dune (1984), the surrealist neo-noir Lost Highway (1997), the biographical drama The Straight Story (1999), and the experimental film Inland Empire (2006). …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Fabelmans | John Ford | 2022 | 7.572 |
| Curtains Up | 2018 | — | |
| Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon | Self | 2017 | — |
| Night Flight: Born Again | Self | 2016 | — |
| Brand: A Second Coming | Self | 2015 | 6.0 |
| Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces | Gordon Cole | 2014 | 7.235 |
| It's a Beautiful World | Self | 2014 | 5.429 |
| Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction | Self | 2013 | 6.9 |
| Side by Side | Self | 2012 | 7.239 |
| The Way of Samodelkin | Stranger in a dream | 2009 | — |
| The Soul Detective | Himself | 2009 | — |
| Donovan: The Donovan Concert - Live in L.A. | Himself | 2007 | — |
| Inland Empire | Bucky J | 2006 | 7.0 |
| David Lynch: 1985 | Self | 2005 | — |
| The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’ | Self | 2004 | 7.0 |
| Boat | The Man | 2003 | 5.4 |
| Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die) | Self | 2003 | 6.667 |
| I Don't Know Jack | Self | 2002 | 7.909 |
| Mysteries of Love | Self (archive footage) | 2002 | 7.154 |
| BlueBob Egg | Billy Groper | 2002 | 3.4 |
| Eraserhead Stories | Self | 2001 | 7.3 |
| Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul | Self | 2001 | 6.333 |
| Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch | Self | 1997 | 7.208 |
| Nadja | Morgue Receptionist | 1995 | 5.655 |
| Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff | Himself | 1994 | 7.222 |
| Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper | Self | 1991 | — |
| Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night | Self - Audience Member | 1988 | 7.6 |
| Zelly & Me | Willie | 1988 | 5.786 |
| Destination Dune | Self | 1983 | 6.5 |
| The Amputee | The Nurse | 1974 | 5.075 |
| Known for | Directing |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1946 |
| From | Missoula, Montana, USA |