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David Lynch

David Lynch

Actor 36 / Director 24 / Writer 19 · 1957 – 2026 · 🎬 78 📺 8 · 🇺🇸 United States

David Keith Lynch was an American filmmaker, actor, painter, and musician. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, with his films often characterized by a distinctive surrealist sensibility that gave rise to the adjective "Lynchian". In a career spanning more than five decades, he received numerous accolades, including an Academy Honorary Award, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival, a Palme d'Or and Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival, and a (posthumous) Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, in addition to nominations for four Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and nine Primetime Emmy Awards.

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I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady

actor

2026

The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

actor

2025

Beatles '64

Beatles '64

actor

2024

Lynch/Oz

Lynch/Oz

actor

2023

Meeting the Beatles in India

Meeting the Beatles in India

actor

2020

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

actor

2019

Ant Head

Ant Head

writer

2018

Ant Head

Ant Head

director

2018

Why Are We Creative?

Why Are We Creative?

actor

2018

Lucky

Lucky

actor

2017

The Black Ghiandola

The Black Ghiandola

actor

2017

David Lynch: The Art Life

David Lynch: The Art Life

actor

2017

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David Lynch: Insight

actor

2017

Along for the Ride

Along for the Ride

actor

2016

Blue Velvet Revisited

Blue Velvet Revisited

actor

2016

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction

actor

2013

What Is Cinema?

What Is Cinema?

actor

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

actor

2013

Professor Goudet's Lessons

Professor Goudet's Lessons

actor

2013

Side by Side

Side by Side

actor

2012

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David Lynch in Oslo

actor

2010

The Way of Samodelkin

The Way of Samodelkin

actor

2009

Great Directors

Great Directors

actor

2009

Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008

Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008

actor

2008

Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008

Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008

director

2008

Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008

Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008

writer

2008

To Each His Own Cinema

To Each His Own Cinema

director

2007

Lynch (one)

Lynch (one)

actor

2007

Inland Empire

Inland Empire

director

2006

Inland Empire

Inland Empire

writer

2006

The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’

The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’

actor

2004

Boat

Boat

actor

2003

Boat

Boat

director

2003

Boat

Boat

writer

2003

Rabbits

Rabbits

writer

2002

Rabbits

Rabbits

director

2002

BlueBob Egg

BlueBob Egg

writer

2002

BlueBob Egg

BlueBob Egg

actor

2002

BlueBob Egg

BlueBob Egg

director

2002

Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

director

2001

Mulholland Drive

Mulholland Drive

writer

2001

The Straight Story

The Straight Story

director

1999

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch

actor

1997

Lost Highway

Lost Highway

writer

1997

Lost Highway

Lost Highway

director

1997

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

actor

1996

Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

director

1995

Lumière & Company

Lumière & Company

actor

1995

Nadja

Nadja

actor

1995

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

director

1993

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

writer

1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

director

1992

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

actor

1992

Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted

Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted

director

1990

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

director

1990

Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

writer

1990

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

director

1989

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks

writer

1989

David Lynch: Don't Look at Me

David Lynch: Don't Look at Me

actor

1989

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

writer

1986

Blue Velvet

Blue Velvet

director

1986

Dune

Dune

director

1984

Dune

Dune

writer

1984

The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

director

1980

The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man

writer

1980

Eraserhead

Eraserhead

director

1977

Eraserhead

Eraserhead

writer

1977

The Amputee

The Amputee

actor

1974

The Amputee

The Amputee

writer

1974

The Amputee

The Amputee

director

1974

The Grandmother

The Grandmother

director

1970

The Grandmother

The Grandmother

writer

1970

The Alphabet

The Alphabet

director

1969

The Alphabet

The Alphabet

writer

1969

Rock All Night

Rock All Night

actor

1957

A Fall from Grace

A Fall from Grace

actor

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Lady Blue Shanghai

director

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Lady Blue Shanghai

writer

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