David Mamet
David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, author, and filmmaker. He won a Pulitzer Prize and received Tony nominations for his plays Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed-the-Plow (1988). He first gained critical acclaim for a trio of 1970s off-Broadway plays: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. His plays Race and The Penitent, respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and previewed off-Broadway in 2017.
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🎬 Movies
Henry Johnson
writer
2025
Henry Johnson
director
2025
About Last Night
writer
2014
Phil Spector
writer
2013
Phil Spector
director
2013
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
actor
2012
Our Valley
writer
2010
Our Valley
director
2010
Redbelt
writer
2008
Redbelt
director
2008
Edmond
writer
2006
Spartan
director
2004
Spartan
writer
2004
Heist
writer
2001
Heist
director
2001
Catastrophe
director
2001
Hannibal
writer
2001
State and Main
writer
2000
State and Main
director
2000
Lakeboat
writer
2000
The Winslow Boy
writer
1999
The Winslow Boy
director
1999
Lansky
writer
1999
Ronin
writer
1998
Wag the Dog
writer
1997
The Spanish Prisoner
writer
1997
The Spanish Prisoner
director
1997
The Edge
writer
1997
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
director
1996
American Buffalo
writer
1996
Oleanna
director
1994
Oleanna
writer
1994
Vanya on 42nd Street
writer
1994
A Life in the Theatre
writer
1993
Hoffa
writer
1992
Glengarry Glen Ross
writer
1992
The Water Engine
writer
1992
The Water Engine
actor
1992
Homicide
director
1991
Homicide
writer
1991
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
actor
1990
We're No Angels
writer
1989
The Shawl
writer
1989
Things Change
director
1988
Things Change
writer
1988
House of Games
director
1987
House of Games
writer
1987
The Untouchables
writer
1987
About Last Night...
writer
1986
The Verdict
writer
1982
The Postman Always Rings Twice
writer
1981
Russian Poland
writer
Speed the Plow
director
The Prince
writer
Speed the Plow
writer
Russian Poland
director
