David Lynch
Directing
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). Lynch and Mark Frost created the ABC series Twin Peaks (1990–91), for which Lynch was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. Lynch co-wrote and directed its film prequel, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), and its limited series revival (2017). He has also worked as an actor, including his portrayals of FBI agent Gordon Cole in Twin Peaks and director John Ford in Steven Spielberg's The Fabelmans (2022), as well as guest roles in TV series such as The Cleveland Show (2010–13), Louie (2012), and Robot Chicken (2020, 2022). Lynch's other artistic endeavours included his work as a musician, encompassing the studio albums BlueBOB (2001), Crazy Clown Time (2011), and The Big Dream (2013), as well as painting and photography. He has written the books Images (1994), Catching the Big Fish (2006), and Room to Dream (2018). He has directed several music videos for artists such as Chris Isaak, X Japan, Moby, Interpol, Nine Inch Nails, and Donovan, and commercials for Calvin Klein, Dior, L'Oreal, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, and the New York City Department of Sanitation. A practitioner of Transcendental Meditation (TM), he founded the David Lynch Foundation, which seeks to fund the teaching of TM in schools and has since widened its scope to other at-risk populations, including the homeless, veterans, and refugees.
What Would David Lynch Do?
as Self (Archived Footage)
Age 79 (now 78)
The Legend of the Happy Worker
Executive Producer
Age 79 (now 78)
'Reverse' – Ferox Hall Taskmaster 2025
Original Story
Age 79 (now 78)
The Making Of A Mockumentary
as Himself (archive footage)
Age 79 (now 78)
David Lynch: A Remembrance Both Wonderful and Strange
as Self (archive footage)
Age 79 (now 78)
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Age 75 (now 78)
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
as Self
Age 75 (now 78)
David Lynch: The Idea Dictates Everything
as David Lynch
Age 74 (now 78)
A Talk with Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee
Executive Producer
Age 73 (now 78)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self
Age 73 (now 78)
David Lynch Teaches Creativity and Film
as Himself
Age 73 (now 78)
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
as Self
Age 71 (now 78)
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
as Self
Age 71 (now 78)
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
as Self
Age 71 (now 78)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
as Gordon Cole
Age 68 (now 78)
Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love
as Self
Age 68 (now 78)
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
as Self
Age 67 (now 78)
Ångesthunden och Malmö under vatten
as Himself
Age 64 (now 78)
Readymade, Emile Reynaud et la peinture s'anima
Set Designer
Age 64 (now 78)
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Executive Producer
Age 64 (now 78)
Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008
as Self
Age 62 (now 78) Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008
Director
Age 62 (now 78) Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008
Producer
Age 62 (now 78)
More Things That Happened
Director of Photography
Age 61 (now 78)Donovan: The Donovan Concert - Live in L.A.
as Himself
Age 61 (now 78)
Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com
as himself
Age 61 (now 78) Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com
Executive Producer
Age 61 (now 78) Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com
Director
Age 61 (now 78)
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
as Self
Age 60 (now 78)
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
as Self
Age 58 (now 78)
The Short Films of David Lynch
Sound Director
Age 56 (now 78)
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
as Self
Age 55 (now 78)
The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
as Self
Age 52 (now 78)
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
Music
Age 51 (now 78) Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
as Self
Age 51 (now 78) Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
Still Photographer
Age 51 (now 78)
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
as Self
Age 50 (now 78)
Premonitions Following an Evil Deed
Director
Age 49 (now 78)
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Director
Age 47 (now 78)
Twin Peaks: Visual Soundtrack
Music Producer
Age 46 (now 78)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Original Series Creator
Age 46 (now 78) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Age 46 (now 78) Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Executive Producer
Age 46 (now 78)
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
as Self
Age 45 (now 78)
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
as Self
Age 44 (now 78)
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
Music
Age 44 (now 78) Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
Director
Age 44 (now 78) Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted
Producer
Age 44 (now 78)
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
as Self - Audience Member
Age 41 (now 78)
The Elephant Man
as Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited)
Age 34 (now 78)
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
as Self - Filmmaker
Age 80 (now 78)
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Also Known As
David Keith Lynch, DKL
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