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David Lynch filmography

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David Lynch filmography
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David Lynch (January 20, 1946 – January 15, 2025) was an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician and actor. Known for his surrealist films, he developed his own cinematic style which has been dubbed "Lynchian" and is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound design. The surreal and, in many cases, violent elements to his films have earned them the reputation that they "disturb, offend or mystify" their audiences.

Lynch at the [[2017 Cannes Film Festival

Lynch's oeuvre includes short and feature-length films, music videos, documentaries and television episodes, while his involvement in these ranged from direction, production, and screenwriting to acting and sound design. Lynch's first project was the 1967 short Six Men Getting Sick (Six Times), an animated film which blended elements of sculpture and painting into its animation.

His first feature-length project, 1977's Eraserhead, became a cult film and launched his commercial career. It also marked his first collaboration with Jack Nance, who would appear in many more of Lynch's productions until the death of the actor in 1996. Lynch's other feature films include the commercial flop Dune, and the critically successful The Elephant Man (1980), Blue Velvet (1986), The Straight Story (1999) and Mulholland Drive (2001), all of which went on to earn Academy Award nominations.

Lynch also branched out into television, and later, internet-based series. His first foray into television was Twin Peaks, a joint venture with Mark Frost which became a cult success, leading to Lynch and Frost working together on a number of other projects, including On the Air and American Chronicles.

In 2002, Lynch began producing two series of short films released through his official website: the Flash-animated DumbLand and Rabbits. Having begun acting in his 1972 short The Amputee, Lynch went on to appear on screen in Twin Peaks, Zelly and Me, and Dune. From 2010 to 2013, Lynch appeared in a recurring voice role in the animated series The Cleveland Show. He was a supporting actor in the 2017 John Carroll Lynch film Lucky.

Feature film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerSound DesignerNotesRef.
1977EraserheadAlso editor, composer, art director, and special effects
1980The Elephant ManCo-written with Christopher De Vore and Eric Bergren
1984Dune
1986Blue Velvet
1990Wild at Heart
1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeCo-written with Robert Engels
1997Lost HighwayCo-written with Barry Gifford
1999The Straight Story
2001Mulholland Drive
2006Inland EmpireAlso editor, cinematographer, camera operator, and construction team

Short film

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerActorNotesRef(s)
1967Six Men Getting Sick (Six Times)Also animator
1968Absurd Encounter with Fear
Fictitious Anacin Commercial
Sailing with Bushnell Keeler
**Also editor, cinematographer, animator and sound
Early Experiments16mm, from Lime Green DVD Set
1970**Also cinematographer, animator and sound effects
1974**Role: Unable and scared nurse
1988**
1995Premonition Following an Evil Deed
2001Sunset #1
Head with Hammer
Where Are the Bananas?Combined with Darkened Room on the DVD release but originally a separate video.
You're Not Supposed to Be Here
Pierre and Sonny Jim
Steam Chain/Factory Mask
Bees #1Posted to YouTube in 2020 with alternate title, "Ball of Bees #1."
Dead Mouse with Ants
2002Coyote #1
Steps
Laura Palmer
**
The Short Films of David Lynch Easter Egg
BlueBob Egg
Lunch with Lynch Contest Announcement
Bees #2
Coyote #2
Kitchen Window
Lunch with Lynch Contest Drawing
Darkened RoomAlso animator
Industrial Soundscape
**
Bees #3
2003Water Circus
Bees #4
Dining Room Window
Interior Dining Room
LampRole: Himself
BoatAlso editor
2004Agave
Painted Lady
Bug Crawls
2005Scene from a David Lynch DV ProjectFor Avid promotional film
2007Intervalometer ExperimentsCollection of Sunset #1, Steps, and Interior Dining Room.
Absurda
More Things That HappenedAlso editor
Ballerina
David Lynch Cooks Quinoa
2008Twin Peaks festival greeting
2010Dream #7Posted to YouTube in 2020 with the alternate title, The Mystery of the Seeing Hand.
Lady Blue ShanghaiAlso editor and composer
2011The 3 RsAlso editor and cinematographer
2012Memory FilmFor Serpentine Gallery Memory Marathon
2013Idem Paris
2015Fire (Pożar)
2017What Did Jack Do?Also editor
Role: Detective
2018This Video of David Lynch Is Not What It SeemsFor Omaze
Ant Head
Waiting for Mr. LynchFor LEFFEST
2020The Story of a Small BugRole: Narrator at beginning
Also editor
The Adventures of Alan R.
The Spider and the Bee
How Was Your Day Honey?
2024We'll Deliver 'EmRole: Voice Actor
The Moon's GlowRole: Voice Actor
Will There Be Anything Else?Role: Voice Actor

Television

A man in a tuxedo looks directly at the camera, slightly smiling
''Twin Peaks'' earned several nominations at the [[42nd Primetime Emmy Awards]] ''(Lynch pictured at the ceremony)''.
A blonde woman and a grey-haired man, holding hands and smiling
Mulholland Drive]]''.
YearTitleCreatorExecutive
ProducerDirectorWriterNotesRef(s)
1990–1991Twin PeaksCo-created with Mark Frost
1992On the Air
1993Hotel RoomAlso sound designer,
Co-created with Monty Montgomery
2017Twin Peaks: The ReturnAlso sound designer and additional editor,
Co-created with Mark Frost

Web series

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerCreatorRef(s)
2002DumbLand
Rabbits
Cannes Diary
2002-2007Out Yonder
2005–2009
2020–2022Weather Reports
2020–2022What is David Working on Today?
Today's Number Is...

Music videos

YearSongMusicianRef(s)
1990"Wicked Game"Chris Isaak
1992"A Real Indication"Thought Gang
1995"Longing"X Japan
1999"Thank You, Judge"BlueBob
2009"Shot in the Back of the Head"Moby
2010"I Touch a Red Button Man"Interpol
"Lion of Panjshir"Ariana Delwari
2012"Crazy Clown Time"David Lynch
2013"Came Back Haunted"Nine Inch Nails
2020"I Have a Radio"David Lynch
2021"I Am the Shaman"Donovan
"Gimme Some a That"
2024"Sublime Eternal Love"Chrystabell & David Lynch
"The Answers to the Questions"

Commercials

YearCommercial TitleSubjectRef(s)
1988"F. Scott Fitzgerald", "Ernest Hemingway", "D.H. Lawrence", "Flaubert"Obsession by Calvin Kleinurl=http://mentalfloss.com/uk/television/28242/15-commercials-directed-by-david-lynchtitle=15 Commercials Directed By David Lynchlast1=Greenefirst1=Nickwebsite=Mental Flossarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204184907/http://mentalfloss.com/uk/television/28242/15-commercials-directed-by-david-lyncharchive-date=February 4, 2016url-status=deadaccess-date=January 2, 2016}}
1991"Mystery of G", "Cherry Pie", "Lost", "The Rescue"Georgia Coffee
"We Care About New York"New York City Department of Sanitationlast1=Metcalfefirst1=Johntitle=David Lynch's Freakish Advertisements: The Rats of New York Cityurl=http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/03/david-lynchs-freakish-advertisements-rats-new-york-city/1503/newspaper=Bloombergdate=March 15, 2012publisher=City Labaccess-date=January 2, 2016archive-date=March 4, 2016archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094441/http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/03/david-lynchs-freakish-advertisements-rats-new-york-city/1503/url-status=live}}
Dangerous by Michael Jackson
1992"Who Is Gio?"Gio by Armani
"Opium"Opium by Yves Saint Laurent
1993Alka-Seltzer Plus
"Tresor"Lancôme Tresortitle=David Lynch's Commercialsurl=http://www.thecityofabsurdity.com/ads.htmlwebsite=The City of Absurdityaccess-date=January 2, 2016archive-date=February 8, 2016archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208024448/http://www.thecityofabsurdity.com/ads.htmlurl-status=live}}
Barilla Pasta
"Revealed"American Cancer Society
"The Instinct of Life"Background by Jil Sander
"The Wall"Adidas
1994"Sun Moon Stars"Sun Moon Stars by Lagerfield
1997"Dead Leaves", "Aunt Droid", "Nuclear Winter", "Rocket"Sci-Fi Channel
Clearblue Easy
"Mountain Man"Honda
1998"Parisienne People"Parisienne
1999"Opium"Opium by Yves Saint Laurent
2000"Welcome to the Third Place"PlayStation 2
"Un matin partout dans le monde"JCDecaux
2002"Do you speak Micra?"Nissan Micra
"Bucking Bronco"Citroën
2004"Fahrenheit"Dior
"Preference"L'Oreal
2007"Gucci"Gucci
2008"Revital Granas"Shiseido
2011"Doll Head"David Lynch Signature Cup Coffee
2012"Oh Yeah"
2014Louboutin Rougelast1=Rhodesfirst1=Margarettitle=David Lynch's New Ad for Nail Polish Is as Weird as You'd Expecturl=https://www.wired.com/2014/07/david-lynchs-new-ad-for-nail-polish-is-as-weird-as-youd-expect/url-status=livearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123173611/http://www.wired.com/2014/07/david-lynchs-new-ad-for-nail-polish-is-as-weird-as-youd-expectarchive-date=January 23, 2016access-date=January 2, 2016magazine=Wiredpublisher=Condé Nast}}

Concert film

YearTitleDirectorProducerHimselfNotesRef(s)
1990Industrial Symphony No. 1Also composer
2014Duran Duran: Unstaged

Other works

Acting roles

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
1980Heart BeatPainter
The Elephant ManMan in Bowler Hat in Mob Chasing MerrickUncredited extra
1984DuneSpice WorkerUncredited cameo
1988Zelly and MeWillie
1992Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with MeGordon Cole
1994NadjaMorgue ReceptionistCameo
1997Lost HighwayMorgue AttendantDeleted scene
2006Inland EmpireBucky JUncredited voice
2017Girlfriend's DayNarratorVoice
LuckyHoward
2022The FabelmansJohn Ford

Short film

YearTitleNotesRef(s)
2009Soul DetectiveDetective
2009**The Knowledgeable One
2017**Man in Black

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
1990–1991Twin PeaksGordon Cole6 episodes
2002DumbLandAll charactersVoice; 8 episodes
2010–2013**Gus the BartenderVoice; 20 episodes
2010, 2016Family GuyGus the Bartender / HimselfVoice; episodes: "The Splendid Source" and
"How the Griffin Stole Christmas"
2012LouieJack DallEpisodes: "Late Show - Part 2 & 3"
2017Twin Peaks: The ReturnGordon Cole11 episodes
2020, 2022Robot ChickenMad ScientistVoice; episodes: "Endgame" and “May Cause Season 11 to End”

Documentary films

YearTitleDirectorProducerHimselfRef(s)
1989David Lynch: Don't Look at Me
1990Hollywood Mavericks
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only
1994Crumb
1997Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
2001I Don't Know Jack
Eraserhead Stories
2004Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
2005Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
2007Lynch
2008School of Thought
Sunshine Superman: The Journey of Donovan
2009Transcendendo Lynch
Great Directors
20102012: Time for Change
2011Meditation Creativity Peace
2012Side by Side
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2014It's a Beautiful World
2016My Beautiful Broken Brain
David Lynch: The Art Life
Shadows of Paradise
2021Moby Doc
2024Beatles '64
2025I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
2026Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

Executive producer

YearTitleRef(s)
1991The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez
1994Nadja
2008Surveillance
2009My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2022The Other Me
2025The Legend of the Happy Worker

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