David Lynch filmography

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Lynch in 2007

David Keith Lynch (born January 20, 1946) is an American filmmaker, painter, television director, visual artist, musician, and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style which has been dubbed "Lynchian"[1] 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.[2]

Lynch's

Academy Award nominations,[6][7][8] and the commercial flop Dune.[9]

Lynch has also branched out into television, and later, internet-based series. His first foray into the medium was Twin Peaks, a joint venture with Mark Frost. Twin Peaks became a cult success,[10] leading to Lynch and Frost working together on a number of other projects, including On the Air[11] and American Chronicles.[12] In 2002 Lynch began producing two series of shorts released through his official website: the Flash-animated DumbLand[13] and Rabbits.[14] Having begun acting in his 1972 short The Amputee,[15] Lynch went on to appear on-camera in Twin Peaks,[16] Zelly and Me, and Dune.[17] From 2010 to 2013, Lynch appeared in a recurring voice role in the animated series The Cleveland Show.[18]

Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Producer Sound Designer Notes Ref(s)
1977 Eraserhead Yes Yes Yes No Also editor, composer, art director
and special effects
[17]
1980 The Elephant Man Yes Yes No Yes Also musical director;
co-written with Christopher De Vore and Eric Bergren
[17]
1984 Dune Yes Yes No No [17]
1986 Blue Velvet Yes Yes No No [17]
1990 Wild at Heart Yes Yes No No [17]
1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Yes Yes Executive Yes Co-written with Robert Engels [17]
1997 Lost Highway Yes Yes No Yes Co-written with Barry Gifford [17]
1999 The Straight Story Yes No No Yes [17]
2001 Mulholland Drive Yes Yes No Yes [17]
2006 Inland Empire Yes Yes Yes Yes Also editor and cinematographer [17]

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Producer Actor Notes Ref(s)
1967 Six Men Getting Sick (Six Times) Yes Yes Yes No Also animator [17][19]
1968 Absurd Encounter with Fear Yes Yes No No [20]
Fictitious Anacin Commercial Yes Yes No No [20]
Selective Disclosure Yes Yes No No [20]
Sailing with Bushnell Keeler Yes Yes Yes Yes [21]
The Alphabet Yes Yes No No Also editor, cinematographer, animator and sound [17][19]
Early Experiments Yes Yes Yes Yes 16mm, from Lime Green DVD Set [22]
1970 The Grandmother Yes Yes Yes No Also cinematographer, animator and sound effects [17]
1974 The Amputee Yes No No Yes Role: Unable and scared nurse [15][17]
1988 The Cowboy and the Frenchman Yes Yes No No [17]
1995 Premonition Following an Evil Deed Yes No No No [17]
2001 Pierre and Sonny Jim Yes Yes Yes Yes [23]
Head with Hammer Yes Yes Yes No [24]
Dead Mouse with Ants Yes Yes Yes No [25]
Ball of Bees #1 (aka Bees #1) Yes Yes Yes No [26]
Steam Chain (aka Factory Mask) Yes Yes Yes No [27]
2002 Darkened Room Yes Yes Yes No Also animator [28][29]
The Pig Walks Yes Yes Yes No [30]
The Disc of Sorrow Is Installed Yes Yes Yes Yes [31]
Laura Palmer Yes Yes Yes No [32]
The Coyote Yes Yes Yes No [33]
2004 BlueBob Egg Yes Yes Yes Yes [34]
2005 Scene from a David Lynch DV Project Yes Yes Yes No For Avid promotional film [35][36]
2007 Absurda Yes Yes No No [37][38]
Boat
Yes No No No Also editor [38]
Bug Crawls
Yes No No No [39]
Lamp Yes No No Yes Role: Himself [39]
Industrial Soundscape Yes No No No [39]
Intervalometer Experiments Yes No No No [39]
More Things That Happened Yes Yes No No Also editor [40]
Ballerina Yes No No No [40]
Blue Green Yes Yes Yes Yes [41]
David Lynch Cooks Quinoa Yes Yes Yes Yes [42]
2010 Dream #7 Yes No No No [43]
Lady Blue Shanghai Yes Yes No No Also editor and composer [44]
2011 The 3 Rs Yes Yes No No Also editor and cinematographer [45]
2012 Memory Film Yes Yes Yes Yes For Serpentine Gallery Memory Marathon [46]
2013 Idem Paris Yes No No No [47]
2014 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces Yes Yes No Yes
2015 Fire (Pożar) Yes Yes Yes No [48]
2017 What Did Jack Do? Yes Yes No Yes Also editor
Role: Detective
[49]
2018 Ant Head Yes Yes Yes No [50]
2018 This Video of David Lynch Is Not What It Seems Yes Yes Yes Yes For Omaze
2020 The Story of a Small Bug Yes Yes Yes Yes Role: Narrator at beginning
Also editor
[51]
The Adventures of Alan R. Yes Yes Yes Yes [52]
The Spider and the Bee Yes Yes Yes No [53]
How Was Your Day Honey? Yes Yes Yes No [54]
The Mystery of the Seeing Hand Yes Yes Yes No [55]

Television series

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
Lynch has worked with Naomi Watts on several projects, including Rabbits and Mulholland Drive.
Year Title Creator Executive
producer
Director Writer Notes Ref(s)
1990–1991 Twin Peaks Yes Yes 6 episodes 4 episodes Co-created with Mark Frost [17]
1992 On the Air Yes Yes 1 episode 2 episodes [56]
1993 Hotel Room Yes Yes 2 episodes No Also sound designer;
Co-created with Monty Montgomery
[56]
2017 Twin Peaks: The Return Yes Yes Yes Yes Also sound designer and additional editor;
Co-created with Mark Frost
[17]

Web series

Year Title Director Writer Producer Creator Ref(s)
2002 DumbLand Yes Yes Yes Yes [29]
Rabbits Yes Yes Yes Yes [29]
2005–2009
2020–2022
Weather Reports Yes Yes Yes Yes
2007 Out Yonder Yes Yes Yes Yes [39]
2020–2022 Today's Number Is... Yes Yes Yes Yes [39]

Music videos

Year Song Musician Ref(s)
1990 "Wicked Game" Chris Isaak [57]
1992 "A Real Indication" Thought Gang [58]
1995 "Longing" X Japan [57][59]
1999 "Thank You, Judge" BlueBob [60]
2009 "Shot in the Back of the Head" Moby [61]
2010 "I Touch a Red Button Man" Interpol [62][63]
"Lion of Panjshir" Ariana Delwari [64]
2012 "Crazy Clown Time" David Lynch [65]
2013 "Came Back Haunted" Nine Inch Nails [66]
2020 "I Have a Radio" David Lynch [67]
2021 "I Am the Shaman" Donovan [68]
"Gimme Some a That" [69]

Commercials

Year Commercial Title Subject Ref(s)
1988 "
D.H. Lawrence
", "Flaubert"
Obsession by Calvin Klein [70][71]
1991 "Mystery of G", "Cherry Pie", "Lost", "The Rescue" Georgia Coffee [70][71]
"We Care About New York" New York City Department of Sanitation [70][71][72]
Dangerous by Michael Jackson [73]
1992 "Who Is Gio?" Gio by Armani [70][71]
"Opium" Opium by
Yves Saint Laurent
[70][71]
1993
Alka-Seltzer Plus
[70][71]
"Tresor" Lancôme Tresor [71][74]
Barilla Pasta
[70][71]
"Revealed" American Cancer Society [71][72][74]
"The Instinct of Life" Background by Jil Sander [71][74]
"The Wall" Adidas [75]
1994 "Sun Moon Stars" Sun Moon Stars by
Lagerfield
[70][71]
1997 "Dead Leaves", "Aunt Droid", "Nuclear Winter", "Rocket" Sci-Fi Channel [71][74]
Clearblue Easy [70][71]
"Mountain Man" Honda [76]
1998 "Parisienne People" Parisienne [71][74]
1999 "Opium" Opium by Yves Saint Laurent
2000 "Welcome to the Third Place" PlayStation 2 [70][71]
"Un matin partout dans le monde" JCDecaux [74]
2002 "Do you speak Micra?" Nissan Micra [70][71]
"Bucking Bronco" Citroën [77]
2004 "Fahrenheit" Dior [78]
"Preference" L'Oreal [79]
2007 "Gucci" Gucci [80]
2008 "Revital Granas" Shiseido [81]
2011 "Doll Head" David Lynch Signature Cup Coffee [82]
2012 "Oh Yeah" [83]
2014 Louboutin Rouge [84]

Concert films

Year Title Director Producer Himself Notes Ref(s)
1990 Industrial Symphony No. 1 Yes Yes Also composer [17]
2014 Duran Duran: Unstaged Yes Yes [85]

Other works

Acting roles

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1980 Heart Beat Painter [86]
1980 The Elephant Man Man in Bowler Hat in Mob Chasing Merrick Uncredited extra
1984 Dune Spice Worker Uncredited cameo [87]
1988 Zelly and Me Willie [17]
1992 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me Gordon Cole [17]
1994 Nadja Morgue Receptionist Cameo [17]
1997 Lost Highway Morgue Attendant Deleted scene
2006 Inland Empire Bucky J Uncredited voice [88]
2017 Girlfriend's Day Narrator Voice [89]
Lucky Howard [90]
2022 The Fabelmans John Ford

Short films

Year Title Notes Ref(s)
2009 Soul Detective Detective [91][92]
2017 The Black Ghiandola Man in Black [93]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1990–1991 Twin Peaks Gordon Cole 6 episodes [17]
2002 DumbLand All characters Voice, 8 episodes [29]
2010–2013 The Cleveland Show Gus the Bartender Voice, 20 episodes [18]
2010, 2016 Family Guy Gus the Bartender / Himself Voice, episodes: "
How the Griffin Stole Christmas
"
[94][95]
2012 Louie Jack Dall Episodes: "Late Show - Part 2 & 3" [96][97]
2017 Twin Peaks: The Return Gordon Cole 11 episodes [17]
2020, 2022 Robot Chicken Mad Scientist Voice, episodes: "Endgame" and “May Cause Season 11 to End” [98]

Documentary films

Year Title Director Producer Himself Ref(s)
1990 Hollywood Mavericks Yes [17]
For One Week Only
Yes
1994 Crumb Presenter [17]
1998 Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch Yes [17]
2001 I Don't Know Jack Yes [17]
Eraserhead Stories Yes Yes [17]
2004 Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments Yes [17]
2005 Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream Yes [17]
2007 Lynch Yes [17]
2008 Sunshine Superman: The Journey of Donovan Yes [17]
2009 Transcendendo Lynch Yes [17]
Great Directors Yes [17]
2010 2012: Time for Change Yes [28]
2011 Meditation Creativity Peace Yes [17]
2012 Side by Side Yes [17]
2016 My Beautiful Broken Brain Yes [99]
David Lynch: The Art Life Yes [100][101][102]
2021 Moby Doc Yes [103]

Executive producer

Year Title Ref(s)
1991 The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez [17]
1994 Nadja [17]
2008 Surveillance [17]
2009 My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done [17]
2022 The Other Me [104]
TBA The Happy Worker [105]

See also

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