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David Lynch
In short · Worked for seven decades — 90 credits, 1 Academy Award win.
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Director
35 credits
Ant Head(2018)
Director
Film
Fire (PoZar)(2015)
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Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces(2014)
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Blue Velvet Lost Footage(2014)
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Idem Paris(2013)
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Duran Duran: Unstaged(2011)
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Ballerina(2007)
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More Things That Happened(2007)
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Inland Empire(2006)
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Intervalometer Experiments(2004)
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Bug Crawls(2004)
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BlueBob Egg(2002)
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The Pig Walks(2002)
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Dead Mouse with Ants(2002)
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Factory Mask(2002)
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Industrial Soundscape(2002)
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Darkened Room(2002)
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Rabbits(2002)
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The Short Films of David Lynch(2002)
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Head with Hammer(2001)
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Coyote(2001)
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Pierre and Sonny Jim(2001)
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Mulholland Drive(2001)
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The Straight Story(1999)
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Lost Highway(1997)
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Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me(1992)
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Wild at Heart(1990)
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Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted(1990)
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Twin Peaks(1989)
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Blue Velvet(1986)
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Writer
2 credits
Actor
14 credits
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld(2025)
Actor
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WHAT DID JACK DO?(2017)
Detective
Film
Lucky(2017)
Howard
Film
The Black Ghiandola(2017)
Man In Black
FilmTwin Peaks(2017)
FBI Deputy Director Gordon Cole
TV
Memory Film(2012)
Actor
Film
Peixe Vermelho(2009)
The Knowledgeable One
Film
Hollyshorts Greeting(2008)
Actor
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The Disc of Sorrow Is Installed(2002)
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DumbLand(2002)
All Characters
TV
Out Yonder(2002)
Actor
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Nadja(1994)
Morgue Receptionist
Film
Zelly and Me(1988)
Willie
Film
The Amputee(1974)
Nurse
Film
Awards & Nominations
1 win · 4 nominationsAcademy Awards
- Won2019Oscar — Honorary Award
- Nom2001Oscar — Directing
- Nom1986Oscar — Directing
- Nom1980Oscar — Directing
- Nom1980Oscar — Writing (adapted Screenplay)
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Additional credits39Show
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- David Lynch: A Hollywood EnigmaSelf · 2025
- Lynch/OzSelf · 2022
- Moby DocSelf · 2021
- Today's Number Is...Self · 2020
- What Is David Working on Today?Self · 2020
- Meeting the Beatles in IndiaSelf - Film Director · 2020
- Shangri-LaSelf · 2019
- L'image originelleSelf · 2018
- I Had Bad Milk in DehradunSelf · 2017
- Behind the Red CurtainSelf · 2017
- The Man with the Gray Elevated HairSelf · 2017
- Shadows of ParadiseSelf · 2016
- David Lynch: The Art LifeSelf · 2016
- On MeditationSelf · 2016
- Rooted in PeaceSelf - Director · 2016
- Blue Velvet RevisitedSelf · 2016
- Brand: A Second ComingSelf · 2015
- It's a Beautiful WorldSelf · 2014
- My Beautiful Broken BrainSelf · 2014
- Between Two WorldsSelf · 2014
- Meditation, Creativity, PeaceSelf · 2012
- Harry Dean Stanton: Partly FictionSelf · 2012
- David Wants to FlySelf · 2010
- Great DirectorsSelf · 2009
- Early ExperimentsSelf · 2008
- Twin Peaks Festival GreetingSelf · 2008
- A Slice of LynchSelf · 2007
- Le son de LynchSelf · 2007
- LynchSelf · 2007
- Weather ReportSelf - Host · 2005
- Mulholland Drive: Making ofSelf · 2004
- LampSelf · 2003
- BoatSelf · 2003
- Mysteries of LoveSelf · 2002
- Eraserhead StoriesSelf · 2001
- Scene by SceneSelf · 1997
- TracksSelf · 1997
- No Frank in LumbertonSelf · 1988
- Sailing with Bushnell KeelerSelf · 1967
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