David Mamet
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- November 30, 1947, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Movies
- 51
David Alan Mamet (/ˈmæmɪt/; born November 30, 1947) 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 premiered off-Broadway in 2017.
Feature films that Mamet both wrote and directed include House of Games (1987), Homicide (1991), The Spanish Prisoner (1997), and his biggest commercial success, Heist (2001). His screenwriting credits include The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), The Verdict (1982), The Untouchables (1987), Hoffa (1992), Wag the Dog (1997), and Hannibal (2001). Mamet himself wrote the screenplay for the 1992 adaptation of Glengarry Glen Ross and wrote and directed the 1994 adaptation of his play Oleanna (1992). He created and produced the CBS series The Unit (2006–2009).
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2025 | Marty Supreme | Director Glenn Nordmann |
| 2023 | Beau Is Afraid | Rabbi |
| 2012 | Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay | Self |
| 2007 | David Mamet on House of Games | Himself |
| 2005 | David Mamet on 'House of Games' | Himself |
| 2003 | Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film | Self - Director ("Catastrophe") |
| 1996 | Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay | |
| 1992 | The Water Engine | Brown Haired Man |
| 1991 | The Yiddish Cinema | Narrator |
| 1990 | Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret | Self |
| 1987 | Black Widow | Herb |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2025 | Henry Johnson | Writer, Director |
| 2023 | The Penitent: A Rational Man | Writer, Screenplay |
| 2013 | Phil Spector | Director, Screenplay |
| 2011 | Glengarry Glen Ross | Writer |
| 2010 | Two Painters | Director, Writer |
| 2010 | The Marquee | Director, Writer |
| 2010 | Our Valley | Director, Writer |
| 2010 | Inside the Actor's Workshop | Writer, Director |
| 2010 | Lost Masterpieces of Pornography | Director, Writer |
| 2008 | Redbelt | Director, Writer |
| 2006 | Edmond | Writer |
| 2004 | Spartan | Director, Screenplay |
| 2001 | Heist | Director, Writer |
| 2001 | Catastrophe | Director |
| 2001 | Hannibal | Screenplay |
| 2000 | State and Main | Director, Screenplay |
| 2000 | Lakeboat | Writer |
| 1999 | The Winslow Boy | Director, Writer |
| 1999 | Lansky | Writer |
| 1998 | Ronin | Screenplay |
| 1997 | Wag the Dog | Screenplay |
| 1997 | The Spanish Prisoner | Writer, Director |
| 1997 | The Edge | Screenplay |
| 1996 | Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants | Director |
| 1996 | American Buffalo | Screenplay |
| 1994 | Oleanna | Director, Screenplay |
| 1994 | Vanya on 42nd Street | Screenplay |
| 1994 | Texan | Writer |
| 1992 | Hoffa | Screenplay |
| 1992 | Glengarry Glen Ross | Screenplay |
| 1992 | The Water Engine | Writer |
| 1991 | Uncle Vanya | Writer |
| 1991 | Homicide | Director, Writer |
| 1989 | We're No Angels | Writer |
| 1989 | The Shawl | Writer |
| 1988 | Things Change | Director, Writer |
| 1987 | House of Games | Director, Screenplay |
| 1987 | The Untouchables | Writer |
| 1982 | The Verdict | Screenplay |
| 1981 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Screenplay |
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