- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- November 30, 1947
- Place of Birth
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
David Mamet
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 Glengar…
Filmography
movieMarty Supreme
2025 · Director Glenn Nordmann
movieHenry Johnson
2025 · Writer, Director
movieThe Penitent: A Rational Man
2023 · Theatre Play, Script, Novel, Idea, Writer, Screenplay
movieBeau Is Afraid
2023 · Rabbi
Just a Scene
movieJust a Scene
2022 · Original Story
movieAbout Last Night
2014 · Theatre Play
moviePhil Spector
2013 · Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer
movieDeceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
2012 · Self
movieGlengarry Glen Ross
2011 · Writer
movieTwo Painters
2010 · Writer, Director
The Marquee
movieThe Marquee
2010 · Writer, Director
movieOur Valley
2010 · Director, Writer
movieInside the Actor's Workshop
2010 · Writer, Director
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
movieLost Masterpieces of Pornography
2010 · Director, Writer
movieRedbelt
2008 · Writer, Director
movieDavid Mamet on House of Games
2007 · Himself
movieEdmond
2006 · Writer, Theatre Play
tvThe Unit
2006 · Writer, Director, Producer, Creator
movieDavid Mamet on 'House of Games'
2005 · Himself
movieSpartan
2004 · Director, Screenplay
tvReal Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Self
movieCheck the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003 · Self - Director ("Catastrophe")
tvThe Shield
2002 · Director
movieHeist
2001 · Director, Writer
movieCatastrophe
2001 · Director
movieHannibal
2001 · Screenplay
movieState and Main
2000 · Director, Screenplay
movieLakeboat
2000 · Theatre Play, Writer
movieThe Winslow Boy
1999 · Writer, Director
movieLansky
1999 · Writer
movieRonin
1998 · Screenplay
movieWag the Dog
1997 · Screenplay
movieThe Spanish Prisoner
1997 · Writer, Director
movieThe Edge
1997 · Screenplay
movieRicky Jay and His 52 Assistants
1996 · Director
movieHustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
1996
movieAmerican Buffalo
1996 · Screenplay, Theatre Play
tvDr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995 · David (voice), Additional Writing
movieOleanna
1994 · Director, Screenplay, Lyricist, Theatre Play
movieVanya on 42nd Street
1994 · Screenplay
Texan
movieTexan
1994 · Writer
movieA Life in the Theatre
1993 · Teleplay, Executive Producer, Theatre Play
movieHoffa
1992 · Screenplay, Associate Producer
movieGlengarry Glen Ross
1992 · Screenplay, Theatre Play
The Water Engine
movieThe Water Engine
1992 · Brown Haired Man, Theatre Play, Writer
movieUncle Vanya
1991 · Writer
movieHomicide
1991 · Writer, Director
movieThe Yiddish Cinema
1991 · Narrator
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
movieSanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1990 · Self
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · David Mamet (voice)
movieWe're No Angels
1989 · Writer
movieThe Shawl
1989 · Writer
movieThings Change
1988 · Director, Writer
movieLip Service
1988 · Executive Producer
tvThe Play on One
1988 · Writer
movieHouse of Games
1987 · Director, Screenplay, Story
movieThe Untouchables
1987 · Writer
movieBlack Widow
1987 · Herb
movieAbout Last Night...
1986 · Theatre Play
movieThe Verdict
1982 · Screenplay
movieThe Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 · Screenplay
tvHill Street Blues
1981 · Writer
The Prince
movieThe Prince
— · Writer, Executive Producer
Assassination
movieAssassination
— · Screenplay
House of Games
movieHouse of Games
— · Original Film Writer
Speed the Plow
movieSpeed the Plow
— · Director, Theatre Play, Screenplay
Russian Poland
movieRussian Poland
— · Director, Writer