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David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, film director, screenwriter and author. 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 off-Broadway 1970s plays: The Duck Variations, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, and American Buffalo. His plays Race and The Penitent, respectively, opened on Broadway in 2009 and previewed off-Broadway in 2017.
Birth Name
David Alan Mamet
Born
Sunday, 30 November 1947
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Beau Is Afraid | Rabbi | 2023 |
| Live at Mister Kelly's | Self | 2021 |
| Life, Liberty & Levin | Self - Playwright | 2018 |
| Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia | Self | 2013 |
| Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay | Self - Writer & Director / Himself | 2012 |
| Midway USA's Gun Stories | Self | 2011 |
| The Colbert Report | Himself - Guest | 2005 |
| Shootout | Self | 2003 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | Self - Guest, Self | 2003 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Beau Is Afraid | Rabbi | 2023 |
| Live at Mister Kelly's | Self | 2021 |
| Life, Liberty & Levin | Self - Playwright | 2018 |
| Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia | Self | 2013 |
| Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay | Self - Writer & Director / Himself | 2012 |
| Midway USA's Gun Stories | Self | 2011 |
| The Colbert Report | Himself - Guest | 2005 |
| Shootout | Self | 2003 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | Self - Guest, Self | 2003 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | David | 1995 |
| The Water Engine | Brown Haired Man | 1992 |
| The Simpsons | David Mamet | 1989 |
| Black Widow | Herb | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self | 1985 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Phil Spector | 2013 |
| Two Painters | 2010 |
| Inside the Actor's Workshop | 2010 |
| The Marquee | 2010 |
| Lost Masterpieces of Pornography | 2010 |
| Redbelt | 2008 |
| The Unit | 2006 |
| Spartan | 2004 |
| The Shield | 2002 |
| Heist | 2001 |
| State and Main | 2000 |
| The Winslow Boy | 1999 |
| The Spanish Prisoner | 1998 |
| Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants | 1996 |
| Oleanna | 1994 |
| Homicide | 1991 |
| Things Change | 1988 |
| House of Games | 1987 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Two-Bit Waltz | 2014 |
| Phil Spector | 2013 |
| The Unit | 2006 |
| Lansky | 1999 |
| A Life in the Theatre | 1993 |
| Hoffa | 1992 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Miniseries or Movie | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Nominated |
| 1998 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published | Nominated |
| 1998 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1988 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1983 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium | Nominated |
| 1983 | Golden Globe | Best Screenplay - Motion Picture | Nominated |
