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David Lynch Acting Filmography (132)

I Know Catherine, the Log Lady
2026·Self
What Would David Lynch Do?
2026·Self (Archived Footage)
David Lynch: A Remembrance Both Wonderful and Strange
2025·Self (archive footage)
The Making Of A Mockumentary
2025·Himself (archive footage)
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
2025
Beatles '64
2024·Self
Lynch/Oz
2023·Self (archival footage)
The Fabelmans
2022·John Ford
This Is Sparklehorse
2022·Self
Welcome Home: Mary Reber and the Twin Peaks Palmer House
2021·Self
Moby Doc
2021·Self
The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune
2021·Self (voice) (archive footage)
David Lynch: The Idea Dictates Everything
2021·David Lynch
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Meeting the Beatles in India
2020·Self
David Lynch: The Virtual Life
2020·himself
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019·Self
The Original Image - David Lynch
2019
David Lynch Teaches Creativity and Film
2019·Himself
Curtains Up
2018
Why Are We Creative?
2018·Self
Twin Peaks: The Phenomenon
2017·Self
Lucky
2017·Howard
David Lynch: The Art Life
2017·Self
The Black Ghiandola
2017·Man In Black
Rocksteppy
2017·Himself
WHAT DID JACK DO?
2017·Detective
Girlfriend's Day
2017·Narrator (voice)
The Polish Accountant
2017·Self
Do Not Pick Up Hitchhikers
2017·Self
The Number of Completion
2017·Self
See You on the Other Side Dear Friend
2017·Self
Tell It Martin
2017·Self
I Had Bad Milk in Dehradun
2017·Self
A Pot of Boiling Oil
2017·Self
Two Blue Balls
2017·Self
Behind the Red Curtain
2017·Self
Bad Binoculars
2017·Self
A Bloody Finger in Your Mouth
2017·Self
The Man with the Gray Elevated Hair
2017·Self
A Very Lovely Dream: One Week in Twin Peaks
2017·Self
Plankton Salesmen
2017·Self (archive footage)
David Lynch: Insight
2017·Self
Night Flight: Born Again
2016·Self
Blue Velvet Revisited
2016·Self
Shadows of Paradise
2016
On Meditation
2016·Self
The Music of David Lynch
2016·Self
Along for the Ride
2016·Self
The Reality of Truth
2016·Self
Brand: A Second Coming
2015·Self
Rammstein in Amerika
2015·Self
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014·Gordon Cole
It's a Beautiful World
2014·Self
My Beautiful Broken Brain
2014·Self
The 8th Floor
2014·Self
Between Two Worlds
2014·Self
Ringo Starr: A Lifetime of Peace and Love
2014·Self
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2013·Self
What Is Cinema?
2013·Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013·Self
Professor Goudet's Lessons
2013·Self
Side by Side
2012·Self
Meditation, Creativity, Peace
2012·Self
Memory Film
2012
Ångesthunden och Malmö under vatten
2011·Himself
2012: Time for Change
2010·Self
David Wants to Fly
2010·Self
When Lynch Met Lucas
2010
Brunes et Blondes
2010·Self
David Lynch in Oslo
2010·Self
The Way of Samodelkin
2009·Stranger in a dream
The Soul Detective
2009·Himself
Great Directors
2009·Self
La Traversée du désir
2009·Self
Red Fish
2009·O Sábio
Twin Peaks Festival Greeting 2008
2008·Self
Early Experiments
2008
Hollyshorts Greeting
2008·Himself
Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
2008·Self
Critic
2008·Self (voice)
Donovan: The Donovan Concert - Live in L.A.
2007·Himself
Dynamic:01: The Best of DavidLynch.com
2007·himself
A Slice of Lynch
2007·Self
The Sound of Lynch
2007
Lynch (one)
2007·Self
Lynch 2
2007·Self
Out Yonder — Chicken
2007
Inland Empire
2006·Bucky J
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
2006·Self
David Lynch: 1985
2005·Self
The Making of ‘Mulholland Drive’
2004·Self
Dennis Hopper: The Decisive Moments
2004·Self
Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart
2004
Boat
2003·The Man
Dennis Hopper: Create (or Die)
2003·Self
Lamp
2003·Self
Out Yonder — Teeth
2003
Does That Hurt You?
2003·Self
Return to Mulholland Drive
2003·Self
I Don't Know Jack
2002·Self
Mysteries of Love
2002·Self (archive footage)
BlueBob Egg
2002·Billy Groper
Out Yonder — Neighbor Boy
2002
The Disc of Sorrow Is Installed
2002
The Short Films of David Lynch
2002·Self
Heart of the Festival
2002·Self (archive footage)
Eraserhead Stories
2001·Self
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
2001·Self
In Dreams: The Roy Orbison Story
1999·Self
The A-Z of Separating People from their Money
1998·Self
Pretty as a Picture: The Art of David Lynch
1997·Self
The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money
1996·Self
Nadja
1995·Morgue Receptionist
Lumière & Company
1995·Self
Don Van Vliet: Some YoYo Stuff
1994·Himself
Made in the USA
1993·Self
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
1992·Gordon Cole
Crazy About the Movies: Dennis Hopper
1991·Self
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
1990·Self
Hollywood Mavericks
1990·Self
David Lynch: Don't Look at Me
1989·Self
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
1988·Self - Audience Member
Zelly & Me
1988·Willie
No Frank in Lumberton
1988·Self
Ruth, Roses, and Revolver
1987·Himself
Dune
1984·Spice Miner (uncredited)
Destination Dune
1983·Self
The Elephant Man
1980·Man in the Bowler Hat in the Mob Chasing Merrick (uncredited)
Heart Beat
1980·Painter (uncredited)
The Amputee
1974·The Nurse
Sailing with Bushnell Keeler
1967