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David Mamet

Writer, Actor, Director, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn November 30, 1947 (77 years)
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).

Mamet's books include: On Directing Film (1991), a commentary and dialogue about film-making; The Old Religion (1997), a novel about the lynching of Leo Frank; Five Cities of Refuge: Weekly Reflections on Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy (2004), a Torah commentary with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner; The Wicked Son (2006), a study of Jewish self-hatred and antisemitism; Bambi vs. Godzilla, a commentary on the movie business; The Secret Knowledge: On the Dismantling of American Culture (2011), a commentary on cultural and political issues; Three War Stories (2013), a trio of novellas about the physical and psychological effects of war; and Everywhere an Oink Oink: An Embittered, Dyspeptic, and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood (2023), an autobiographical account of his experiences in Hollywood.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Glengarry Glen Ross
  • The Spanish Prisoner
  • Two-Bit Waltz

Known For

  • The Untouchables
  • Hannibal
  • Ronin
  • Glengarry Glen Ross
  • The Edge
  • House of Games
  • Wag the Dog
  • The Verdict
  • Heist
  • Spartan
  • The Spanish Prisoner
  • Hoffa
  • We're No Angels
  • The Unit
  • State and Main
  • Redbelt
  • The Postman Always Rings Twice
  • Edmond
  • About Last Night
  • Phil Spector
  • The Winslow Boy
  • Homicide
  • About Last Night
  • The Shield

Filmography

2025
2025
2013
Phil Spector · as Screenplay
2008
2006
The Unit (TV Series)
2005
2004
Spartan · as Screenplay
2001
2001
Hannibal · as Screenplay
2000
State and Main · as Screenplay
1999
1999
1998
Ronin · as Screenplay
1997
Wag the Dog · as Screenplay
1997
1997
The Edge · as Screenplay
1996
American Buffalo · as Screenplay
1994
Oleanna · as Screenplay
1994
Vanya on 42nd Street · as Screenplay
1992
Hoffa · as Screenplay
1992
1991
Performance (TV Series)
1991
1989
1988
1988
The Play on One (TV Series)
1987
House of Games · as Screenplay
1987
1982
The Verdict · as Screenplay
1981
1981
Hill Street Blues (TV Series)

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