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Richard Linklater
Director, Writer, Producer, Actor, Editor, Additional CreditsBorn July 30, 1960 (65 years)
Richard Linklater (/ˈlɪŋkleɪtər/; born July 30, 1960) is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films that deal thematically with suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. In 2015, Linklater was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
His films include the comedies Slacker (1990) and Dazed and Confused (1993); the Before trilogy of romance films: Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013); the music-themed comedy School of Rock (2003); the adult animated films Waking Life (2001), A Scanner Darkly (2006), and Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022); the coming-of-age drama Boyhood (2014); the comedy film Everybody Wants Some!! (2016); and the romantic comedy Hit Man (2023).
Many of Linklater's films are noted for their loosely structured narratives. The Before trilogy and Boyhood both feature the same actors filmed over an extended period of years. He has received five Academy Award nominations and won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Before Sunrise. He also won a Golden Globe Award for directing Boyhood.
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His films include the comedies Slacker (1990) and Dazed and Confused (1993); the Before trilogy of romance films: Before Sunrise (1995), Before Sunset (2004), and Before Midnight (2013); the music-themed comedy School of Rock (2003); the adult animated films Waking Life (2001), A Scanner Darkly (2006), and Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022); the coming-of-age drama Boyhood (2014); the comedy film Everybody Wants Some!! (2016); and the romantic comedy Hit Man (2023).
Many of Linklater's films are noted for their loosely structured narratives. The Before trilogy and Boyhood both feature the same actors filmed over an extended period of years. He has received five Academy Award nominations and won the Silver Bear for Best Director for Before Sunrise. He also won a Golden Globe Award for directing Boyhood.
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Richard Linklater Filmography
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| 2024 | God Save Texas (TV Series) |
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| 2020 | That Animal Rescue Show (TV Series) |
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| 2012 | Up to Speed (TV Series) |
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| 2023 | Hit Man · as Screenplay |
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| 2019 | Where'd You Go, Bernadette · as Screenplay |
| 2017 | Last Flag Flying · as Screenplay |
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| 2006 | Fast Food Nation · as Screenplay |
| 2006 | A Scanner Darkly · as Screenplay |
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| 2001 | Waking Life · as Screenplay |
| 1998 | The Newton Boys · as Screenplay |
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| 1988 | It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books · as Screenplay |
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| 2025 | The Confession · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Clemente · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Tape · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | God Save Texas (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
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| 2022 | Help Her Live · as Executive Producer |
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| 2020 | That Animal Rescue Show (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
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| 2016 | School of Rock (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | I Dream Too Much · as Executive Producer |
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| 2012 | Up to Speed (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
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| 1983 | Last Night at the Alamo · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Blaze · as Oilman 1 |
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| 2008 | RSO: Registered Sex Offender · as Principal Mallard |
| 2006 | The Hottest State · as John Wayne Enthusiast |
| 2001 | Waking Life · as Pinball Playing Man / Man On Back Of Boat |
| 2001 | Chelsea Walls · as Crony 2 |
| 2001 | Spy Kids · as Cool Spy |
| 1998 | Scotch and Milk · as Cab Passenger |
| 1996 | Beavis and Butt-Head Do America · as Tour Bus Driver (voice) |
| 1995 | The Underneath · as Ember Doorman |
| 1995 | Before Sunrise · as Man In Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited) |
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| 1990 | Slacker · as Should Have Stayed At Bus Station |
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| 2024 | Clemente · as Self |
| 2024 | My Generation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | God Save Texas (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | The Last Movie Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Clerk · as Self |
| 2020 | Horton Foote: The Road to Home · as Self |
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| 2018 | More Human Than Human · as Self |
| 2017 | Behind the Scenes · as Self |
| 2016 | Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny · as Self |
| 2015 | Hitchcock/Truffaut · as Self |
| 2015 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2015 | 72nd Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2014 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | 21 Years: Richard Linklater · as Self - Filmmaker (archive Footage) |
| 2014 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2014 | The 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | 19th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards · as Self - Louis Xiii Genius Award |
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| 2012 | Side by Side · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Overheard (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2010 | Ebert Presents At The Movies (TV Series) · as Self - 'me And Orson Welles' |
| 2010 | 48 hours On ID (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Great Directors · as Self |
| 2009 | American Prince · as Self - Interviewer |
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| 2008 | The King of Texas · as Self |
| 2008 | Crítico · as Self |
| 2007 | The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' · as Self |
| 2005 | The Colbert Report (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Making Dazed · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | imagine... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | The Art Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | HypaSpace (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Through the Night With... (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2001 | In the Bathtub of the World · as Self |
| 2001 | Anatomy of a Scene (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | ARTE Journal Clips (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The Directors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Director, Boyhood |
| 1997 | Split Screen (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | In Search of History (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | At Sundance · as Self |
| 1994 | Sidewalks Entertainment (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1989 | Cinéma, de notre temps (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | 48 Hours (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | At The Movies (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Director, Boyhood |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | Making a Scene · as Lines Written By |
| 2012 | Up to Speed (TV Series) · as Creator |
| 2004 | Before Sunset · as Characters |
| 2001 | Waking Life · as Director Of Photography |
| 1988 | It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books · as Cinematographer |