David Lynch filmography

was an American filmmaker, visual artist, musician and actor. Known for his surrealist films, he developed his own cinematic style which has been dubbed "Lynchian" and is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound design. The surreal and, in many cases, violent elements to his films have earned them the reputation that they "disturb, offend or mystify" their audiences.
Lynch's oeuvre includes short and feature-length films, music videos, documentaries and television episodes, while his involvement in these ranged from direction, production, and screenwriting to acting and sound design. Lynch's first project was the 1967 short Six Men Getting Sick , an animated film which blended elements of sculpture and painting into its animation.
His first feature-length project, 1977's Eraserhead, became a cult film and launched his commercial career. It also marked his first collaboration with Jack Nance, who would appear in many more of Lynch's productions until the death of the actor in 1996. Lynch's other feature films include the commercial flop Dune, and the critically successful The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, The Straight Story and Mulholland Drive, all of which went on to earn Academy Award nominations.
Lynch also branched out into television, and later, internet-based series. His first foray into television was Twin Peaks, a joint venture with Mark Frost which became a cult success, leading to Lynch and Frost working together on a number of other projects, including On the Air and American Chronicles.
In 2002, Lynch began producing two series of short films released through his official website: the Flash-animated DumbLand and Rabbits. Having begun acting in his 1972 short The Amputee, Lynch went on to appear on screen in Twin Peaks, Zelly and Me, and Dune. From 2010 to 2013, Lynch appeared in a recurring voice role in the animated series The Cleveland Show. He was a supporting actor in the 2017 John Carroll Lynch film Lucky.

Feature film

Short film

Television

Year	Title	Creator	Executive Producer	Director	Writer	Notes	Ref
1990–1991	Twin Peaks					Co-created with Mark Frost
1992	On the Air					Co-created with Mark Frost
1993	Hotel Room					Also sound designer, Co-created with Monty Montgomery
2017	Twin Peaks: The Return					Also sound designer and additional editor, Co-created with Mark Frost

Web series

Music videos

Commercials

Concert film

Other works

Acting roles

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1980	Heart Beat	Painter
1980	The Elephant Man	Man in Bowler Hat in Mob Chasing Merrick	Uncredited extra
1984	Dune	Spice Worker	Uncredited cameo
1988	Zelly and Me	Willie
1992	Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me	Gordon Cole
1994	Nadja	Morgue Receptionist	Cameo
1997	Lost Highway	Morgue Attendant	Deleted scene
2006	Inland Empire	Bucky J	Uncredited voice
2017	Girlfriend's Day	Narrator	Voice
2017	Lucky	Howard
2022	The Fabelmans	John Ford

Short film

Year	Title	Notes	Ref
2009	Soul Detective	Detective
2009	'	The Knowledgeable One
2017	'	Man in Black

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1990–1991	Twin Peaks	Gordon Cole	6 episodes
2002	DumbLand	All characters	Voice; 8 episodes
2010–2013		Gus the Bartender	Voice; 20 episodes
2010, 2016	Family Guy	Gus the Bartender / Himself	Voice; episodes: "The Splendid Source" and "How the Griffin Stole Christmas"
2012	Louie	Jack Dall	Episodes: "Late Show - Part 2 & 3"
2017	Twin Peaks: The Return	Gordon Cole	11 episodes
2020, 2022	Robot Chicken	Mad Scientist	Voice; episodes: "Endgame" and “May Cause Season 11 to End”