Richard Linklater

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-07-30 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Houston, Texas, USA

Richard Linklater

Biography

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); ...

Acting

2001

Spy Kids

as Cool Spy

2008

RSO [Registered Sex Offender]

as Principal Mallard

1995

The Underneath

as Ember Doorman

1991

Slacker

as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station

2021

Clerk

as Self

1999

2012

1995

Before Sunrise

as Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)

2024

Clemente

as Self

2009

American Prince

as Self - Interviewer

2005

1996

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

as Tour Bus Driver (voice)

2009

1995

2017

2018

Blaze

as Oilman 1

1998

Scotch and Milk

as Cab Passenger

2008

Critic

as Self

2014

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2001

Waking Life

as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat

2014

21 Years: Richard Linklater

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2001

Chelsea Walls

as Crony 2

2015

2012

Bernie

as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)

2007

The Hottest State

as John Wayne Enthusiast

2005

Production

2004

Before Sunset

as Screenplay

1995

Before Sunrise

as Director

2004

Before Sunset

as Producer

2004

Before Sunset

as Characters

2004

Before Sunset

as Director

2003

School of Rock

as Director

2006

A Scanner Darkly

as Screenplay

2006

A Scanner Darkly

as Director

2006

Fast Food Nation

as Screenplay

2006

Fast Food Nation

as Director

2001

Tape

as Director

2001

Waking Life

as Screenplay

2001

Waking Life

as Director of Photography

2001

Waking Life

as Director

2008

1997

SubUrbia

as Director

1993

1993

2005

Bad News Bears

as Director

1991

Slacker

as Director

1998

The Newton Boys

as Director

2012

Bernie

as Screenplay

2012

Bernie

as Director

2014

Boyhood

as Director

2014

Boyhood

as Writer

2013

Before Midnight

as Characters

2013

Before Midnight

as Director

2013

Before Midnight

as Producer

2013

2024

Hit Man

as Producer

2024

Hit Man

as Director

1985

Woodshock

as Director

1994

2014

Boyhood

as Producer

2017

Last Flag Flying

as Producer

2016

1993

1998

The Newton Boys

as Screenplay

2008

2007

1990

Never Leave Nevada

as Video Assist Operator

2013

2022

Shouting Down Midnight

as Executive Producer

2024

Hit Man

as Screenplay

2016

2024

Clemente

as Executive Producer

1997

2017

Last Flag Flying

as Director

2017

Last Flag Flying

as Screenplay

2025

Nouvelle Vague

as Director

1995

1991

Slacker

as Writer

2025

Blue Moon

as Producer

2025

Blue Moon

as Director

1991

Slacker

as Producer

2004

2005

Bad News Bears

as Producer

2025

The Wasps

as Executive Producer

2001

Tape

as Camera Operator

-

2020

The Pushback

as Producer

-

Queen Takes Bishop

as Executive Producer

2025

The Confession

as Executive Producer

2016

I Dream Too Much

as Executive Producer

2024

Tape

as Executive Producer

2022

Help Her Live

as Executive Producer

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