David Mamet
Writing
14
Acting Credits
21
Directed
Biography
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...
Known For
Filmography
Marty Supreme
2025
as Director Glenn Nordmann
Beau Is Afraid
2023
as Rabbi
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay
2012
as Self
David Mamet on House of Games
2007
as Himself
David Mamet on 'House of Games'
2005
as Himself
Check the Gate: Putting Beckett on Film
2003
as Self - Director ("Catastrophe")
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters and Ricky Jay
1996
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995
as David (voice)
The Water Engine
1992
as Brown Haired Man
The Yiddish Cinema
1991
as Narrator
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
1990
as Self
The Simpsons
1989
as David Mamet (voice)
Black Widow
1987
as Herb