Richard Linklater
Directing
63
Acting Credits
31
Directed
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-the...
Known For
The Daily Show
Self
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Self
Fast Food Nation
Le making of de Nouvelle Vague
Self - Director
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Filmography
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025
as Self
Clemente
2025
as Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2025
Le making of de Nouvelle Vague
2025
as Self - Director
God Save Texas
2024
as Self
My Generation
2024
as Self
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
2023
as Self
Directors Talks
2023
as Self
The Last Movie Stars
2022
as Self
Clerk
2021
as Self
05
2021
as Self
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
2019
as Self
Another Day at the Office
2019
as Rick
Blaze
2018
as Oilman 1
More Human Than Human
2018
as Self
Also Starring Austin
2018
The Space in Between
2017
as Self
After Before
2017
as Self
Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket
2016
as Self
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016
as Self
Hitchcock/Truffaut
2015
as Self
Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent
2015
as Self
Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet
2015
as Self
Twelve Years
2015
as Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
21 Years: Richard Linklater
2014
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater
2013
as Self
Linklater: On Cinema and Time
2013
as Self (voice)
Side by Side
2012
as Self
Bernie
2012
as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
American Prince
2009
as Self - Interviewer
Great Directors
2009
as Self
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
2009
as Self
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RSO [Registered Sex Offender]
2008
as Principal Mallard
The King of Texas
2008
as Self
Critic
2008
as Self
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
2007
as Self
Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest
2007
as Self
The Hottest State
2007
as John Wayne Enthusiast
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
2006
as Self
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
2006
as Self
Making Dazed
2005
as Self
Viva Les Amis
2005
as Self
Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes
2005
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004
as Self
... End of Interview!
2004
as Self
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
2004
as Self
Spy Kids
2001
as Cool Spy
Waking Life
2001
as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat
Chelsea Walls
2001
as Crony 2
In the Bathtub of the World
2001
as Self
Letters to Thomas
2000
as Self
University, Inc.
1999
as Self
Scotch and Milk
1998
as Cab Passenger
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
1996
as Tour Bus Driver (voice)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Underneath
1995
as Ember Doorman
Before Sunrise
1995
as Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
At Sundance
1995
as Self
North on Evers
1992
Slacker
1991
as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
1988