Richard Linklater
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Linklater, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Spy Kids (2001)
as Cool Spy
Before Sunrise (1995)
as Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
as Tour Bus Driver (voice)
Waking Life (2001)
as Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat
Side by Side (2012)
as Self
Bernie (2012)
as Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
University, Inc. (1999)
as Self
Blaze (2018)
as Oilman 1
Great Directors (2009)
as Self
Slacker (1990)
as Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
Texas: America Supersized (2004)
as Self
Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)
as Self
The Hottest State (2007)
as John Wayne Enthusiast
Linklater: On Cinema and Time (2013)
as Self (voice)
21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014)
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Scotch and Milk (1998)
as Cab Passenger
The King of Texas (2008)
as Self
In the Bathtub of the World (2001)
as Self
The Space in Between (2017)
as Self
Another Day at the Office (2019)
as Rick
Critic (2008)
as Self
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin (2004)
as Self
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RSO [Registered Sex Offender] (2008)
as Principal Mallard
Also Starring Austin (2018)
Actor
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation' (2007)
as Self
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016)
as Self
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt (2025)
as Self
... End of Interview! (2004)
as Self
Clemente (2025)
as Self
Clerk (2021)
as Self
Chelsea Walls (2001)
as Crony 2
The Underneath (1995)
as Ember Doorman
Making of School of Rock (—)
as Self
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (1988)
Actor
Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes (—)
Actor
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' (2006)
as Self
Letters to Thomas (2000)
as Self
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009)
as Self
More Human Than Human (2018)
as Self
Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes (—)
Actor
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Art-House America: Austin Film Society (2023)
as Self
Making Dazed (2005)
as Self
After Before (2017)
as Self
Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes (2005)
Actor
At Sundance (1995)
as Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy (2004)
as Self
American Prince (2009)
as Self - Interviewer
Viva Les Amis (2005)
as Self
Twelve Years (2015)
as Self
North on Evers (1992)
Actor
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales (2006)
as Self
Le making of de Nouvelle Vague (2025)
as Self - Director
Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest (2007)
as Self
Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet (2015)
as Self
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius (2019)
as Self
Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent (2015)
as Self
Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater (2013)
as Self
Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket (2016)
as Self