Richard Linklater
Known for: Directing
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.
Filmography
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
Film
Before Sunrise
Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
1995
Series
Live from the LBJ Library with Mark Updegrove
Self
2024
Film
Spy Kids
Cool Spy
2001
Series
The Last Movie Stars
Self
2022
Film
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Tour Bus Driver (voice)
1996
Film
Blaze
Oilman 1
2018
Film
Waking Life
Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat
2001
Series
God Save Texas
Self
2024
Series
Overheard with Evan Smith
Self
2010
Film
Slacker
Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
1990
Series
My Generation
Self
2024
Film
Bernie
Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
2012
Texas: America Supersized
Self
2004
Series
Directors Talks
Self
2023
Film
21 Years: Richard Linklater
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014
Film
University, Inc.
Self
1999
Film
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2014
Film
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
Self
2026
Film
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2026
Film
Linklater: On Cinema and Time
Self (voice)
2013
Film
Side by Side
Self
2012
Film
Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater
Self
2013
Film
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
Self
2016
Film
Clerk
Self
2021
Film
The Underneath
Ember Doorman
1995
Series
05
Self
2021
Film
Before Sunrise: Behind the Scenes
Film
The Hottest State
John Wayne Enthusiast
2007
Film
Another Day at the Office
Rick
2019
Film
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Self
2015
Film
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism
Self
2009
Film
Viva Les Amis
Self
2005
Film
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin
Self
2004
Film
Chelsea Walls
Crony 2
2001
Film
Critic
Self
2008
Film
Making of School of Rock
Self
Film
More Human Than Human
Self
2018
Film
Each Day in a Moment: 2025
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2026
Film
In the Bathtub of the World
Self
2001
Film
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'
Self
2007
Film
Also Starring Austin
2018
Film
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Self
2004
Film
RICK or le making of de nouvelle vague
Self - Director
2025
Film
Before Sunset: Behind the Scenes
2005
Film
After Before
Self
2017
Film
... End of Interview!
Self
2004
Dazed and Confused: Behind the Scenes
Film
Scotch and Milk
Cab Passenger
1998
Film
The King of Texas
Self
2008
Film
At Sundance
Self
1995
Film
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales
Self
2006
Film
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius
Self
2019
Film
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'
Self
2006
Film
Art-House America: Austin Film Society
Self
2023
Film
The Space in Between
Self
2017
Film
American Prince
Self - Interviewer
2009
Film
Clemente
Self
2025
Film
North on Evers
1992
Film
Making Dazed
Self
2005
Film
Twelve Years
Self
2015
Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest
Self
2007
Film
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books
1988
Film
Great Directors
Self
2009
Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket
Self
2016
Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet
Self
2015
Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent
Self
2015
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Film
RSO [Registered Sex Offender]
Principal Mallard
2008
Film
Letters to Thomas
Self
2000