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); 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…
Directed
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The School of Rock (2003) — Director
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Boyhood (2014) — Director
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Before Sunrise (1995) — Director
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Before Sunset (2004) — Director
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Before Midnight (2013) — Director
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Dazed and Confused (1993) — Director
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A Scanner Darkly (2006) — Director
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Hit Man (2024) — Director
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Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) — Director
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Bernie (2012) — Director
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Waking Life (2001) — Director
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019) — Director
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Last Flag Flying (2017) — Director
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Fast Food Nation (2006) — Director
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Slacker (1990) — Director
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Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022) — Director
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Blue Moon (2025) — Director
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Bad News Bears (2005) — Director
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Tape (2001) — Director
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Nouvelle Vague (2025) — Director
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Me and Orson Welles (2008) — Director
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The Newton Boys (1998) — Director
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SubUrbia (1997) — Director
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It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (1988) — Director
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Woodshock (1985) — Director
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God Save Texas (2024) — Director
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Live from Shiva's Dance Floor (2003) — Director
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Heads I Win/Tails You Lose (1991) — Director
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Inning by Inning: A Portrait of a Coach (2008) — Director
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Another Day at the Office (2019) — Director
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Up to Speed (2012) — Director
- Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project — Director
- Untitled Richard Linklater Bill Hicks Project — Director
- Merrily We Roll Along — Director
- Hippies — Director
- Untitled Lou Gehrig Biopic — Director
Also appeared in
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Before Sunrise (1995) — Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)
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Spy Kids (2001) — Cool Spy
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Bernie (2012) — Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)
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Waking Life (2001) — Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996) — Tour Bus Driver (voice)
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The Daily Show (1996) — Self
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Slacker (1990) — Should Have Stayed at Bus Station
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Side by Side (2012) — Self
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Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) — Self
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The Underneath (1995) — Ember Doorman
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Blaze (2018) — Oilman 1
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The Hottest State (2007) — John Wayne Enthusiast
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21 Years: Richard Linklater (2014) — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014) — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
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It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books (1988)
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Clerk (2021) — Self
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Chelsea Walls (2001) — Crony 2
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Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny (2016) — Self
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The Last Movie Stars (2022) — Self
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Critic (2008) — Self
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Great Directors (2009) — Self
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For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism (2009) — Self
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RSO [Registered Sex Offender] (2008) — Principal Mallard
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Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater (2013) — Self
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North on Evers (1992)
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Linklater: On Cinema and Time (2013) — Self (voice)
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J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius (2019) — Self
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God Save Texas (2024) — Self
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At Sundance (1995) — Self
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More Human Than Human (2018) — Self
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Scotch and Milk (1998) — Cab Passenger
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One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' (2006) — Self
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Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014) — Self
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American Prince (2009) — Self - Interviewer
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Clemente (2025) — Self
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Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy (2004) — Self
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In the Bathtub of the World (2001) — Self
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Making Dazed (2005) — Self
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After Before (2017) — Self
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Also Starring Austin (2018)