Richard Linklater

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.

Casted

Before Sunrise

Played Man in Shonen Knife T-Shirt Playing Foosball (uncredited)

Average Rating

8.0

4477 votes

Release Date

Jan 27, 1995

31 years ago
Spy Kids

Played Cool Spy

Average Rating

5.8

3596 votes

Release Date

Mar 18, 2001

25 years ago
Bernie

Played Deadbeat Dad (uncredited)

Average Rating

6.6

989 votes

Release Date

Apr 27, 2012

14 years ago
Waking Life

Played Pinball Playing Man / Man on Back of Boat

Average Rating

7.5

914 votes

Release Date

Oct 19, 2001

24 years ago
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

Played Tour Bus Driver (voice)

Average Rating

6.7

742 votes

Release Date

Dec 20, 1996

29 years ago
Slacker

Played Should Have Stayed at Bus Station

Average Rating

6.7

328 votes

Release Date

Jul 05, 1991

35 years ago
Side by Side

Played Self

Average Rating

7.2

301 votes

Release Date

Aug 19, 2012

13 years ago
Hitchcock/Truffaut

Played Self

Average Rating

7.3

246 votes

Release Date

Sep 05, 2015

10 years ago
The Underneath

Played Ember Doorman

Average Rating

5.6

85 votes

Release Date

Apr 28, 1995

31 years ago
Blaze

Played Oilman 1

Average Rating

6.3

56 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 2018

7 years ago
The Hottest State

Played John Wayne Enthusiast

Average Rating

5.4

45 votes

Release Date

Jun 27, 2007

19 years ago
21 Years: Richard Linklater

Played Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.3

37 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 2014

11 years ago
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Played Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.5

35 votes

Release Date

Dec 12, 2014

11 years ago
It's Impossible to Learn to Plow by Reading Books

Average Rating

5.4

27 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 1988

37 years ago
Chelsea Walls

Played Crony 2

Average Rating

4.4

23 votes

Release Date

Sep 21, 2001

24 years ago
Clerk

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

22 votes

Release Date

Mar 17, 2021

5 years ago
Richard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny

Played Self

Average Rating

6.9

20 votes

Release Date

Aug 05, 2016

9 years ago
Critic

Played Self

Average Rating

7.9

19 votes

Release Date

Jan 22, 2008

18 years ago
Great Directors

Played Self

Average Rating

5.9

16 votes

Release Date

May 19, 2009

17 years ago
For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism

Played Self

Average Rating

5.7

15 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 2009

17 years ago
RSO [Registered Sex Offender]

Played Principal Mallard

Average Rating

5.4

11 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 2008

18 years ago
Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater

Played Self

Average Rating

6.4

10 votes

Release Date

Sep 03, 2013

12 years ago
North on Evers

Average Rating

7.2

8 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1992

34 years ago
Linklater: On Cinema and Time

Played Self (voice)

Average Rating

7.1

8 votes

Release Date

Dec 04, 2013

12 years ago
J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and The Church of the SubGenius

Played Self

Average Rating

5.3

6 votes

Release Date

Mar 10, 2019

7 years ago
More Human Than Human

Played Self

Average Rating

5.2

5 votes

Release Date

Mar 10, 2018

8 years ago
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly'

Played Self

Average Rating

8.2

5 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 2006

19 years ago
At Sundance

Played Self

Average Rating

5.5

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1995

31 years ago
Scotch and Milk

Played Cab Passenger

Average Rating

6.2

4 votes

Release Date

Apr 17, 1998

28 years ago
American Prince

Played Self - Interviewer

Average Rating

7.3

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 2009

17 years ago
Clemente

Played Self

Average Rating

10.0

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 11, 2025

6 months ago
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

Played Self

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 2004

21 years ago
Making Dazed

Played Self

Average Rating

9.0

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 2005

21 years ago
After Before

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

Feb 28, 2017

9 years ago
Also Starring Austin

Average Rating

7.0

2 votes

Release Date

May 05, 2018

8 years ago
In the Bathtub of the World

Played Self

Average Rating

5.5

2 votes

Release Date

Apr 29, 2001

25 years ago
The King of Texas

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Mar 01, 2008

18 years ago
The Space in Between

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

1 votes

Release Date

Feb 28, 2017

9 years ago
The Weight of the Line: Animation Tales

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 2006

19 years ago
Another Day at the Office

Played Rick

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Nov 25, 2019

6 years ago
Twelve Years

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 06, 2015

11 years ago
Art-House America: Austin Film Society

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 01, 2023

2 years ago
University, Inc.

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 10, 1999

26 years ago
Making Of School of Rock

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes
The Manufacturing of 'Fast Food Nation'

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 07, 2007

19 years ago
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 12, 2025

1 year ago
Munich (Filmfest) Stories - 25 years of Munich Filmfest

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 24, 2007

19 years ago
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 12, 2025

1 year ago
Richard Linklater Presents: L’Argent

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 15, 2015

11 years ago
Richard Linklater Presents: Blue Velvet

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Apr 20, 2015

11 years ago
Richard Linklater Presents: Pickpocket

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 2016

9 years ago
Letters to Thomas

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 31, 2000

25 years ago
... End of Interview!

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Aug 08, 2004

21 years ago
Viva Les Amis

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 05, 2005

21 years ago
Linklater: St. Richard of Austin

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 13, 2004

21 years ago
Le making of de Nouvelle Vague

Played Self - Director

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 25, 2025

9 months ago
The Alex Leyba Movie II

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 19, 2025

3 months ago

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