Griffin Dunne

Griffin Dunne

1955-06-08 New York City, New York, USA 93 Credits

Biography

Thomas Griffin Dunne (born June 8, 1955) is an American actor, producer, and film director. He is known for portraying Jack Goodman in An American Werewolf in London (1981) and Paul Hackett in After Hours (1985), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Griffin Dunne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Caught Stealing

Caught Stealing

2025

as Paul

Acting

Hank Thompson, a burned-out former baseball player, is unwittingly plunged into a wild fight for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of '90s ...

Ex-Husbands

Ex-Husbands

2024

as Peter Pearce

6.4
Acting

Manhattan dentist Peter Pearce is facing a midlife crisis after his wife of 35 years leaves him. On the spur of the moment, he books a trip to Tulum, ...

Junction

Junction

2024

as Lawrence

6.0
Acting

Junction addresses the modern day opioid crisis in America, and asks how did this happen, from three different points of view. The CEO of a pharmaceut...

With/In Volume 2

With/In Volume 2

2022

7.4
Acting

An anthology film that centres around relationships, love and family. A man misses his flight and instead finds love in quarantine, a lonely therapist...

With/In Volume 2

With/In Volume 2

2022

Director

7.4
Directing

An anthology film that centres around relationships, love and family. A man misses his flight and instead finds love in quarantine, a lonely therapist...

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine

2021

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

10.0
Acting

From "SCTV" and "Home Alone" to "Best in Show" and "Schitt’s Creek", Catherine O’Hara collaborates with fellow performers throughout her legendary car...

The French Dispatch

The French Dispatch

2021

as Legal Advisor

7.0
Acting

The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student ri...

With/In Volume 2

With/In Volume 2

2021

as (segment "One Night Stand")

4.0
Acting

Giving creatives the chance to step outside the box while being confined to their own homes, the filmmakers behind With/In range from seasoned directo...

With/In Volume 2

With/In Volume 2

2021

Screenplay, Director

4.0
Writing Directing

Giving creatives the chance to step outside the box while being confined to their own homes, the filmmakers behind With/In range from seasoned directo...

The Killers: Imploding the Mirage - Apple Music Film

The Killers: Imploding the Mirage - Apple Music Film

2020

as Graham Moore

10.0
Acting

At Apple Music, the new album is accompanied by a short film directed by Singh Lee, highlighting multiple songs from the new project as part of an App...

Bittersweet Symphony

Bittersweet Symphony

2019

as Griffin

5.1
Acting

A musician who has just completed her first soundtrack to a Hollywood feature finds her personal life getting complicated.

Ocean's Eight

Ocean's Eight

2018

as Parole Board Officer (voice)

7.0
Acting

Debbie Ocean, a criminal mastermind, gathers a crew of female thieves to pull off the heist of the century at New York's annual Met Gala.

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

2017

as Self

7.3
Acting

Griffin Dunne’s years-in-the-making documentary portrait of his aunt Joan Didion moves with the spirit of her uncannily lucid writing: the film simult...

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold

2017

Director

7.3
Directing

Griffin Dunne’s years-in-the-making documentary portrait of his aunt Joan Didion moves with the spirit of her uncannily lucid writing: the film simult...

War Machine

War Machine

2017

as Ray Canucci

5.6
Acting

A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true stor...

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

2017

as Self

7.5
Acting

An intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.

My Dead Boyfriend

My Dead Boyfriend

2016

as Joey Lucas / Nick McCrawley

4.8
Acting

Mary’s life has been defined by a string of temp jobs and a half-hearted attempt to become a writer. But all that changes when she comes home to find...

Tumbledown

Tumbledown

2016

as Upton

6.2
Acting

A young woman struggles to move on with her life after the death of her husband, an acclaimed folk singer, when a brash New York writer forces her to ...

Touched with Fire

Touched with Fire

2016

as George

6.0
Acting

Two young poets with bipolar disorder begin a highly passionate, volatile relationship that threatens both their futures.

Consumed

Consumed

2015

as Peter

5.4
Acting

When Sophie's son, Garrett, develops a mysterious illness, she embarks on a search for answers. This leads her into the controversial world of Genetic...

Fugly!

Fugly!

2014

as Jefferey

4.2
Acting

Fame proves elusive for comic Jesse Sanchez, who reflects on life from the bottom of a bathtub in this film based on John Leguizamo's one-man show. Th...

The Discoverers

The Discoverers

2014

as Lewis Birch

4.9
Acting

Washed-up history professor Lewis Birch takes his begrudging teenagers Zoe and Jack on a road trip to a conference in hopes of jumpstarting his career...

Rob the Mob

Rob the Mob

2014

as Dave Lovell

6.1
Acting

The true-life story of a crazy-in-love Queens couple who robbed a series of mafia social clubs and got away with it… for a while… until they stumble u...

Dallas Buyers Club

Dallas Buyers Club

2013

as Dr. Vass

7.9
Acting

Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thi...

Blood Ties

Blood Ties

2013

as McNally

6.1
Acting

Two brothers, on either side of the law, face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.

Movie 43

Movie 43

2013

Director

4.6
Directing

A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest ...

Broken City

Broken City

2013

as Sam Lancaster

5.9
Acting

In a broken city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerfu...

Last Night

Last Night

2010

as Truman

6.1
Acting

Michael and Joanna are a young and successful married couple who appear to have it all. But when Michael finds himself alone on a business trip with a...

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'

2009

as Self

7.2
Acting

Host Paul Davis takes a trip through some of the iconic backdrops of John Landis' 1981 werewolf classic An American Werewolf In London. The original c...

The Cove

The Cove

2009

Thanks

7.9

The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the ...

Celebrity: Dominick Dunne — A Journalist in the Age of Celebrity

2008

as Self

Acting

Set against the contrasting backdrops of Manhattan and Los Angeles, this film examines the life of one of the world’s greatest celebrities of print jo...

Dominick Dunne: After the Party

2008

as Self

7.5
Acting

Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Dominick Dunne has become known the world over for his vociferous championing of the rights of the victim in high-pr...

The Accidental Husband

The Accidental Husband

2008

Director

5.5
Directing

Emma, a radio host, is about to be married to Richard, her perfect match. But right before her wedding, she learns she's already married to Patrick, a...

The Great Buck Howard

The Great Buck Howard

2008

as Jonathan Finerman

6.0
Acting

When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician stru...

Snow Angels

Snow Angels

2007

as Don Parkinson

6.4
Acting

Waitress Annie has separated from her suicidal alcoholic husband, Glenn. Glenn has become an evangelical Christian, but his erratic attempts at gettin...

Fierce People

Fierce People

2006

Director, Producer

6.1
Directing Producing

A massage therapist looking to overcome her addictions and reconnect with her son, whose father is an anthropologist in South America studying the Yan...

Your Product Here

2006

Director

Directing

Story about how Reese's Pieces ended up in E.T., instead of the script's original choice, M&Ms.

The Bondage

The Bondage

2006

as Dr. Simon

9.0
Acting

An O.C. youth escapes an abusive home only to find himself entangled in the California Juvenile Justice system and a psychiatric ward.

Game 6

Game 6

2006

as Elliott Litvak

4.5
Acting

Combining real and fictional events, this movie centers around the historic 1986 World Series, and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening...

Game 6

Game 6

2006

Producer

4.5
Producing

Combining real and fictional events, this movie centers around the historic 1986 World Series, and a day in the life of a playwright who skips opening...

My Date with Drew

My Date with Drew

2005

as Self (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

Ever since the second grade when he first saw her in E.T. The Extraterrestrial, Brian Herzlinger has had a crush on Drew Barrymore. Now, 20 years late...

Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours

Filming for Your Life: Making After Hours

2004

as Self - Co-Producer

7.0
Acting

A documentary about the making of Martin Scorsese's After Hours.

Marie and Bruce

Marie and Bruce

2004

as Bert

3.9
Acting

A day in the life of a couple trapped in a sadomasochistic relationship. When Marie decides to break up with Bruce, their conversation devolves into a...

Stuck on You

Stuck on You

2003

as Griffin Dunne

5.3
Acting

In Martha's Vineyard, Mass., conjoined twins Walt and Bob Tenor make the best of their handicap by being the fastest grill cooks in town. While outgoi...

Cheats

Cheats

2002

as Mr. Davis

5.4
Acting

While other kids buy into countless hours of studying just so they can get a mark in some teacher's report book, Handsome Davis sees it as nothing mor...

Warning: Parental Advisory

Warning: Parental Advisory

2002

as Frank Zappa

6.7
Acting

The story of the 1985 Senatorial hearings to place "Warning: Parental Advisory" labels on music albums with 'obscene' lyrics and themes - and the rock...

40 Days and 40 Nights

40 Days and 40 Nights

2002

as Jerry Anderson

5.5
Acting

Matt Sullivan's last big relationship ended in disaster and ever since his heart's been aching and his commitment's been lacking. Then came Lent, that...

Sounds from a Town I Love

Sounds from a Town I Love

2001

5.6
Acting

A montage of short scenes of New Yorkers talking on their cellphones, evoking snippets of conversation overheard in passing on the streets of Manhatta...

The Concert for New York City

The Concert for New York City

2001

4.8
Acting

The Concert for New York City took place on October 20, 2001 at Madison Square Garden. It was a celebration of the strength of New York and a thank-yo...

Sam the Man

Sam the Man

2001

as Man in Bathroom

2.3
Acting

A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.

Lisa Picard Is Famous

Lisa Picard Is Famous

2000

as Andrew

5.1
Acting

A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa...

Lisa Picard Is Famous

Lisa Picard Is Famous

2000

Director

5.1
Directing

A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa...

Practical Magic

Practical Magic

1998

Director

6.8
Directing

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, d...

Addicted to Love

Addicted to Love

1997

Director

6.1
Directing

Good-natured astronomer Sam is devastated when the love of his life leaves him for a suave Frenchman. He therefore does what every other normal dumpee...

Joe's Apartment

Joe's Apartment

1996

Executive Producer

5.8
Producing

A nice guy has just moved to New York and discovers that he must share his run-down apartment with a couple thousand singing, dancing cockroaches.

Duke of Groove

Duke of Groove

1996

Writer, Director

5.7
Writing Directing

Mother takes her teenage son to a party, to make sure he will not be at home when father leaves the family for good.

Search and Destroy

Search and Destroy

1995

as Martin Mirkheim

4.8
Acting

A self-help guru's televised teachings inspire a down-and-out businessman to pursue his dream of making a movie.

The Android Affair

The Android Affair

1995

as Teach

5.0
Acting

Karen Garrett, a promising young doctor, is assigned to perform a difficult operation on Teach, an advanced android who has never "blanked" (had his m...

I Like It Like That

I Like It Like That

1994

as Stephen Price

6.4
Acting

After her husband is arrested for looting, Lisette struggles for independence while dealing with her gender-confused sibling, her critical mother-in-l...

Quiz Show

Quiz Show

1994

as Account Guy

7.3
Acting

Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-...

Partners

1993

as Dean Robinson

4.2
Acting

A junior partner in a law firm, finds out that the wife of a very important client is a former college sweetheart.

Naked in New York

Naked in New York

1993

as Auditioner

4.5
Acting

Naked in New York begins in the car of grown up Jake, he is talking to us about his girlfriend, Joanne, and to whom you can turn to for help while fa...

Love Matters

Love Matters

1993

as Tom

2.7
Acting

Married couple Tom and Julie begin to question the stability of their relationship when an old friend comes to visit... with his latest mistress in to...

The Pickle

The Pickle

1993

as Planet Cleveland Man (uncredited)

4.8
Acting

Harry Stone always dreamed of making "The Great American Movie." Instead he made The Pickle - a teenage sci-fi flick about a flying cucumber. Harry ju...

Buying a Landslide

Buying a Landslide

1992

as Michael Tyne

Acting

Republican Senator Walter Partin trails Democrat Philip Kautsky in the polls and will shortly face him in a televised debate. Drafted to play Kautsky ...

Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even

Big Girls Don't Cry... They Get Even

1992

as David

6.0
Acting

A girl fed up with her quirky, dysfunctional family runs away from home, causing all of them to spend time with each other.

Straight Talk

Straight Talk

1992

as Alan Riegert

6.0
Acting

Honest and straightforward small-town Shirlee Kenyon chucks her boyfriend and heads for Chicago. Accidentally having to host a radio problem phone-in ...

My Girl

My Girl

1991

as Mr. Jake Bixler

7.4
Acting

Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and jo...

Once Around

Once Around

1991

as Rob

6.1
Acting

Renata Bella feels like a failure at life and career. But when Renata attends a seminar on selling real estate, she finally finds True Love. Sam Sharp...

Once Around

Once Around

1991

Producer

6.1
Producing

Renata Bella feels like a failure at life and career. But when Renata attends a seminar on selling real estate, she finally finds True Love. Sam Sharp...

White Palace

White Palace

1990

Producer

6.1
Producing

Max Baron is a Jewish advertising executive in his 20s who's still getting over the death of his wife. Nora Baker is a 40-something diner waitress who...

Secret Weapon

Secret Weapon

1990

as Mordechai Vanunu

6.0
Acting

Fact-based story of an Israeli government agent assigned to use her beauty as well as intelligence to snag a man on the run with atomic secrets.

Lip Service

Lip Service

1988

as Len Burdette

3.0
Acting

A young news reporter schemes to take over the job of a veteran news anchor whose ratings he's been hired to promote.

Me and Him

Me and Him

1988

as Bert Uttanzi

3.1
Acting

A man's enthusiastic penis starts talking to him, getting him into awkward situations and convincing everyone he tells that he's completely insane.

Running on Empty

Running on Empty

1988

Producer

7.5
Producing

The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effo...

The Big Blue

The Big Blue

1988

as Duffy

7.5
Acting

Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, ...

Amazon Women on the Moon

Amazon Women on the Moon

1987

as Doctor (segment "Hospital")

5.9
Acting

Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird ...

Who's That Girl

Who's That Girl

1987

as Loudon Trott

5.5
Acting

An uptight New York tax lawyer gets his life turned upside down, all in a single day, when he's asked to escort a feisty and free-spirited female ex-c...

From Here to Maternity

From Here to Maternity

1986

as Stork Club Doctor

Acting

Three women are on a quest to become mothers.

After Hours

After Hours

1985

as Paul Hackett

7.5
Acting

Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

After Hours

After Hours

1985

Producer

7.5
Producing

Desperate to escape his mind-numbing routine, uptown Manhattan office worker Paul Hackett ventures downtown for a hookup with a mystery woman.

Almost You

Almost You

1985

as Alex Boyer

5.3
Acting

Alex and Erica Boyer are a young couple in crisis. Alex, despite his loving wife, beautiful home and high-paying job, feels trapped. When Erica has an...

Johnny Dangerously

Johnny Dangerously

1984

as Tommy

6.3
Acting

An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.

Cold Feet

Cold Feet

1984

as Tom Christo

5.2
Acting

When each is unlucky at love, a TV writer-director and a research scientist begin seeing each other.

Baby It's You

Baby It's You

1983

Producer

5.9
Producing

In a 1966 New Jersey high school, Jill and new student Sheik from the other side of the tracks make their way in a first love romance.

Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director

Joan Micklin Silver: Encounters with the New York Director

1983

as Self

Acting

This 1983 German documentary by Katja Raganelli features director Joan Micklin Silver; her husband, Ray Silver; and a handful of key collaborators dis...

The Wall

The Wall

1982

as Mordecai Apt

5.8
Acting

A dramatic re-enactment of the Warsaw Ghetto Jewish uprising in April 1943 were 650 armed members of the Jewish Fighting Organization of Poland held o...

Five Minutes For Fighting

Five Minutes For Fighting

1982

Acting

Two hockey players end up in the penalty box, they've been there many a time before.

An American Werewolf in London

An American Werewolf in London

1981

as Jack Goodman

7.4
Acting

American tourists David and Jack are savaged by an unidentified vicious animal whilst hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. Retiring to the home of a beautif...

The Fan

The Fan

1981

as Production Assistant

5.8
Acting

A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen. However, when faced with rejection, the fan strikes out in increasingly vio...

Chilly Scenes of Winter

Chilly Scenes of Winter

1979

as Dr. Mark

6.6
Acting

Charles is a bored civil servant struggling through a harsh Utah winter. He spends most of his time reflecting on his romance with Laura, a coworker w...

Chilly Scenes of Winter

Chilly Scenes of Winter

1979

Producer

6.6
Producing

Charles is a bored civil servant struggling through a harsh Utah winter. He spends most of his time reflecting on his romance with Laura, a coworker w...

The Other Side of the Mountain

The Other Side of the Mountain

1975

as Herbie Johnson

6.3
Acting

One year before the Olympics, Jill Kinmont, an 18-year-old skiing champion, suffers a fall during competition and is left paralyzed. With her life now...