Cast & creator
Jonathan Lynn
Best known for American Playhouse, American Playhouse, Question Time
Jonathan Lynn (born 3 April 1943) is an English stage and film director, producer, writer, and actor. He is known for directing the comedy films such as Clue, Nuns on the Run, My Cousin Vinny, and The Whole Nine Yards. He also co-created and co-wrote the television series Yes Minister. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonathan Lynn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Джонатан Линн
45
film credits
24
television credits
33
1967–2025 · acting roles
6.5
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (69)
Showing 69 of 69 credits
American Playhouse
Gordon Cochrane 'Beaky' Thwaite
1982American Playhouse
Teleplay
1982
Question Time
Himself - Panellist
1979
BBC2 Play of the Week
Gaston
1977
The Whole Nine Yards
Director
2000
Ferris Bueller
Director
1990
Yes Minister
Writer
1980Yes Minister
Creator
1980
On the Buses
Writer
1969
Clue
Screenplay
1985Clue
Director
1985Clue
Story
1985
The Good Life
Window Cleaner
1975
My Cousin Vinny
Director
1992
Colditz
Bergman
1972
Yes, Prime Minister
Writer
1986Yes, Prime Minister
Creator
1986The Jazz Age
Harry Plant
1968
Nearest and Dearest
Writer
1968
Diana
Twining
1984
Romany Jones
Writer
1972
Doctor in the House
1969
Wild Target
Parrot (voice)
2010Wild Target
Director
2010
3 Men and a Little Lady
Vicar Hewitt
1990
Into the Night
Tailor
1985
Vanity Fair
Executive Producer
2004
Greedy
Douglas
1994Greedy
Director
1994
Doctor in Charge
Danny Hooley
1972
Sgt. Bilko
Director
1996
The Distinguished Gentleman
Director
1992
Yes, Prime Minister
Writer
2013Yes, Prime Minister
Director
2013Yes, Prime Minister
Producer
2013Yes, Prime Minister
Creator
2013
Nuns on the Run
Director
1990Nuns on the Run
Screenplay
1990
The House That Dripped Blood
1971
The Fighting Temptations
Director
2003My Brother's Keeper
1975
Bruce Willis : les secrets d'une icône
Self
2025
Breaking Glass
Radio DJ
1980
Trial and Error
Director
1997Trial and Error
Producer
1997
The Internecine Project
Screenplay
1974
Clue
Writer
2022
Prudence and the Pill
Chemist's Assistant
1968
Who Done It: The Clue Documentary
Self
2022
He's Such a Girl
Executive Producer
2009
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
2004
Dinner at the Sporting Club
Cyril Benson
1978Arms and the Man
Director
1983
The Funny Side of Christmas
Writer
1982
The Unforgettable Leonard Rossiter
Self
2000
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
Self
1976
She Fell Among Thieves
Gaston
1978Twice a Fortnight
1967
Romance with a Double Bass
Leader of the Orchestra
1974
An Accidental Studio
Self
2019
Rumour
1970
Twee handen op een buik
Theatre Play
1984
One Man Band
Tailor's Assistant
1999
The Knowledge
Ted Margolies
1979
The Merchant of Venice
Tubal
1969
Life After Life
Writer
1990
Bar Mitzvah Boy
Harold
1976
Suspicion
Writer
1987
Outside Edge
Kevin
1982