The cause of death for lauded and experimental filmmaker David Lynch has been revealed. Lynch, who was behind such films as The Elephant Man, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive and the seminal television series Twin Peaks,

David Lynch died on Jan. 15, 2025 from complications of emphysema, a chronic lung disease, at the age of 78. He was known primarily for his direction of surreal and dreamlike movies, such as “Eraserhead,” “The Elephant Man,” “Blue Velvet,” “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me,” “Lost Highway,” “Mulholland Drive” and his popular TV show: “Twin Peaks.”

After David Lynch’s death last month, as I revisited his work, one thing became clear to me: The Return (made in collaboration with Mark Frost, Twin Peaks ’ co-creator) was not only his final major project but also a culmination of his style,

David Lynch's cause of death has been confirmed almost a month after his death certificate was released on Friday. The Twin Peaks director died on January 15

We've learned David Lynch's cause of death ... his death certificate was released Friday. In the L.A. County Dept. of Public Health document, David's immediate cause of death is listed as cardiac arrest