William C. Dement

Born: 1928-07-29

William Charles Dement was a pioneering US sleep researcher and founder of the Sleep Research Center, the world's first sleep laboratory, at Stanford University. He is a leading authority on sleep, sleep deprivation and the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders such as sleep apnea and narcolepsy. For this pioneering work in a previously uncharted field, he is sometimes referred to as the father of sleep medicine.


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Sleepwalk with Me

as Dr. Dement
Released: 2012-08-24

A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale...

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Dreams: Cinema of the Subconscious

as Self
Released: 2010-12-07

Can the dream world be a fully functional parallel reality? Joseph Gordon-Levitt and leading...

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Wide Awake

as Self (as Dr. William C. Dement)
Released: 2006-02-11

Filmmaker Alan Berliner chronicles his lifelong battle with insomnia in this intimate...

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