Acting credits
7
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Les Blank
Directing
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 61Series: 2Crew credits: 60
TMDB ID: 142594
IMDb ID: nm0087511
Known for: Directing
Born: November 27, 1935
Died: April 7, 2013
Age: 77
Place of birth: Tampa, Florida, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1960 - 2025
Years active: 66
Average TMDB rating: 7.56
Wikidata: Q6529244
Also known as
Leslie Harrod Blank Jr.
Other jobs
Director (45)Director of Photography (5)Camera Operator (3)Editor (3)"B" Camera Operator (1)Producer (1)Story Consultant (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Les Blank.
Director
Motorcycle Moment
2025 • Movie
Director of Photography
Tattoo Uprising
2019 • Movie
Director
Thailand Moment
2015 • Movie
as Self
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
2014 • Movie
Story Consultant
Treasure of the Lisu
2010 • Movie
as Self
Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!
2008 • Movie
Director
All In This Tea
2007 • Movie
Director
Lagniappe
2006 • Movie
Director
The Maestro Rides Again!
2005 • Movie
Director
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
1995 • Movie
Director
Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella
1995 • Movie
Director
My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge
1994 • Movie
Camera Operator
Hole in the Soul
1994 • Movie
Camera Operator
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991 • Movie
Director
Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge
1991 • Movie
Director
Innocents Abroad
1991 • Movie
Director
Marc and Ann
1991 • Movie
Director
Puamana
1991 • Movie
Director
Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana
1990 • Movie
Director of Photography
I Went to the Dance
1989 • Movie
Director
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
1988 • Movie
Director
Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball
1988 • Movie
Director
Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
1987 • Movie
Director
Živeli! Medicine for the Heart
1987 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Les Blank.
