Directed credits
49
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Les Blank
Directing
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Directed movies: 48Directed series: 1All crew 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.
Frequent jobs
Director (44)Director of Photography (5)Camera Operator (3)Editor (3)Producer (2)"B" Camera Operator (1)Story Consultant (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Les Blank.
Director
Motorcycle Moment
2025 • Movie
Director of Photography
Tattoo Uprising
2019 • Movie
Director
Thailand Moment
2015 • Movie
Director
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
2014 • 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
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
Živeli! Medicine for the Heart
1987 • Movie
Director
Gap-Toothed Women
1987 • Movie
Director
Cigarette Blues
1985 • Movie
Director
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
1985 • Movie
Director
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
1984 • Movie
Director
Sprout Wings and Fly
1983 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Les Blank.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Les Blank.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Les Blank.
Thanks
Fitzcarraldo
1982 • Movie
Director
Chulas Fronteras
1976 • Movie
Director of Photography
Seven Second Love Affair
1965 • Movie
Director
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
1984 • Movie
Director
Motorcycle Moment
2025 • Movie
Editor
The Arch
1969 • Movie
Director
Lagniappe
2006 • Movie
Director
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
1988 • Movie
Camera Operator
Hole in the Soul
1994 • Movie
Director
Gap-Toothed Women
1987 • Movie
Director
Burden of Dreams
1982 • Movie
Director
Innocents Abroad
1991 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Les Blank.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Les Blank.
Story Consultant
Treasure of the Lisu
2010 • Movie
Camera Operator
Hole in the Soul
1994 • Movie
Camera Operator
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991 • Movie
Producer
Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
1987 • Movie
Producer
In the Land of the Owl Turds
1987 • Movie
Thanks
Fitzcarraldo
1982 • Movie
Editor
Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion
1971 • Movie
Editor
The Arch
1969 • Movie
"B" Camera Operator
String Sounds
1969 • Movie
Camera Operator
New Sounds in Music
1968 • Movie
Editor
Christopher Tree
1967 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Les Blank.
as Self
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
2014 • Movie
as Self
Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!
2008 • Movie
as Self
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
1985 • Movie
as Self
A Poem Is a Naked Person
1974 • Movie
Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
1960 • Movie
Here Comes Everybody
1960 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Les Blank.