Directed credits
50
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Les Blank
Directing
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Directed movies: 49Directed 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: 7.54
Wikidata: Q6529244
Also known as
Leslie Harrod Blank Jr.
Frequent 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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Les Blank.
Motorcycle Moment
Director
2025 Movie
Tattoo Uprising
Director of Photography
2019 Movie
Thailand Moment
Director
2015 Movie
4.8
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
Director
2014 Movie
7.4
All In This Tea
Director
2007 Movie
4.2
Lagniappe
Director
2006 Movie
4.8
The Maestro Rides Again!
Director
2005 Movie
6.0
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
Director
1995 Movie
5.8
Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella
Director
1995 Movie
5.3
My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge
Director
1994 Movie
5.5
Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge
Director
1991 Movie
8.0
Innocents Abroad
Director
1991 Movie
4.0
Marc and Ann
Director
1991 Movie
Puamana
Director
1991 Movie
6.7
Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana
Director
1990 Movie
7.5
I Went to the Dance
Director of Photography
1989 Movie
6.9
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Director
1988 Movie
10.0
Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball
Director
1988 Movie
5.0
Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
Director
1987 Movie
Živeli! Medicine for the Heart
Director
1987 Movie
6.7
Gap-Toothed Women
Director
1987 Movie
6.3
Cigarette Blues
Director
1985 Movie
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
Director
1985 Movie
6.5
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
Director
1984 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Les Blank.
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Les Blank.
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Most Popular Movies
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6.6
Chulas Fronteras
Director
1976 Movie
6.9
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Director
1988 Movie
7.6
Fitzcarraldo
Thanks
1982 Movie
Puamana
Director
1991 Movie
4.2
Lagniappe
Director
2006 Movie
6.2
Dry Wood
Director
1973 Movie
7.9
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Camera Operator
1991 Movie
7.5
Burden of Dreams
Director
1982 Movie
6.8
Hot Pepper
Director
1973 Movie
Strike!
Director
1961 Movie
Tattoo Uprising
Director of Photography
2019 Movie
Thailand Moment
Director
2015 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Les Blank.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Les Blank.
Treasure of the Lisu
Story Consultant
2010 Movie
5.2
Hole in the Soul
Camera Operator
1994 Movie
7.9
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Camera Operator
1991 Movie
In the Land of the Owl Turds
Producer
1987 Movie
7.6
Fitzcarraldo
Thanks
1982 Movie
Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion
Editor
1971 Movie
7.3
The Arch
Editor
1969 Movie
String Sounds
"B" Camera Operator
1969 Movie
New Sounds in Music
Camera Operator
1968 Movie
2.0
Christopher Tree
Editor
1967 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Les Blank.
4.8
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
as Self
2014 Movie
Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!
as Self
2008 Movie
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
as Self
1985 Movie
7.6
A Poem Is a Naked Person
as Self
1974 Movie
4.5
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.