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Les Blank

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedNov 27, 1935 (Died at 78)
Zodiac Sign♐Sagittarius
Place of BirthTampa, Florida, USA
Career Span1960 – 2013
Known Credits64 Titles
Official Links
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DirectingPopularity Score 0.6

Les Blank

Also known as:Leslie Harrod Blank Jr.
Total Works

64

62 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

7.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Fitzcarraldo
7.6
Fitzcarraldo
1982•movie
Role: Thanks
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
7.9
Role: Camera Operator
Burden of Dreams
7.6
Burden of Dreams
1982•movie
Role: Director
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
7.0
Role: Director

Photos & Headshots1

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 64 titles featuring Les Blank

Fitzcarraldo
7.6
Fitzcarraldo
1982•movie

Role: Thanks

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
7.9

Role: Camera Operator

Burden of Dreams
7.6
Burden of Dreams
1982•movie

Role: Director

Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
7.0

Role: Director

Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
7.5

Role: Director

The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
7.9

Role: Director

Always for Pleasure
7.4

Role: Director

Gap-Toothed Women
7.1
Gap-Toothed Women
1987•movie

Role: Director

The Arch
7.5
The Arch
1969•movie

Role: Editor

A Well Spent Life
6.7
A Well Spent Life
1971•movie

Role: Director

Sprout Wings and Fly
6.1

Role: Director

God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance
5.7

Role: Director

Hot Pepper
6.8
Hot Pepper
1973•movie

Role: Director

In Heaven There Is No Beer?
6.5

Role: Director

POV
6.9
POV
1988•series

Role: Director

Dry Wood
6.5
Dry Wood
1973•movie

Role: Director

Chulas Fronteras
6.8
Chulas Fronteras
1976•movie

Role: Director

Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana
6.8

Role: Director

A Poem Is a Naked Person
7.8

as Self

Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella
6.1

Role: Director

Spend It All
7.0
Spend It All
1972•movie

Role: Director

The Sun's Gonna Shine
6.9

Role: Director

My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge
5.5

Role: Director

I Went to the Dance
7.7

Role: Director of Photography

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
6.1

Role: Director

Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge
5.9

Role: Director

Dizzy Gillespie
7.0
Dizzy Gillespie
1964•movie

Role: Director

Poto and Cabengo
6.8
Poto and Cabengo
1980•movie

Role: Director of Photography

All In This Tea
7.4
All In This Tea
2007•movie

Role: Director

The Maestro Rides Again!
4.8

Role: Director

Hole in the Soul
6.0
Hole in the Soul
1994•movie

Role: Camera Operator

How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
4.8

as Self

Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off
4.8
Cigarette Blues
6.5
Cigarette Blues
1985•movie

Role: Director

Lagniappe
4.2
Lagniappe
2006•movie

Role: Director

Playboy: Farmers' Daughters
4.2

Role: Thanks

Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
6.0

Role: Producer

Innocents Abroad
8.0
Innocents Abroad
1991•movie

Role: Director

Chicken Real
7.0
Chicken Real
1970•movie

Role: Director

Marc and Ann
6.0
Marc and Ann
1991•movie

Role: Director

Christopher Tree
5.0
Christopher Tree
1967•movie

Role: Editor

Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball
9.5

Role: Director

Pleasure Faire
6.0
Pleasure Faire
1964•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Živeli! Medicine for the Heart
10.0

Role: Director

Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down
8.0

Role: Director

Lightnin' Les
5.0
Lightnin' Les
1968•movie

Role: Director

In the Land of the Owl Turds
9.0

Role: Producer

Puamana
7.0
Puamana
1991•movie

Role: Director

Strike!
3.0
Strike!
1961•movie

Role: Director

Thailand Moment
2.0
Thailand Moment
2015•movie

Role: Director

Tattoo Uprising
10.0
Tattoo Uprising
2019•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!

as Self

Here Comes Everybody
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)

as Self

Screening Room
1 eps
Screening Room
1972•series

as Himself

Softball Umpire
Softball Umpire
1962•movie

Role: Director

New Sounds in Music

Role: Camera Operator

String Sounds
String Sounds
1969•movie

Role: "B" Camera Operator

And Freedom Came?!
And Freedom Came?!
1962•movie

Role: Director

Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion

Role: Editor

Seven Second Love Affair

Role: Director of Photography

The Ways of Water
The Ways of Water
1971•movie

Role: Director

Treasure of the Lisu

Role: Story Consultant

Motorcycle Moment
Motorcycle Moment
2025•movie

Role: Director