Acting credits
7
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Les Blank
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.9
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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: 7.54
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.
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
as Self
2014 Movie
Treasure of the Lisu
Story Consultant
2010 Movie
Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!
as Self
2008 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
5.2
Hole in the Soul
Camera Operator
1994 Movie
7.9
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Camera Operator
1991 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
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Les Blank.
