Known For
Directing
Born
Nov 27, 1935
Died
Apr 07, 2013
Place of Birth
Tampa, Florida, USA
Credits
67 titles
Les Blank
Biography
Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.
Known For
Filmography
Motorcycle Moment
Director
Tattoo Uprising
Director of Photography
Out in the Woods
Self
Thailand Moment
Director
How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy
Self
Treasure of the Lisu
Story Consultant
Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank!
Self
All In This Tea
Director
Lagniappe
Director
The Maestro Rides Again!
Director
The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists
Director
Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella
Director
Hole in the Soul
Camera Operator
My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge
Director
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Camera Operator
Innocents Abroad
Director
Puamana
Director
Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge
Director
Marc and Ann
Director
Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana
Director
I Went to the Dance
Director of Photography
POV
Director
Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball
Director
Huey Lewis and the News: Before!
Director
Živeli! Medicine for the Heart
Director
In the Land of the Owl Turds
Producer
Gap-Toothed Women
Director
Playboy: Farmers' Daughters
Thanks
Cigarette Blues
Director
Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985)
Self
In Heaven There Is No Beer?
Director
Sprout Wings and Fly
Director
Burden of Dreams
Director
Fitzcarraldo
Thanks
Poto and Cabengo
Director of Photography
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Director
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Director
Del mero corazón
Director of Photography
Always for Pleasure
Director
Chulas Fronteras
Director
A Poem Is a Naked Person
Self
Hot Pepper
Director
Dry Wood
Director
Screening Room
Himself
Spend It All
Director
A Well Spent Life
Director
The Ways of Water
Director
Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion
Editor
Chicken Real
Director
The Arch
Editor