Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 27, 1935
Died
April 7, 2013 (77 years old)
Place of Birth
Tampa, Florida, USA
Also Known As
- Leslie Harrod Blank Jr.
Les Blank
Biography
Les Blank was an American documentary filmmaker best known for his portraits of American traditional musicians.
Known For
Directing
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Camera Operator
1991
POV
Director
1988
Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe
Director, Cinematography, Producer
1988
Gap-Toothed Women
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
1987
Sprout Wings and Fly
Director, Director of Photography
1983
Burden of Dreams
Director, Producer, Director of Photography
1982
Fitzcarraldo
Thanks
1982
Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers
Director, Director of Photography, Producer
1980
Always for Pleasure
Director, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
1978
A Well Spent Life
Director, Editor, Cinematography
1971
The Arch
Editor
1969
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins
Director, Director of Photography, Producer
1968