Les Blank

Biography

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

Directed

1. Burden of Dreams (1982) — Director
2. Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1988) — Director
3. Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980) — Director
4. The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1968) — Director
5. Always for Pleasure (1978) — Director
6. Gap-Toothed Women (1987) — Director
7. A Well Spent Life (1971) — Director
8. Sprout Wings and Fly (1983) — Director
9. God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance (1968) — Director
10. Hot Pepper (1973) — Director
11. In Heaven There Is No Beer? (1984) — Director
12. Point of View (1988) — Director
13. Dry Wood (1973) — Director
14. Chulas Fronteras (1976) — Director
15. Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana (1990) — Director
16. Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella (1995) — Director
17. A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974) — Director
18. Spend It All (1972) — Director
19. The Sun's Gonna Shine (1969) — Director
20. My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge (1994) — Director
21. I Went to the Dance (1989) — Director
22. The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists (1995) — Director
23. Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge (1991) — Director
24. Dizzy Gillespie (1964) — Director
25. All In This Tea (2007) — Director
26. The Maestro Rides Again! (2005) — Director
27. Del mero corazón (1979) — Director
28. Cigarette Blues (1985) — Director
29. How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy (2014) — Director
30. Lagniappe (2006) — Director
31. Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off (1960) — Director
32. Huey Lewis and the News: Before! (1987) — Director
33. Innocents Abroad (1991) — Director
34. Chicken Real (1970) — Director
35. Marc and Ann (1991) — Director
36. Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball (1988) — Director
37. Živeli! Medicine for the Heart (1987) — Director
38. Lightnin' Les (1968) — Director
39. Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down (1969) — Director
40. Puamana (1991) — Director

Also appeared in

1. A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974) — Self
2. How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy (2014) — Self
3. Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off (1960)
4. Out in the Woods (2016) — Self
5. Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank! (2008) — Self
6. Here Comes Everybody (1960)
7. Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985) (1985) — Self
8. Screening Room (1972) — Himself