Blake Edwards

Biography

Blake Edwards was an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Edwards' career began in the 1940s as an actor but he soon turned to writing radio scripts at Columbia Pictures. He used his writing skills to begin producing and directing, with some of his best films including: Experiment in Terror, The Great Race, and the hugely successful Pink Panther film series with the British comedian Peter Sellers. Often thought of as primarily a director of comedies, he was also renowned for his dramatic work, Breakfast at Tiffany's and Days of Wine and Roses. His greatest successes, however, were his comedies, and most of his films were either musicals, melodramas, slapstick comedies, and thrillers. In 2004, he received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen.

Directed

1. Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) — Director
2. The Pink Panther (1963) — Director
3. The Party (1968) — Director
4. The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) — Director
5. A Shot in the Dark (1964) — Director
6. The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) — Director
7. Blind Date (1987) — Director
8. Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) — Director
9. Victor/Victoria (1982) — Director
10. Operation Petticoat (1959) — Director
11. The Great Race (1965) — Director
12. Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) — Director
13. 10 (1979) — Director
14. Switch (1991) — Director
15. Son of the Pink Panther (1993) — Director
16. Days of Wine and Roses (1963) — Director
17. Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) — Director
18. Experiment in Terror (1962) — Director
19. Sunset (1988) — Director
20. S.O.B. (1981) — Director
21. Skin Deep (1989) — Director
22. Micki & Maude (1984) — Director
23. The Tamarind Seed (1974) — Director
24. Wild Rovers (1971) — Director
25. The Man Who Loved Women (1983) — Director
26. What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966) — Director
27. Victor/Victoria (1995) — Director
28. Darling Lili (1970) — Director
29. The Carey Treatment (1972) — Director
30. A Fine Mess (1986) — Director
31. That's Life! (1986) — Director
32. Peter Gunn (1958) — Director
33. The Perfect Furlough (1958) — Director
34. Gunn (1967) — Director
35. High Time (1960) — Director
36. Four Star Playhouse (1952) — Director
37. Mister Cory (1957) — Director
38. Peter Gunn (1989) — Director
39. This Happy Feeling (1958) — Director
40. Mr. Lucky (1959) — Director

Also appeared in

1. The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946) — Sleeping Sailor (uncredited)
2. They Were Expendable (1945) — Boat Crewman (uncredited)
3. The Oscars (1953) — Self
4. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
5. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) — Lt. Smith's Crewman (uncredited)
6. A Guy Named Joe (1944) — Flyer (uncredited)
7. Great Performances (1971) — Self
8. Strangler of the Swamp (1946) — Christian Sanders Jr.
9. The Dick Cavett Show (1968) — Self - Guest
10. Panhandle (1948) — Floyd Schofield
11. From This Day Forward (1946) — Night Club Patron
12. Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) — Cadet (uncredited)
13. Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon (1994) — Self
14. Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic (2006) — Self
15. Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret (2019) — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
16. Big Town (1946) — Nixon-Reporter (uncredited)
17. Film '72 (1971) — Self
18. Audrey Hepburn: Remembered (1993) — Self
19. The Unwritten Code (1944) — Swede (uncredited)
20. Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992) — Self
21. The Pink Panther Story (2003) — Himself
22. Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me (2009) — Self
23. There's Something About a Soldier (1943)
24. Behind The Feline: 'The Cartoon Phenomenon' (2004) — Self
25. Marshal of Reno (1944) — Lee
26. Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady (1997) — Self
27. Tokyo Rose (1946) — Joe Bridger
28. Leather Gloves (1948) — Vince Reedy
29. She's a Sweetheart (1944) — Soldier
30. Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames (2024) — Self (archive footage)
31. Lucky Legs (1942) — Red Arrow Messenger
32. A Guy, a Gal and a Pal (1945) — Solider (uncredited)
33. Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady (1982)
34. The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen (1988) — Self
35. Die Titelmacher (1976) — Self
36. William Holden: The Golden Boy (1989) — Self