Les Blank documentary filmmaker

Les Blank is a 77 years old documentary filmmaker from Tampa, Florida. Les Blank was born on November 27, 1935 (died on April 07, 2013, he was 77 years old) in Tampa, Florida.

About

Is Les Blank still alive?

No, he died on 04/07/2013, 11 years ago. He was 77 years old when he died. Cause of death: bladder cancer. He died in Berkeley

Family

Child

He had one child, Harrod (61, American filmmaker) . When his first child, Harrod Blank, was born, Les Blank was 27 years old.

Works

Les Blank Movies (74)

There are 74 movies of Les Blank.

His first feature film was Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991). He was 56 when he starred in this movie. Since 1991, he has appeared in 74 feature films. The last one is Out in the Woods (2016). In this movie, we watched him in the Self character .

View all Les Blank movies.

Les Blank movie characters

The names of the characters/jobs in the films he starred in are as follows:

Character/Job	Movie	Age
Camera Operator	Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991)	56
Director	Burden of Dreams (1982)	46
Director of Photography	Burden of Dreams (1982)	46
Producer	Burden of Dreams (1982)	46
Director	Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe (1980)	45
Director	Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)	44
Cinematography	Tattoo Uprising (2019)	83
Cinematography	Poto and Cabengo (1980)	44
Director	The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (1968)	33
Director	Dry Wood (1973)	37
Director of Photography	In Heaven There Is No Beer? (1984)	48
Director	In Heaven There Is No Beer? (1984)	48
Producer	In Heaven There Is No Beer? (1984)	48
Director	Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana (1990)	54
Director	My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge (1994)	58
Director	Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella (1995)	59
Producer	Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down (1969)	33
Director	Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down (1969)	33
Director of Photography	Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down (1969)	33
Cinematography	Sprout Wings and Fly (1983)	47
Director	Sprout Wings and Fly (1983)	47
Director	The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists (1994)	58
Director	Spend It All (1971)	35
Director	Lagniappe (2006)	70
Cinematography	Lagniappe (2006)	70
Director	I Went To The Dance (1989)	53
Director	A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)	38
Writer	A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)	38
Cinematography	A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)	38
Editor	A Poem Is a Naked Person (1974)	38
Producer	Gap-Toothed Women (1987)	51
Cinematography	Gap-Toothed Women (1987)	51
Director	Gap-Toothed Women (1987)	51
Director	Chulas Fronteras (1976)	41
Editor	Chulas Fronteras (1976)	41
Director	The Sun's Gonna Shine (1969)	33
Director	Hot Pepper (1973)	37
Director	Always for Pleasure (1978)	42
Editor	The Arch (1969)	34
Director	God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance (1968)	32
Director	A Well Spent Life (1971)	35
Director	All In This Tea (2007)	71
	Here Comes Everybody (1960)	24
	Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off (1960)	24
Director	Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off (1960)	24
Director	Strike! (1961)	25
Director	And Freedom Came?! (1962)	26
Director	Dizzy Gillespie (1964)	29
Camera Operator	Pleasure Faire (1964)	29
Cinematography	Pleasure Faire (1964)	29
Editor	Christopher Tree (1967)	31
Cinematography	Christopher Tree (1967)	31
Director	Lightnin' Les (1968)	32
Director	Chicken Real (1970)	34
Director	Del mero corazón (1979)	43
Camera Operator	Cigarette Blues (1985)	49
Director	Cigarette Blues (1985)	49
Producer	In the Land of Owl Turds (1987)	51
Director	Ziveli! Medicine for the Heart (1987)	51
Director	Huey Lewis and the News: Before! (1987)	51
Producer	Huey Lewis and the News: Before! (1987)	51
Cinematography	Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball (1988)	52
Director	Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball (1988)	52
Director	Marc and Ann (1991)	55
Director	Puamana (1991)	55
Director	Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge (1991)	55
Director	Innocents Abroad (1991)	55
Director	The Maestro Rides Again (2005)	69
Self	Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank! (2008)	72
Director	Treasure of the Lisu (2010)	74
Himself	How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy (2014)	78
Director	How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy (2014)	78
Director	Thailand Moment (2015)	79
Self	Out in the Woods (2016)	80

Les Blank TV Shows (1)

His first TV Show was Screening Room (1972).

Awards (1)

Awarded John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship .

Education

He graduated from Tulane University, University Of Southern California and USC School Of Cinematic Arts

What was Les's zodiac sign?

Les Blank zodiac sign was sagittarius.

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