Les Blank: movies and TV shows
Les Blank has 112 credits in the archive: 110 films and 2 TV series, from 1960 to 2025. Highest rated: Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (7.9/10).
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Career timeline
1960 – 2025 · busiest year: 1987 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Motorcycle Moment | Film | — | 89 | |
| 2019 | Tattoo Uprising | Film | 10.0 | 83 | |
| 2016 | Out in the Woods | Self | Film | — | 80 |
| 2015 | Thailand Moment | Film | 2.0 | 79 | |
| 2014 | How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy | Self | Film | 4.8 | 78 |
| 2014 | How To Smell A Rose: A Visit with Ricky Leacock at his Farm in Normandy | Film | 4.8 | 78 | |
| 2010 | Treasure of the Lisu | Film | — | 74 | |
| 2010 | Treasure of the Lisu | Film | — | 74 | |
| 2008 | Oh My God! It's Harrod Blank! | Self | Film | — | 72 |
| 2007 | All In This Tea | Film | 7.4 | 71 | |
| 2006 | Lagniappe | Film | 4.2 | 70 | |
| 2006 | Lagniappe | Film | 4.2 | 70 | |
| 2005 | The Maestro Rides Again! | Film | 4.8 | 69 | |
| 1995 | The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists | Film | 6.1 | 59 | |
| 1995 | The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists | Film | 6.1 | 59 | |
| 1995 | The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists | Film | 6.1 | 59 | |
| 1995 | Sworn to the Drum: A Tribute to Francisco Aguabella | Film | 6.1 | 59 | |
| 1994 | Hole in the Soul | Film | 6.0 | 58 | |
| 1994 | My Old Fiddle: A Visit with Tommy Jarrell in the Blue Ridge | Film | 5.5 | 58 | |
| 1991 | Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse | Film | 7.9 | 55 | |
| 1991 | Puamana | Film | 7.0 | 55 | |
| 1991 | Puamana | Film | 7.0 | 55 | |
| 1991 | Innocents Abroad | Film | 8.0 | 55 | |
| 1991 | Innocents Abroad | Film | 8.0 | 55 | |
| 1991 | Julie: Old Time Tales of the Blue Ridge | Film | 5.9 | 55 | |
| 1991 | Marc and Ann | Film | 6.0 | 55 | |
| 1990 | Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of the Cajun and Creole Cooking of Louisiana | Film | 6.8 | 54 | |
| 1989 | I Went to the Dance | Film | 7.7 | 53 | |
| 1989 | I Went to the Dance | Film | 7.7 | 53 | |
| 1988 | POV | TV | 6.9 | 52 | |
| 1988 | Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball | Film | 9.5 | 52 | |
| 1988 | Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball | Film | 9.5 | 52 | |
| 1987 | Huey Lewis and the News: Before! | Film | 6.0 | 51 | |
| 1987 | Huey Lewis and the News: Before! | Film | 6.0 | 51 | |
| 1987 | Gap-Toothed Women | Film | 7.1 | 51 | |
| 1987 | Gap-Toothed Women | Film | 7.1 | 51 | |
| 1987 | Gap-Toothed Women | Film | 7.1 | 51 | |
| 1987 | Gap-Toothed Women | Film | 7.1 | 51 | |
| 1987 | In the Land of the Owl Turds | Film | 9.0 | 51 | |
| 1987 | Živeli! Medicine for the Heart | Film | 10.0 | 51 | |
| 1986 | Playboy: Farmers' Daughters | Film | 4.2 | 50 | |
| 1985 | Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985) | Self | Film | — | 49 |
| 1985 | Six Short Films of Les Blank (1960-1985) | Film | — | 49 | |
| 1985 | Cigarette Blues | Film | 6.5 | 49 | |
| 1985 | Cigarette Blues | Film | 6.5 | 49 | |
| 1984 | In Heaven There Is No Beer? | Film | 6.5 | 48 | |
| 1984 | In Heaven There Is No Beer? | Film | 6.5 | 48 | |
| 1984 | In Heaven There Is No Beer? | Film | 6.5 | 48 | |
| 1983 | Sprout Wings and Fly | Film | 6.1 | 47 | |
| 1983 | Sprout Wings and Fly | Film | 6.1 | 47 | |
| 1982 | Fitzcarraldo | Film | 7.6 | 46 | |
| 1982 | Burden of Dreams | Film | 7.6 | 46 | |
| 1982 | Burden of Dreams | Film | 7.6 | 46 | |
| 1982 | Burden of Dreams | Film | 7.6 | 46 | |
| 1980 | Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers | Film | 7.5 | 44 | |
| 1980 | Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers | Film | 7.5 | 44 | |
| 1980 | Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers | Film | 7.5 | 44 | |
| 1980 | Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe | Film | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 1980 | Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe | Film | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 1980 | Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe | Film | 7.0 | 44 | |
| 1980 | Poto and Cabengo | Film | 6.8 | 44 | |
| 1979 | Del mero corazón | Film | 5.8 | 43 | |
| 1979 | Del mero corazón | Film | 5.8 | 43 | |
| 1979 | Del mero corazón | Film | 5.8 | 43 | |
| 1978 | Always for Pleasure | Film | 7.4 | 42 | |
| 1978 | Always for Pleasure | Film | 7.4 | 42 | |
| 1978 | Always for Pleasure | Film | 7.4 | 42 | |
| 1978 | Always for Pleasure | Film | 7.4 | 42 | |
| 1976 | Chulas Fronteras | Film | 6.8 | 40 | |
| 1976 | Chulas Fronteras | Film | 6.8 | 40 | |
| 1974 | A Poem Is a Naked Person | Self | Film | 7.8 | 38 |
| 1974 | A Poem Is a Naked Person | Film | 7.8 | 38 | |
| 1974 | A Poem Is a Naked Person | Film | 7.8 | 38 | |
| 1974 | A Poem Is a Naked Person | Film | 7.8 | 38 | |
| 1974 | A Poem Is a Naked Person | Film | 7.8 | 38 | |
| 1973 | Dry Wood | Film | 6.5 | 37 | |
| 1973 | Hot Pepper | Film | 6.8 | 37 | |
| 1972 | Screening Room | Himself | TV | — | 36 |
| 1972 | Spend It All | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1972 | Spend It All | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1972 | Spend It All | Film | 7.0 | 36 | |
| 1971 | A Well Spent Life | Film | 6.7 | 35 | |
| 1971 | A Well Spent Life | Film | 6.7 | 35 | |
| 1971 | A Well Spent Life | Film | 6.7 | 35 | |
| 1971 | The Ways of Water | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1971 | The Ways of Water | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1971 | Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion | Film | — | 35 | |
| 1970 | Chicken Real | Film | 7.0 | 34 | |
| 1969 | The Arch | Film | 7.5 | 33 | |
| 1969 | The Sun's Gonna Shine | Film | 6.9 | 33 | |
| 1969 | String Sounds | Film | — | 33 | |
| 1969 | Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1969 | Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1969 | Mr. Charlie, Your Rollin’ Mill Is Burnin’ Down | Film | 8.0 | 33 | |
| 1968 | Lightnin' Les | Film | 5.0 | 32 | |
| 1968 | New Sounds in Music | Film | — | 32 | |
| 1968 | The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins | Film | 7.9 | 32 | |
| 1968 | The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins | Film | 7.9 | 32 | |
| 1968 | The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins | Film | 7.9 | 32 | |
| 1968 | God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance | Film | 5.7 | 32 | |
| 1967 | Christopher Tree | Film | 5.0 | 31 | |
| 1967 | Christopher Tree | Film | 5.0 | 31 | |
| 1965 | Seven Second Love Affair | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1964 | Dizzy Gillespie | Film | 7.0 | 28 | |
| 1964 | Pleasure Faire | Film | 6.0 | 28 | |
| 1962 | Softball Umpire | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1962 | And Freedom Came?! | Film | — | 26 | |
| 1961 | Strike! | Film | 3.0 | 25 | |
| 1960 | Here Comes Everybody | Film | — | 24 | |
| 1960 | Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off | Film | 4.8 | 24 | |
| 1960 | Running Around Like a Chicken With Its Head Cut Off | Film | 4.8 | 24 | |
| You Can't Squeeze Blood Out Of A Turnip | Film | — | — |