Blake Edwards
Directing • Born 1922-07-26 – Died 2010-12-15
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.
Filmography
33 credits
Big Town
Movie • 1946
Nixon-Reporter (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
Movie • 1988
Self
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
Movie • 1994
Self
Strangler of the Swamp
Movie • 1946
Christian Sanders Jr.
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
Movie • 1992
Self
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Movie • 1944
Lt. Smith's Crewman (uncredited)
Die Titelmacher
Movie • 1976
Self
Marshal of Reno
Movie • 1944
Lee
Panhandle
Movie • 1948
Floyd Schofield
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Movie • 1997
Self
Leather Gloves
Movie • 1948
Vince Reedy
Behind The Feline: 'The Cartoon Phenomenon'
Movie • 2004
Self
William Holden: The Golden Boy
Movie • 1989
Self
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Movie • 1993
Self
She's a Sweetheart
Movie • 1944
Soldier
Tokyo Rose
Movie • 1946
Joe Bridger
The Unwritten Code
Movie • 1944
Swede (uncredited)
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Lucky Legs
Movie • 1942
Red Arrow Messenger
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Movie • 1942
Cadet (uncredited)
The Pink Panther Story
Movie • 2003
Himself
A Guy Named Joe
Movie • 1944
Flyer (uncredited)
From This Day Forward
Movie • 1946
Night Club Patron
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Movie • 1946
Sleeping Sailor (uncredited)
They Were Expendable
Movie • 1945
Boat Crewman (uncredited)
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
Movie • 1945
Solider (uncredited)
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
Movie • 2006
Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Movie • 2009
Self
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
The Dick Cavett Show
TV • 1968
Self - Guest