Blake Edwards

Blake Edwards

Directing

Born July 26, 1922 · Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

53 films as director · Active 1952–2010

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 wr…

Known for

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

Film '72

Film '72

1971

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

1945

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers

1946

Directed(53)

Victor/Victoria
1996Victor/Victoria★ 6.7
Son of the Pink Panther
1993Son of the Pink Panther★ 4.6
Switch
1991Switch★ 5.9
Skin Deep
1989Skin Deep★ 6.2
Peter Gunn
1989Peter Gunn★ 5.4
Sunset
1988Sunset★ 5.7
Justin Case
1988Justin Case★ 9.0
Blind Date
1987Blind Date★ 6.0
That's Life!
1986That's Life!★ 5.7
A Fine Mess
1986A Fine Mess★ 4.6
Micki & Maude
1984Micki & Maude★ 5.7
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983Curse of the Pink Panther★ 4.6
The Man Who Loved Women
1983The Man Who Loved Women★ 4.9
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982Trail of the Pink Panther★ 5.1
Victor/Victoria
1982Victor/Victoria★ 7.3
S.O.B.
1981S.O.B.★ 6.0
10
197910★ 5.8
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978Revenge of the Pink Panther★ 6.4
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976The Pink Panther Strikes Again★ 6.9
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975The Return of the Pink Panther★ 6.8
Julie: My Favourite Things
1975Julie: My Favourite Things
The Tamarind Seed
1974The Tamarind Seed★ 6.2
The Carey Treatment
1972The Carey Treatment★ 6.0
Julie
1972Julie★ 10.0
Wild Rovers
1971Wild Rovers★ 6.1
Darling Lili
1970Darling Lili★ 5.6
The Party
1968The Party★ 7.3
Gunn
1967Gunn★ 5.6
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
1966What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?★ 5.9
The Great Race
1965The Great Race★ 7.1
A Shot in the Dark
1964A Shot in the Dark★ 7.2
The Pink Panther
1963The Pink Panther★ 6.8
Days of Wine and Roses
1963Days of Wine and Roses★ 7.5
Experiment in Terror
1962Experiment in Terror★ 7.1
Walk on the Wild Side
1962Walk on the Wild Side★ 6.6
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961Breakfast at Tiffany's★ 7.6
High Time
1960High Time★ 6.4
Operation Petticoat
1959Operation Petticoat★ 7.2
This Happy Feeling
1958This Happy Feeling★ 4.8
The Perfect Furlough
1958The Perfect Furlough★ 6.7
Mister Cory
1957Mister Cory★ 6.0
He Laughed Last
1956He Laughed Last★ 7.7
Bring Your Smile Along
1955Bring Your Smile Along★ 6.0
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!
1954Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!

Acting(36)

2024Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 FramesSelf (archive footage)
Film
2019Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secretSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
Film
2009Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on MeSelf
Film
2006Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a ClassicSelf
Film
2004Behind The Feline: 'The Cartoon Phenomenon'Self
Film
2003The Pink Panther StoryHimself
Film
1997Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest LadySelf
Film
1996E! True Hollywood Story
TV
1994Bruce Lee: The Immortal DragonSelf
Film
1993Audrey Hepburn: RememberedSelf
Film
1992Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the BoysSelf
Film
1989William Holden: The Golden BoySelf
Film
1988The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood StuntmenSelf
Film
1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
Film
1976Die TitelmacherSelf
Film
1971Film '72Self
TV
1971Great PerformancesSelf
TV
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
TV
1953The OscarsSelf
TV
1948Leather GlovesVince Reedy
Film
1948PanhandleFloyd Schofield
Film
1946Big TownNixon-Reporter (uncredited)
Film
1946The Strange Love of Martha IversSleeping Sailor (uncredited)
Film
1946From This Day ForwardNight Club Patron
Film
1946Tokyo RoseJoe Bridger
Film
1946Strangler of the SwampChristian Sanders Jr.
Film
1945They Were ExpendableBoat Crewman (uncredited)
Film
1945A Guy, a Gal and a PalSolider (uncredited)
Film
1944She's a SweetheartSoldier
Film
1944Thirty Seconds Over TokyoLt. Smith's Crewman (uncredited)
Film
1944The Unwritten CodeSwede (uncredited)
Film
1944Marshal of RenoLee
Film
1944A Guy Named JoeFlyer (uncredited)
Film
1943There's Something About a Soldier
Film
1942Lucky LegsRed Arrow Messenger
Film
1942Ten Gentlemen from West PointCadet (uncredited)
Film