Blake Edwards
85 movies · 11 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Jul 26, 1922
- Died
- Dec 15, 2010 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
- Also known as
- Sam O. Brown · 블레이크 에드워즈 · William Blake Crump · بلیک ادواردز
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.
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In 2004, he received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.6 Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961 · Film
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★ 6.9 The Pink Panther
1963 · Film
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★ 7.3 The Party
1968 · Film
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★ 6.8 The Return of the Pink Panther
1975 · Film
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★ 7.2 A Shot in the Dark
1964 · Film
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★ 6.9 The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976 · Film
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★ 6.0 Blind Date
1987 · Film
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★ 6.4 Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978 · Film
Blake Edwards: movies and TV shows
Acting (18)
- 1996
- 1948 Leather Gloves
as Vince Reedy
- 1948 Panhandle
as Floyd Schofield
- 1946 Big Town
as Nixon-Reporter (uncredited)
- 1946 The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
as Sleeping Sailor (uncredited)
- 1946 From This Day Forward
as Night Club Patron
- 1946 Tokyo Rose
as Joe Bridger
- 1946 Strangler of the Swamp
as Christian Sanders Jr.
- 1945 They Were Expendable
as Boat Crewman (uncredited)
- 1945 A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
as Solider (uncredited)
- 1944 She's a Sweetheart
as Soldier
- 1944 Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Lt. Smith's Crewman (uncredited)
- 1944 The Unwritten Code
as Swede (uncredited)
- 1944 Marshal of Reno
as Lee
- 1944 A Guy Named Joe
as Flyer (uncredited)
- 1943
- 1942 Lucky Legs
as Red Arrow Messenger
- 1942 Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Cadet (uncredited)
Behind the camera (79)
- Upcoming The Pink Panther
Characters
- 2010
- 2009 The Pink Panther 2
Characters
- 2006 The Pink Panther
Characters
- 2005
- 2005
- 1996 Victor/Victoria
Musical, Producer, Original Film Writer, Director, Stage Director, Writer
- 1993
- 1993 Son of the Pink Panther
Story, Director, Characters
- 1992
- 1991 Switch
Screenplay, Director
- 1989 Peter Gunn
Writer, Director, Executive Producer
- 1989 Skin Deep
Director, Writer
- 1988 Justin Case
Executive Producer, Director, Writer
- 1988 Sunset
Screenplay, Director
- 1987 Blind Date
Director
- 1986 That's Life!
Director, Writer
- 1986 A Fine Mess
Writer, Director
- 1984 Micki & Maude
Director
- 1984 City Heat
Screenplay
- 1983 The Man Who Loved Women
Screenplay, Director, Producer
- 1983 Curse of the Pink Panther
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 1982 Trail of the Pink Panther
Producer, Director, Story, Screenplay
- 1982 Victor/Victoria
Producer, Director, Screenplay
- 1981 S.O.B.
Director, Producer, Writer
- 1980 Casino
Executive Consultant
- 1979 10
Director, Producer, Writer
- 1978 Revenge of the Pink Panther
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Story
- 1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 1975 The Return of the Pink Panther
Screenplay, Producer, Director
- 1975 Julie: My Favourite Things
Director
- 1974 The Tamarind Seed
Screenplay, Director
- 1974 Julie and Dick at Covent Garden
Producer
- 1973 Julie on Sesame Street
Executive Producer
- 1972 Julie
Director
- 1972 The Carey Treatment
Director
- 1971 Wild Rovers
Director, Screenplay
- 1970 Darling Lili
Director, Writer, Producer
- 1969 The Monk
Story
- 1968 Inspector Clouseau
Characters
- 1968 The Party
Screenplay, Director, Producer, Story
- 1967 Waterhole #3
Producer
- 1967 Gunn
Director, Writer, Characters, Executive Producer
- 1966 What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
Director, Story, Producer
- 1965 The Great Race
Director, Original Story
- 1964 A Shot in the Dark
Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 1963 The Pink Panther
Director, Screenplay
- 1963 Soldier in the Rain
Screenplay, Producer
- 1963 Days of Wine and Roses
Director
- 1962 The Notorious Landlady
Screenplay
- 1962 Experiment in Terror
Producer, Director
- 1962 Walk on the Wild Side
Co-Director
- 1962 The Couch
Story
- 1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's
Director
- 1960
- 1960 High Time
Director
- 1959 Operation Petticoat
Director
- 1959
- 1958 The Perfect Furlough
Director
- 1958
- 1958 This Happy Feeling
Director, Screenplay
- 1957 Operation Mad Ball
Screenplay
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Mister Cory
Director, Screenplay
- 1956 He Laughed Last
Story, Director, Screenplay
- 1955 My Sister Eileen
Screenplay
- 1955 Bring Your Smile Along
Director, Story, Screenplay
- 1954 Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!
Writer, Director
- 1954 The Atomic Kid
Story
- 1954 Drive a Crooked Road
Screenplay
- 1953 Cruisin' Down the River
Writer
- 1953 All Ashore
Screenplay, Story
- 1952
- 1952
- 1952 Sound Off
Writer
- 1952 Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
Writer
- 1949 Stampede
Screenplay, Co-Producer
- 1948 Panhandle
Writer, Producer
Talk shows and appearances (18)
- 2024
- 2019
- 2009
- 2006
- 2004
- 2003
- 1997
- 1994
- 1993
- 1992
- 1989
- 1988
- 1982
- 1976
- 1971 Film '72
2 episodes
- 1971 Great Performances
1 episode
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
1 episode
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode