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.
Big Town
(Nixon-Reporter (uncredited))
The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen
(Self)
Bruce Lee: The Immortal Dragon
(Self)
Strangler of the Swamp
(Christian Sanders Jr.)
Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys
(Himself)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
(Lt. Smith's Crewman (uncredited))
Die Titelmacher
(Self)
Marshal of Reno
(Lee)
Panhandle
(Floyd Schofield)
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
(Self)
Leather Gloves
(Vince Reedy)
Behind The Feline: 'The Cartoon Phenomenon'
(Self)
William Holden: The Golden Boy
(Self)
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
(Self)
She's a Sweetheart
(Soldier)
Tokyo Rose
(Joe Bridger)
The Unwritten Code
(Swede (uncredited))
Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
Lucky Legs
(Red Arrow Messenger)
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
(Cadet (uncredited))
The Pink Panther Story
(Himself)
A Guy Named Joe
(Flyer (uncredited))
From This Day Forward
(Night Club Patron)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(Self (archive footage))
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
(Sleeping Sailor (uncredited))
They Were Expendable
(Boat Crewman (uncredited))
A Guy, a Gal and a Pal
(Solider (uncredited))
Breakfast at Tiffany's: The Making of a Classic
(Self)
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
(Self)
E! True Hollywood Story
The Oscars
(Self)
Great Performances
(Self)
The Dick Cavett Show
(Self - Guest)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
(Director)
A Shot in the Dark
(Director)
A Shot in the Dark
(Producer)
A Shot in the Dark
(Screenplay)
Switch
(Director)
Switch
(Screenplay)
Blind Date
(Director)
The Pink Panther
(Director)
The Pink Panther
(Screenplay)
The Party
(Director)
The Party
(Screenplay)
The Party
(Producer)
Casino
(Executive Consultant)
Revenge of the Pink Panther
(Director)
Revenge of the Pink Panther
(Screenplay)
Revenge of the Pink Panther
(Producer)
Inspector Clouseau
(Characters)
The Great Race
(Director)
The Return of the Pink Panther
(Director)
The Return of the Pink Panther
(Screenplay)
The Return of the Pink Panther
(Producer)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
(Director)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
(Screenplay)
10
(Director)
10
(Screenplay)
10
(Producer)
Skin Deep
(Director)
Trail of the Pink Panther
(Director)
Trail of the Pink Panther
(Producer)
The Great Race
(Original Story)
Days of Wine and Roses
(Director)
S.O.B.
(Director)
S.O.B.
(Screenplay)
Victor/Victoria
(Director)
Victor/Victoria
(Producer)
Operation Petticoat
(Director)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
(Director)
Micki + Maude
(Director)
Curse of the Pink Panther
(Director)
Experiment in Terror
(Director)
Experiment in Terror
(Producer)
Wild Rovers
(Director)
Wild Rovers
(Screenplay)
Darling Lili
(Director)
The Pink Panther 2
(Characters)
My Sister Eileen
(Screenplay)
Operation Mad Ball
(Screenplay)
City Heat
(Screenplay)
Sunset
(Director)
Sunset
(Screenplay)
Son of the Pink Panther
(Director)
Son of the Pink Panther
(Story)
The Notorious Landlady
(Screenplay)
The Tamarind Seed
(Director)
The Tamarind Seed
(Screenplay)
That's Life!
(Director)
That's Life!
(Writer)
The Man Who Loved Women
(Director)
The Man Who Loved Women
(Screenplay)
The Man Who Loved Women
(Producer)
Soldier in the Rain
(Screenplay)
The Carey Treatment
(Director)
Victor/Victoria
(Musical)
Victor/Victoria
(Producer)
Victor/Victoria
(Original Film Writer)
Waterhole #3
(Producer)
Peter Gunn
(Director)
Peter Gunn
(Executive Producer)
Peter Gunn
(Writer)
High Time
(Director)
Gunn
(Director)
He Laughed Last
(Director)
He Laughed Last
(Screenplay)
He Laughed Last
(Story)
This Happy Feeling
(Director)
Mister Cory
(Director)
Mister Cory
(Screenplay)
Panhandle
(Writer)
The Perfect Furlough
(Director)
The Monk
(Story)
A Fine Mess
(Director)
A Fine Mess
(Writer)
Justin Case
(Director)
Justin Case
(Writer)
Justin Case
(Executive Producer)
The Party
(Story)
Bring Your Smile Along
(Director)
S.O.B.
(Producer)
Victor/Victoria
(Director)
Darling Lili
(Writer)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
(Story)
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
(Producer)
The Pink Panther
(Characters)
Trail of the Pink Panther
(Story)
Trail of the Pink Panther
(Screenplay)
Curse of the Pink Panther
(Screenplay)
Curse of the Pink Panther
(Producer)
Sound Off
(Writer)
Victor/Victoria
(Screenplay)
The Atomic Kid
(Story)
Bring Your Smile Along
(Screenplay)
Bring Your Smile Along
(Story)
This Happy Feeling
(Screenplay)
Stampede
(Screenplay)
Skin Deep
(Writer)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!
(Director)
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer!
(Writer)
Stampede
(Co-Producer)
Soldier in the Rain
(Producer)
Panhandle
(Producer)
Walk on the Wild Side
(Co-Director)
Son of the Pink Panther
(Characters)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
(Producer)
Cruisin' Down the River
(Writer)
The Couch
(Story)
Julie: My Favourite Things
(Director)
Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder
(Writer)
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden
(Producer)
All Ashore
(Story)
All Ashore
(Screenplay)
Drive a Crooked Road
(Screenplay)
Revenge of the Pink Panther
(Story)
Gunn
(Writer)
Julie
(Director)
Victor/Victoria
(Stage Director)
Julie on Sesame Street
(Executive Producer)
Darling Lili
(Producer)
The Pink Panther
(Characters)
Four Star Playhouse
(Director)
Julie
(Producer)
Mr. Lucky
(Director)
Peter Gunn
(Director)
Peter Gunn
(Writer)
Peter Gunn
(Producer)
La nouvelle panthère rose
(Creator)
The Ford Television Theatre
(Teleplay)
The Ford Television Theatre
(Story)
Julie
(Creator)
Mr. Lucky
(Creator)
Pink Panther and Pals
(Creator)
Peter Gunn
(Creator)
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
(Creator)
The Pink Panther
(Creator)
Dante
(Creator)
Meet McGraw
(Creator)