Blake Edwards
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing48
movieVictor/Victoria
1995
Director, Stage Director
movieSon of the Pink Panther
1993
Director
tvJulie
1992
Director
movieSwitch
1991
Director
moviePeter Gunn
1989
Director
movieSkin Deep
1989
Director
movieJustin Case
1988
Director
movieSunset
1988
Director
movieBlind Date
1987
Director
movieThat's Life!
1986
Director
movieA Fine Mess
1986
Director
movieMicki & Maude
1984
Director
movieThe Man Who Loved Women
1983
Director
movieVictor/Victoria
1982
Director
movieS.O.B.
1981
Director
movie10
1979
Director
movieThe Tamarind Seed
1974
Director
movieJulie
1972
Director
movieThe Carey Treatment
1972
Director
movieWild Rovers
1971
Director
movieDarling Lili
1970
Director
movieThe Party
1968
Director
movieGunn
1967
Director
movieThe Great Race
1965
Director
movieA Shot in the Dark
1964
Director
movieThe Pink Panther
1963
Director
movieDays of Wine and Roses
1963
Director
movieExperiment in Terror
1962
Director
movieWalk on the Wild Side
1962
Co-Director
movieBreakfast at Tiffany's
1961
Director
movieHigh Time
1960
Director
movieOperation Petticoat
1959
Director
tvMr. Lucky
1959
Director
movieThe Perfect Furlough
1958
Director
tvPeter Gunn
1958
Director
movieThis Happy Feeling
1958
Director
movieMister Cory
1957
Director
movieHe Laughed Last
1956
Director
movieBring Your Smile Along
1955
Director
tvFour Star Playhouse
1952
Director
Writing57
tvPink Panther and Pals
2010
Original Series Creator
movieThe Pink Panther 2
2009
Characters
movieThe Pink Panther
2006
Characters
movieVictor/Victoria
1995
Musical, Original Film Writer
movieSon of the Pink Panther
1993
Story, Characters
movieSwitch
1991
Screenplay
moviePeter Gunn
1989
Writer
movieSkin Deep
1989
Writer
movieJustin Case
1988
Writer
movieSunset
1988
Screenplay
movieThat's Life!
1986
Writer
movieA Fine Mess
1986
Writer
movieCity Heat
1984
Screenplay
movieThe Man Who Loved Women
1983
Screenplay
movieCurse of the Pink Panther
1983
Screenplay
movieTrail of the Pink Panther
1982
Story, Screenplay
movieVictor/Victoria
1982
Screenplay
movieS.O.B.
1981
Writer
movie10
1979
Writer
movieRevenge of the Pink Panther
1978
Screenplay, Story
movieThe Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
Screenplay
movieThe Return of the Pink Panther
1975
Screenplay
movieThe Tamarind Seed
1974
Screenplay
movieWild Rovers
1971
Screenplay
movieDarling Lili
1970
Writer
movieThe Monk
1969
Story
movieInspector Clouseau
1968
Characters
movieThe Party
1968
Screenplay, Story
movieGunn
1967
Writer, Characters
movieThe Great Race
1965
Original Story
movieA Shot in the Dark
1964
Screenplay
movieThe Pink Panther
1963
Screenplay
movieSoldier in the Rain
1963
Screenplay
movieThe Notorious Landlady
1962
Screenplay
movieThe Couch
1962
Story
tvMr. Lucky
1959
Writer
tvPeter Gunn
1958
Writer
movieThis Happy Feeling
1958
Screenplay
movieOperation Mad Ball
1957
Screenplay
movieMister Cory
1957
Screenplay
movieHe Laughed Last
1956
Story, Screenplay
movieMy Sister Eileen
1955
Screenplay
movieBring Your Smile Along
1955
Story, Screenplay
movieDrive a Crooked Road
1954
Screenplay
movieAll Ashore
1953
Screenplay, Story
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
Teleplay, Story
movieSound Off
1952
Writer
movieStampede
1949
Screenplay
moviePanhandle
1948
Writer
The Pink Panther
Characters
Acting36
movieBlake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieClaudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieLeather Gloves
1948
Vince Reedy
moviePanhandle
1948
Floyd Schofield
movieBig Town
1946
Nixon-Reporter (uncredited)
movieThe Strange Love of Martha Ivers
1946
Sleeping Sailor (uncredited)
movieFrom This Day Forward
1946
Night Club Patron
movieTokyo Rose
1946
Joe Bridger
movieStrangler of the Swamp
1946
Christian Sanders Jr.
movieThey Were Expendable
1945
Boat Crewman (uncredited)
movieA Guy, a Gal and a Pal
1945
Solider (uncredited)
movieShe's a Sweetheart
1944
Soldier
movieThirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
Lt. Smith's Crewman (uncredited)
movieThe Unwritten Code
1944
Swede (uncredited)
movieA Guy Named Joe
1944
Flyer (uncredited)
movieLucky Legs
1942
Red Arrow Messenger
movieTen Gentlemen from West Point
1942
Cadet (uncredited)
Production27
movieVictor/Victoria
1995
Producer
tvJulie
1992
Producer
moviePeter Gunn
1989
Executive Producer
movieJustin Case
1988
Executive Producer
movieThe Man Who Loved Women
1983
Producer
movieVictor/Victoria
1982
Producer
movieS.O.B.
1981
Producer
movieCasino
1980
Executive Consultant
movie10
1979
Producer
movieJulie on Sesame Street
1973
Executive Producer
movieDarling Lili
1970
Producer
movieThe Party
1968
Producer
movieWaterhole #3
1967
Producer
movieGunn
1967
Executive Producer
movieA Shot in the Dark
1964
Producer
movieSoldier in the Rain
1963
Producer
movieExperiment in Terror
1962
Producer
tvPeter Gunn
1958
Producer
movieStampede
1949
Co-Producer
moviePanhandle
1948
Producer
Creator8
tvPink Panther and Pals
2010
Creator
tvThe Pink Panther
1993
Creator
tvJulie
1992
Creator
tvDante
1960
Creator
tvMr. Lucky
1959
Creator
tvPeter Gunn
1958
Creator
tvMeet McGraw
1957
Creator