Biography
Born in 1941, Les Blair is a BAFTA winning television, film and theatre director famous for productions that have political or socially aware themes and are often improvised or naturalistic in flavour. He attended Salford Grammer School and, whilst there, acted in plays alongside fellow pupil Mike Leigh. After graduating at Liverpool University, Blair met up with RADA graduate Leigh again and the pair became flatmates and proponents of Improvisational drama in Birmingham. After joining the London Film School they collaborated together on Leigh's first feature film, Bleak Moments. Blair's own work includes the groundbreaking and controversial BBC miniseries Law and Order (1978) and the 1993 film Bad Behaviour.
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Filmography
all 25
Movies 23
Director 23
Producer 2
TV Shows 2
Director
H3 (2001)
Movie
Director
Stand and Deliver (1998)
Movie
Director
Jump the Gun (1997)
Movie
Executive Producer
Amazing Grace (1997)
Movie
Director
Bliss (1995)
Movie
Director
The Merrihill Millionaires (1993)
Movie
Director / Writer
Bad Behavior (1993)
Movie
Director
Tracey Ullman: A Class Act (1993)
Movie
Director
Filipina Dreamgirls (1991)
Movie
Director
Seduction (1991)
Movie
Director / Writer
News Hounds (1990)
Movie
Director
The Accountant (1989)
Movie
Director
Leave to Remain (1989)
Movie
Director
London's Burning: The Movie (1986)
Movie
Director / Writer
Honest Decent & True (1986)
Movie
Director
Number One (1985)
Movie
Director
Four in a Million (1982)
Movie
Director
Beyond the Pale (1981)
Movie
Director
Law & Order (1978)
TV
Director
Bet Your Life (1976)
Movie
Director
Sunshine in Brixton (1976)
Movie
Director
Early to Bed (1975)
Movie
Director
Blooming Youth (1973)
Movie
Producer
Bleak Moments (1971)
Movie
Director
Play for Today (1970)
TV
Ratings
Average 4.3
Based on 3.15 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1970
1981
1989
1989
2001
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1941-10-23 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceManchester, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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