Les Blair

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1941-10-23 (83 years old)

Place of Birth Manchester, England

Also Known As Leslie Blair

Les Blair

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.

Known For

Director

2001
H3

as Director

1998
Stand and Deliver

as Director

1997
Jump the Gun

as Director

1995
Bliss

as Director

1993
Bad Behavior

as Director

1991
Seduction

as Director

1991
1990
News Hounds

as Director

1989
The Accountant

as Director

1989
Leave to Remain

as Director

1986
1986
London's Burning

as Director

1985
Number One

as Director

1982
Four in a Million

as Director

1981
Only a Game

as Director

1981
Beyond the Pale

as Director

1978
Law & Order

as Director

1976
1976
Bet Your Life

as Director

1975
Early to Bed

as Director

1973
Blooming Youth

as Director

1970
Play for Today

as Director

Writer

1998
1997
Jump the Gun

as Writer

1995
Bliss

as Writer

1993
Bad Behavior

as Writer

1990
News Hounds

as Writer

1986
1981
Only a Game

as Writer

1981
1976
Bet Your Life

as Writer

1973
Blooming Youth

as Writer

Producer

1997
Amazing Grace

as Executive Producer

1971
Bleak Moments

as Producer

Editor

1971
Bleak Moments

as Editor