David Leland

Writing

David Leland

Born 20 April 1947 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · Died 24 December 2023 at 76

David Leland (20 April 1947 - 24 December 2023) was a director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut Wish You Were Here in 1987.

Known for

Highlights

Band of Brothers2001 · Series · Director
The Borgias2011 · Series · Director
Time Bandits1981 · Film · Puppeteer
Mona Lisa1986 · Film · Writer
Made in Britain1983 · Film · Screenplay
Concert for George2003 · Film · Director

Filmography

Movies

28 films

Virgin Territory2007 · Film · Director
Concert for George2003 · Film · Director
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades2000 · Film · Costume Designer
The White River Kid1999 · Film · Socrates Storekeeper
The Land Girls1998 · Film · Director
When Saturday Comes1996 · Film · Priest
The Big Man1990 · Film · Director
Checking Out1988 · Film · Director
Wish You Were Here1987 · Film · Director
Personal Services1987 · Film · Mr. Pilkington / Danielle
Mona Lisa1986 · Film · Writer
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain1985 · Film · Driver
Made in Britain1983 · Film · Screenplay
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only1983 · Film · Writer
Flying Into the Wind1983 · Film · Writer
Birth of a Nation1983 · Film · Writer
The Missionary1982 · Film · Long Haired Man at Gin Palace
Psy-Warriors1981 · Film · Writer
Time Bandits1981 · Film · Puppeteer
Beloved Enemy1981 · Film · Screenplay
Golden Gordon1979 · Film · Football Manager
The Love-Girl and the Innocent1973 · Film · Nemov
Gawain and the Green Knight1973 · Film · Humphrey
The Pied Piper1972 · Film · Officer
One Brief Summer1971 · Film
Scars of Dracula1970 · Film · First Officer
Julius Caesar1970 · Film · Plebian
19171970 · Film · Felix, the Cook

Filmography

Series

12 shows

The Borgias2011 · Series · Director
Band of Brothers2001 · Series · Director
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles1992 · Series · Costume Designer
Tales Out of School1983 · Series · Writer
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy1981 · Series · Majikthise
Target1977 · Series · Murray
Van der Valk1972 · Series · Madame Arthur
The Last of the Mohicans1971 · Series
Play for Today1970 · Series · Writer
Big Breadwinner Hog1969 · Series · Grange
Callan1967 · Series
Sherlock Holmes1964 · Series