
David Leland
Writing
Born: 1947-04-20 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Died: 2023-12-24
Biography
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.
🎬 Movies (30)

An Accidental Studio
2019
Self

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016
Self

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
Self

Virgin Territory
2007
Director

Concert for George
2003
Producer

The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
2001
Self

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000
Costume Designer

The White River Kid
1999
Socrates Storekeeper

The Land Girls
1998
Director

When Saturday Comes
1996
Priest

The Big Man
1990
Director

Checking Out
1988
Director

Personal Services
1987
Mr. Pilkington / Danielle

Wish You Were Here
1987
Director

Mona Lisa
1986
Writer

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
1985
Driver

Made in Britain
1983
Screenplay

R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
1983
Writer

Birth of a Nation
1983
Writer

Flying Into the Wind
1983
Writer

The Missionary
1982
Long Haired Man at Gin Palace

Time Bandits
1981
Puppeteer

Beloved Enemy
1981
Screenplay

Psy-Warriors
1981
Writer

Golden Gordon
1979
Football Manager

The Love-Girl and the Innocent
1973
Nemov

Gawain and the Green Knight
1973
Humphrey

The Pied Piper
1972
Officer

One Brief Summer
1971
📺 TV Shows (11)

Reel Britannia
2022
Self

The Borgias
2011
Director

Band of Brothers
2001
Director

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
Costume Designer

Tales Out of School
1983
Writer

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1981
Majikthise

Target
1977
Murray

Van der Valk
1972
Madame Arthur

The Last of the Mohicans
1971
David Gamut

Callan
1967

Sherlock Holmes
1964