David Leland

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.

Birthday

Apr 20, 1947

Place of birth

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Deathday

Dec 24, 2023

Credited in

As cast

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
As Self
Julius Caesar
As Plebian
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
As Driver
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
As Costume Designer
The Love-Girl and the Innocent
As Nemov
The Missionary
As Long Haired Man at Gin Palace
Golden Gordon
As Football Manager
When Saturday Comes
As Priest
Time Bandits
As Puppeteer
Scars of Dracula
As First Officer
Gawain and the Green Knight
As Humphrey
An Accidental Studio
As Self
One Brief Summer
As
1917
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As Felix, the Cook
Personal Services
As Mr. Pilkington / Danielle
The Pied Piper
As Officer
The White River Kid
As Socrates Storekeeper
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
As Self
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
As Self

As crew

Mona Lisa
Role: Screenplay
Made in Britain
Role: Screenplay
Concert for George
Role: Producer
Virgin Territory
Role: Director
Virgin Territory
Role: Writer
The Land Girls
Role: Director
Personal Services
Role: Writer
Wish You Were Here
Role: Director
Wish You Were Here
Role: Writer
The White River Kid
Role: Screenplay
The Big Man
Role: Director
The Land Girls
Role: Writer
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
Role: Writer
Running Wild
No picture available
Role: Screenplay
Beloved Enemy
Role: Screenplay
Birth of a Nation
Role: Writer
Concert for George
Role: Director
Checking Out
Role: Director
Flying Into the Wind
Role: Writer
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Role: Writer
Psy-Warriors
Role: Writer