
Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1947-04-20 00:00:00
Birth Place:Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Known For:Writing
Death Date:2023-12-24 00:00:00
Popularity:1
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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.
Filmography (40)

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Role: Self2007

Personal Services
Role: Mr. Pilkington / Danielle1987

Time Bandits
Role: Puppeteer1981

When Saturday Comes
Role: Priest1996

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Role: Self2016

Julius Caesar
Role: Plebian1970

An Accidental Studio
Role: Self2019

The Missionary
Role: Long Haired Man at Gin Palace1982

The White River Kid
Role: Socrates Storekeeper1999

Scars of Dracula
Role: First Officer1970

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
actor2009

The Pied Piper
Role: Officer1972

One Brief Summer
actor1971

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Role: Costume Designer2000

Gawain and the Green Knight
Role: Humphrey1973

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Role: Driver1985

Golden Gordon
Role: Football Manager1979

The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
Role: Self2001
No Image
1917
Role: Felix, the Cook1970

Beloved Enemy
screenplay1981

Birth of a Nation
writer1983

Flying Into the Wind
writer1983

The Land Girls
writer1998

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
writer1985

Psy-Warriors
writer1981

The Big Man
director1990
No Image
Jasper Goes Fishing
director1943

Mona Lisa
writer1986

The White River Kid
screenplay1999

Wish You Were Here
writer1987

Wish You Were Here
director1987

Personal Services
writer1987

The Land Girls
director1998

Checking Out
director1988

Concert for George
producer2003

The Love-Girl and the Innocent
Role: Nemov1973
No Image
Running Wild
screenplay2026

R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
writer1983

Made in Britain
screenplay1983

Virgin Territory
writer2007