David Leland

Writer

Born: April 20, 1947
Died: December 24, 2023 (age 76)
From: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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 (26)

An Accidental Studio (2019)
Self
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light (2016)
Self
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV (2009)
Virgin Territory (2007)
Director
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
Self
Concert for George (2003)
Director
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
Wish You Were Here (1987)
Director
Personal Services (1987)
Mr. Pilkington / Danielle
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain (1985)
Driver
The Missionary (1982)
Long Haired Man at Gin Palace
Time Bandits (1981)
Puppeteer
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)
Scars of Dracula (1970)
First Officer
Julius Caesar (1970)
Plebian
1917
1917 (1970)
Felix, the Cook