David Leland

David Leland

WritingBorn April 20, 1947Died December 24, 2023 (age 76)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.

Known For

Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers

Director

The Borgias

The Borgias

Director

Concert for George

Concert for George

Director

Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation

Writer

Flying Into the Wind

Flying Into the Wind

Writer

Made in Britain

Made in Britain

Screenplay

Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa

Writer

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

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

Writer

Filmography

Acting

Reel Britannia

Reel Britannia8.7

2022·Self·4 eps

An Accidental Studio

An Accidental Studio6.4

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The Making of 'Band of Brothers'

The Making of 'Band of Brothers'7.0

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades5.5

2000·Costume Designer

The White River Kid

The White River Kid4.9

1999·Socrates Storekeeper

When Saturday Comes

When Saturday Comes5.6

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles6.5

1992·Costume Designer·1 ep

Personal Services

Personal Services6.0

1987·Mr. Pilkington / Danielle

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

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

The Missionary

The Missionary5.5

1982·Long Haired Man at Gin Palace

Time Bandits

Time Bandits6.6

1981·Puppeteer

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy8.1

1981·Majikthise·1 ep

Golden Gordon

Golden Gordon8.0

1979·Football Manager

Target

1977·Murray·1 ep

The Love-Girl and the Innocent

The Love-Girl and the Innocent5.6

Gawain and the Green Knight

Gawain and the Green Knight4.6

The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper5.9

Van der Valk

Van der Valk5.8

1972·Madame Arthur·1 ep

One Brief Summer

One Brief Summer5.0

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans4.7

Scars of Dracula

Scars of Dracula6.0

1970·First Officer

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar5.8

1970·Felix, the Cook

Callan

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes6.6

Crew

The Borgias

Virgin Territory

Virgin Territory4.9

Virgin Territory

Virgin Territory4.9

Concert for George

Concert for George8.1

Concert for George

Concert for George8.1

Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers8.6

The White River Kid

The White River Kid4.9

1999·Screenplay

The Land Girls

The Land Girls5.8

The Land Girls

The Land Girls5.8

The Big Man

Checking Out

Checking Out4.2

Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here6.5

Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here6.5

Personal Services

Personal Services6.0

Mona Lisa

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

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

Made in Britain

Made in Britain7.0

1983·Screenplay

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

R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only6.6

Flying Into the Wind

Flying Into the Wind7.3

Birth of a Nation

Birth of a Nation7.5

Tales Out of School

Tales Out of School

Tales Out of School

Tales Out of School

Psy-Warriors

Psy-Warriors1.0

Beloved Enemy

1981·Screenplay