David Leland

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

30

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-04-20

Day of death

2023-12-24 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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.

Known For

  • Time Bandits

    Time Bandits

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

  • Van der Valk

    Van der Valk

  • Gawain and the Green Knight

    Gawain and the Green Knight

  • Callan

    Callan

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  • Target

    Target

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Golden Gordon

    Golden Gordon

  • The Making of 'Band of Brothers'

    The Making of 'Band of Brothers'

  • Barlow

    Barlow

  • The Pied Piper

    The Pied Piper

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

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

  • Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

    Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

  • An Accidental Studio

    An Accidental Studio

  • When Saturday Comes

    When Saturday Comes

  • The Last of the Mohicans

    The Last of the Mohicans

  • The Last of the Mohicans

    The Last of the Mohicans

  • Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar

  • One Brief Summer

    One Brief Summer

  • The White River Kid

    The White River Kid

  • The Missionary

    The Missionary

  • Scars of Dracula

    Scars of Dracula

  • Personal Services

    Personal Services

  • Reel Britannia

    Reel Britannia

  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

    The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

  • The Love-Girl and the Innocent

    The Love-Girl and the Innocent

  • 1917

    1917

  • Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

    Victoria Wood: Seen on TV