David Leland
Writing · Screenplay · Producer · Director
Born Apr 20, 1947 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Active 1964–2023 · Awards: Primetime Emmy Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special
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
Band of Brothers (2001) — DirectorThe Borgias (2011) — Director · WriterTime Bandits (1981) — PuppeteerMona Lisa (1986) — WriterMade in Britain (1983) — ScreenplayConcert for George (2003) — Producer · DirectorThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992) — Costume DesignerScars of Dracula (1970) — First OfficerThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) — MajikthiseVirgin Territory (2007) — Director · WriterWish You Were Here (1987) — Director · WriterPersonal Services (1987) — Mr. Pilkington / Danielle · WriterTales Out of School (1983) — Writer · CreatorThe Missionary (1982) — Long Haired Man at Gin PalaceJulius Caesar (1970) — PlebianThe Pied Piper (1972) — OfficerBirth of a Nation (1983) — WriterSherlock Holmes (1964)The Land Girls (1998) — Director · WriterLigmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain (1985) — Driver · WriterFlying Into the Wind (1983) — WriterCallan (1967)When Saturday Comes (1996) — PriestR.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only (1983) — Writer