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 · CreatorSherlock Holmes (1964)The Missionary (1982) - Long Haired Man at Gin PalaceJulius Caesar (1970) - PlebianThe Pied Piper (1972) - OfficerBirth of a Nation (1983) - WriterThe 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