David Leland
Born in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK — Apr 20 1947• Died Dec 24 2023
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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.
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David Leland's Credits
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Band of Brothers
Directing
The Borgias
Directing
Van der Valk
Madame Arthur
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Costume Designer
Target
Murray
Callan
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Majikthise
Virgin Territory
Directing
Sherlock Holmes
Concert for George
Production
Time Bandits
Puppeteer
Tales Out of School
Writing
Reel Britannia
Self
The Last of the Mohicans
Mona Lisa
Writing
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
The Big Man
Directing
Scars of Dracula
First Officer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Costume Designer
Checking Out
Directing
Made in Britain
Writing
An Accidental Studio
Self
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
Self
When Saturday Comes
Priest
Personal Services
Mr. Pilkington / Danielle
Julius Caesar
Plebian
The Pied Piper
Officer
Wish You Were Here
Directing
Gawain and the Green Knight
Humphrey
The Land Girls
Directing
The Missionary
Long Haired Man at Gin Palace
Golden Gordon
Football Manager
The White River Kid
Socrates Storekeeper
Psy-Warriors
Writing
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Self
Flying Into the Wind
Writing
The Love-Girl and the Innocent
Nemov
Birth of a Nation
Writing
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Driver
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
Writing
Running Wild
Writing
Beloved Enemy
Writing
One Brief Summer
1917
Felix, the Cook