Directed credits
6
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
David Leland
Writing
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 2All crew credits: 20
TMDB ID: 33317
IMDb ID: nm0500896
Known for: Writing
Born: April 20, 1947
Died: December 24, 2023
Age: 76
Place of birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2022
Years active: 59
Average TMDB rating: 6.32
Wikidata: Q325805
Frequent jobs
Director (6)Writer (10)Screenplay (3)Producer (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by David Leland.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by David Leland.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with David Leland.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with David Leland.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with David Leland.
Writer
Virgin Territory
2007 • Movie
as Puppeteer
Time Bandits
1981 • Movie
as Officer
The Pied Piper
1972 • Movie
as First Officer
Scars of Dracula
1970 • Movie
Screenplay
Made in Britain
1983 • Movie
as Long Haired Man at Gin Palace
The Missionary
1982 • Movie
Writer
Mona Lisa
1986 • Movie
as Self
An Accidental Studio
2019 • Movie
Director
Wish You Were Here
1987 • Movie
as Plebian
Julius Caesar
1970 • Movie
Producer
Concert for George
2003 • Movie
Screenplay
The White River Kid
1999 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with David Leland.
Writer • 2 eps
Play for Today
1970 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Band of Brothers
2001 • Series
Director • 2 eps
The Borgias
2011 • Series
as Madame Arthur • 1 eps
Van der Valk
1972 • Series
as Costume Designer • 1 eps
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992 • Series
as Murray • 1 eps
Target
1977 • Series
1 eps
Callan
1967 • Series
as Majikthise • 1 eps
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1981 • Series
1 eps
Sherlock Holmes
1964 • Series
as Self • 4 eps
Reel Britannia
2022 • Series
7 eps
The Last of the Mohicans
1971 • Series
Writer • 4 eps
Tales Out of School
1983 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for David Leland.
Writer
Virgin Territory
2007 • Movie
Producer
Concert for George
2003 • Movie
Screenplay
The White River Kid
1999 • Movie
Writer
Personal Services
1987 • Movie
Writer
Mona Lisa
1986 • Movie
Writer
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
1985 • Movie
Screenplay
Made in Britain
1983 • Movie
Writer
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
1983 • Movie
Writer
Flying Into the Wind
1983 • Movie
Writer
Birth of a Nation
1983 • Movie
Writer
Psy-Warriors
1981 • Movie
Screenplay
Beloved Enemy
1981 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for David Leland.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for David Leland.
as Self
An Accidental Studio
2019 • Movie
as Self
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
2016 • Movie
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
2009 • Movie
as Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007 • Movie
as Self
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
2001 • Movie
as Costume Designer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
2000 • Movie
as Socrates Storekeeper
The White River Kid
1999 • Movie
as Priest
When Saturday Comes
1996 • Movie
as Mr. Pilkington / Danielle
Personal Services
1987 • Movie
as Driver
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
1985 • Movie
as Long Haired Man at Gin Palace
The Missionary
1982 • Movie
as Puppeteer
Time Bandits
1981 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for David Leland.
as Self • 4 eps
Reel Britannia
2022 • Series
as Costume Designer • 1 eps
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992 • Series
as Majikthise • 1 eps
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1981 • Series
as Murray • 1 eps
Target
1977 • Series
as Madame Arthur • 1 eps
Van der Valk
1972 • Series
7 eps
The Last of the Mohicans
1971 • Series
as Grange • 8 eps
Big Breadwinner Hog
1969 • Series
1 eps
Callan
1967 • Series
1 eps
Sherlock Holmes
1964 • Series