David Leland

★ Writing #2,201

1947 - 2023 (age 76) • Writing

Born: 4/20/1947 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Died: 12/24/2023 (age 76)

Known for: Writing

David Leland

★ Writing #2,201

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

Band of Brothers

86%

Director

2001

The Borgias

76%

Director

2011

Virgin Territory

50%

Writer

2007

Mona Lisa

69%

Writer

1986

Made in Britain

70%

Screenplay

1983

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

65%

Costume Designer

1992

Wish You Were Here

64%

Director

1987

Concert for George

81%

Producer

2003

Reel Britannia

85%

Self

2022

An Accidental Studio

64%

Self

2019

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

Self

2016

The Borgias

76%

Director

2011

The Borgias

76%

Writer

2011

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

2009

Virgin Territory

50%

Writer

2007

Virgin Territory

50%

Director

2007

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

Self

2007

Concert for George

81%

Producer

2003

Concert for George

81%

Director

2003

The Making of 'Band of Brothers'

70%

Self

2001

Band of Brothers

86%

Director

2001

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

54%

Costume Designer

2000

The White River Kid

51%

Socrates Storekeeper

1999

The White River Kid

51%

Screenplay

1999

The Land Girls

60%

Director

1998

The Land Girls

60%

Writer

1998

When Saturday Comes

58%

Priest

1996

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

65%

Costume Designer

1992

The Big Man

48%

Director

1990

Checking Out

44%

Director

1988

Wish You Were Here

64%

Director

1987

Wish You Were Here

64%

Writer

1987

Personal Services

60%

Mr. Pilkington / Danielle

1987

Personal Services

60%

Writer

1987

Mona Lisa

69%

Writer

1986

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

90%

Driver

1985