David Leland

April 20, 1947 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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.

Notable work

8.6
Band of Brothers (2001)
Director
6.6
Time Bandits (1981)
as Puppeteer
7.6
The Borgias (2011)
Director and Writer
5
Virgin Territory (2007)
Writer and Director
6.9
Mona Lisa (1986)
Writer

Often works with

Peter Vaughan
2 titles together
Time Bandits, The Pied Piper
Joanne Whalley
2 titles together
The Borgias, The Big Man
Bob Hoskins
2 titles together
Mona Lisa, The White River Kid
Joe Brown
2 titles together
Mona Lisa, Concert for George
Christopher Lee
2 titles together
Scars of Dracula, Julius Caesar
Patrick Troughton
2 titles together
Scars of Dracula, Sherlock Holmes

Full filmography · 37

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
cast
2009
Virgin Territory
Writer and Director
20075
Concert for George
Director
20038.1
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
as Costume Designer
2000
The White River Kid
as Socrates Storekeeper
19995.1
The Land Girls
Director and Writer
19986
When Saturday Comes
as Priest
19965.7
The Big Man
Director
19904.8
Checking Out
Director
19884.4
Wish You Were Here
Director and Writer
19876.4
Mona Lisa
Writer
19866.9
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
as Driver and Writer
1985