David Leland

Personal Info

Birthday

April 20, 1947

Day of Death

2023-12-24

(76 years old)

Place of Birth

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

David Leland

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.

Known For

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

Van der Valk

Target

Time Bandits

The Last of the Mohicans

Scars of Dracula

The Missionary

Filmography

2019
An Accidental Studio
as Self
2016
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
as Self
2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
2001
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
as Self
2000
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
as Costume Designer
1999
The White River Kid
as Socrates Storekeeper
1996
When Saturday Comes
as Priest
1987
Personal Services
as Mr. Pilkington / Danielle
1985
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
as Driver
1982
The Missionary
as Long Haired Man at Gin Palace
1981
Time Bandits
as Puppeteer
1979
Golden Gordon
as Football Manager
1973
The Love-Girl and the Innocent
as Nemov
Gawain and the Green Knight
as Humphrey
1972
The Pied Piper
as Officer
1970
Scars of Dracula
as First Officer
Julius Caesar
as Plebian
1917
as Felix, the Cook