David Leland

Writer

Born: April 20, 1947 (76 years old)

Died: December 24, 2023

Place of birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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.

Filmography (29)

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981, ★ 8)
• Concert for George (2003, ★ 8.1)
• Band of Brothers (2001, ★ 8.6)
• Callan (1967, ★ 7)
• Made in Britain (1983, ★ 7)
• Birth of a Nation (1983, ★ 7.5)
• Mona Lisa (1986, ★ 6.9)
• The Borgias (2011, ★ 7.6)
• Julius Caesar (1970, ★ 5.8)
• Time Bandits (1981, ★ 6.6)
• The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades (2000, ★ 5.5)
• The Love-Girl and the Innocent (1973, ★ 5.6)
• The Missionary (1982, ★ 5.5)
• When Saturday Comes (1996, ★ 5.6)
• Scars of Dracula (1970, ★ 6)
• An Accidental Studio (2019, ★ 6.4)
• Personal Services (1987, ★ 6)
• The Pied Piper (1972, ★ 5.9)
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992, ★ 6.5)
• Sherlock Holmes (1964, ★ 6.6)
• The White River Kid (1999, ★ 4.9)
• Van der Valk (1972, ★ 5.8)
• The Land Girls (1998, ★ 5.8)
• Wish You Were Here (1987, ★ 6.4)
• R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only (1983, ★ 6.6)
• Gawain and the Green Knight (1973, ★ 4.6)
• Virgin Territory (2007, ★ 4.9)
• The Big Man (1990, ★ 4.7)
• Checking Out (1988, ★ 4.2)