Cast & creator
David Leland
Best known for Play for Today, Band of Brothers, The Borgias
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.
41
film credits
16
television credits
30
1964–2022 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (57)
Showing 57 of 57 credits
Play for Today
Writer
1970
Band of Brothers
Director
2001
The Borgias
Director
2011The Borgias
Writer
2011
Van der Valk
Madame Arthur
1972
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Costume Designer
1992
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Majikthise
1981
Callan
1967
Target
Murray
1977
Virgin Territory
Director
2007Virgin Territory
Writer
2007
Sherlock Holmes
1964
Time Bandits
Puppeteer
1981
Tales Out of School
Writer
1983Tales Out of School
Creator
1983
The Last of the Mohicans
1971The Last of the Mohicans
David Gamut
1971
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Self
2007
Mona Lisa
Writer
1986
The White River Kid
Socrates Storekeeper
1999The White River Kid
Screenplay
1999
Scars of Dracula
First Officer
1970
Reel Britannia
Self
2022
The Big Man
Director
1990
Wish You Were Here
Director
1987Wish You Were Here
Writer
1987
Personal Services
Mr. Pilkington / Danielle
1987Personal Services
Writer
1987
Concert for George
Producer
2003Concert for George
Director
2003
Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light
Self
2016
The Making of 'Band of Brothers'
Self
2001
Julius Caesar
Plebian
1970
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Costume Designer
2000
Made in Britain
Screenplay
1983
When Saturday Comes
Priest
1996
Checking Out
Director
1988
Birth of a Nation
Writer
1983
The Pied Piper
Officer
1972
Gawain and the Green Knight
Humphrey
1973
The Love-Girl and the Innocent
Nemov
1973
The Land Girls
Director
1998The Land Girls
Writer
1998
The Missionary
Long Haired Man at Gin Palace
1982
Victoria Wood: Seen on TV
Self
2009
Flying Into the Wind
Writer
1983
An Accidental Studio
Self
2019
R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
Writer
1983
Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Driver
1985Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain
Writer
1985Running Wild
Screenplay
Big Breadwinner Hog
Grange
1969
1917
Felix, the Cook
1970
Golden Gordon
Football Manager
1979
One Brief Summer
1971
Beloved Enemy
Screenplay
1981
Psy-Warriors
Writer
1981