David Leland

1941–2023 · British actor, screenwriter and director

David Leland was a British film director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut Wish You Were Here in 1987.

David Leland, in order

1. 1970 1917: acted · directed by Stephen Weeks
2. 1970 Julius Caesar: acted · directed by Stuart Burge
3. 1970 Scars of Dracula: acted · directed by Roy Ward Baker
4. 1972 The Pied Piper: acted · directed by Jacques Demy
5. 1973 Gawain and the Green Knight: acted · directed by Stephen Weeks
6. 1981 Time Bandits: acted · directed by Terry Gilliam
7. 1982 Birth of a Nation (TV movie): wrote · directed by Mike Newell
8. 1982 Made in Britain (TV movie): wrote · directed by Alan John Clarke
9. 1982 The Missionary: acted · directed by Richard Loncraine
10. 1986 Mona Lisa: wrote · directed by Neil Jordan
11. 1987 Personal Services: wrote · directed by Terry Jones
12. 1987 Wish You Were Here: directed, wrote
13. 1989 Checking Out: directed
14. 1990 The Big Man: directed · critics 43%, audiences 44%
15. 1998 The Land Girls: directed, wrote
16. 1999 The White River Kid: wrote · directed by Arne Glimcher
17. 2001 Band of Brothers (TV series): directed · critics 94%, audiences 97% · streaming on HBO Max
18. 2003 Concert for George: directed
19. 2007 Virgin Territory: directed, wrote, acted
20. 2012 The Borgias (TV series): directed