David Leland

Director/actor

Born - 20 April 1941, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died - 24 December 2023

Craggy English director, mostly working on TV and in the theatre, but scoring a big commercial hit with his first movie. Films as director include Wish You Were Here (1987), Checking Out (1988), Crossing The Line (1990), The Land Girls (1998), Concert for George (2003), and Virgin Territory (2007), his last. As an actor, his CV includes Underground (1970), Scars of Dracula (1970), One Brief Summer (1971), The Pied Piper (1972), Gawain and the Green Knight (1973), Time Bandits (1981), The Missionary (1982), Personal Services (1987), When Saturday Comes (1996), The White River Kid (1999) and Virgin Territory. Three times married.