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David Leland
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Director, Screenwriter, Actor Born: April 20, 1947 in Cambridge, England Biography:There have been several David Lelands in the entertainment world. One was a child actor of the '40s who costarred with Laurel and Hardy in "Nothing But Trouble" (1945) before slipping into obscurity; another was a corpulent TV character actor of the '50s who earned a two-page spread in TV Guide by shedding some 150 pounds, the better to attain leading roles (he didn't). The "David Leland" dealt with here was a British actor/director/screenwriter, who forsook his family's electrician business to become a repertory actor at the Nottingham Playhouse. At London's Royal Court Theatre, Leland made a name for himself by wearing several production hats, including acting and writing. Leland could be seen acting in a number of films, among them "Julius Caesar" (1970) and "Time Bandits" (1981), and in BBC-TV's serialization of "Last of the Mohicans" in the mid '70s. From one of his own TV plays, Leland fashioned... Full Biography
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