David Leland

David Leland

Known for

Acting

Born

January 6, 1932

Birthplace

Alassio, Liguria, Italy

Died

November 7, 1948 (aged 16)

Biography

David Louis Leland (6 January 1932 in Alassio, Italy – 7 November 1948 in Los Angeles, California, USA) was an Italian-born American child actor who appeared in several Hollywood films in the 1940s.

His father Louis Leland (1879-1963) was born in Rome to an American father and Italian mother; his mother Helena Leland (1901/02-1989) was born in London. He moved to the US in the early 1940s and appeared in several films, notably alongside Laurel and Hardy in one of their later efforts, Nothing But Trouble.

He died aged sixteen while suffering from sepsis.

From Wikipedia.

Best known work

Hangover Square
Hangover Square
1945
Nothing But Trouble
Nothing But Trouble
1944
The Hour Before the Dawn
The Hour Before the Dawn
1944
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Bull Week
Bull Week
1980

Filmography

  1. 1980

    Bull WeekTV

    as Ferguson (6 episodes)

  2. 1965

    BBC Play of the MonthTV

    as Nemov (1 episode)

  3. 1945

    Hangover Square

    as Boy (Uncredited)

  4. 1944

    Nothing But Trouble

    as King Christopher

  5. 1944

    The Hour Before the Dawn

    as Tommy Hetherton

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