Leslie Woodhead
Directing Born Jan 1, 1937 54 credits
Biography
Leslie Woodhead works in directing. Born January 1, 1937. Archytele tracks 54 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.
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Career timeline
Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things · Director
Diana: The Day Britain Cried · DirectorDiana: The Day Britain Cried · WriterDiana: The Day We Said Goodbye · Director
The Day They Dropped The Bomb · Director
The Day Kennedy Died · DirectorThe Day Kennedy Died · Writer
The Hunt For Bin Laden · Director
Histoire Immédiate · Director9/11: The Day That Changed the World · Director
How the Beatles Rocked the KremlinHow the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin · DirectorHow the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin · Producer
Godless in America · Director
Children of Beslan · DirectorSrebrenica: Never Again? · Director
The Russian Newspaper Murders
Star Wars DreamsStar Wars Dreams · DirectorStar Wars Dreams · ProducerStar Wars Dreams · WriterMy Life As A Spy · Director
Here is New York · DirectorA Very Modern Dictator: A Profile of Slobodan Milosevic · Director
The Holocaust on Trial · DirectorThe Holocaust on Trial · Writer
Endurance · DirectorA Cry from the Grave · Director
444 Days · Director
Tony Bennett's New York · Director
Land of Dreams - Randy Newman's America · DirectorLand of Dreams - Randy Newman's America · ProducerLand of Dreams - Randy Newman's America · Writer
The Last Soviet Citizen · DirectorThe Last Soviet Citizen · Writer
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster · Executive Producer
The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story · DirectorThe Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story · Producer
Under the Sun · ProducerUnder the Sun · Director
The Lau of Malaita · Director
Television · ProducerTelevision · Director
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity · Director
Invasion · DirectorInvasion · Producer
Three Days in Szczecin · DirectorThree Days in Szczecin · Producer
NOVA · WriterNOVA · Director
The Stones in the Park · Director
ITV Playhouse · Director
World in ActionWorld in Action · Director
Full Filmography
54 titles- Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things (2019) Director
- Diana: The Day Britain Cried (2017) Director
- Diana: The Day Britain Cried (2017) Writer
- Diana: The Day We Said Goodbye (2017) Director
- The Day They Dropped The Bomb (2015) Director
- The Day Kennedy Died (2013) Director
- The Day Kennedy Died (2013) Writer
- The Hunt For Bin Laden (2012) Director
- Histoire Immédiate (2011) Director
- 9/11: The Day That Changed the World (2011) Director
- How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin (2009) as Self - Narrator
- How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin (2009) Director
- How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin (2009) Producer
- Godless in America (2006) Director
- Children of Beslan (2005) Director
- Srebrenica: Never Again? (2005) Director
- The Russian Newspaper Murders (2004) as Narrator
- Star Wars Dreams (2003) as Narrator (voice)
- Star Wars Dreams (2003) Director
- Star Wars Dreams (2003) Producer
- Star Wars Dreams (2003) Writer
- My Life As A Spy (2003) Director
- Here is New York (2002) Director
- A Very Modern Dictator: A Profile of Slobodan Milosevic (2002) Director
- The Holocaust on Trial (2000) Director
- The Holocaust on Trial (2000) Writer
- Endurance (1999) Director
- A Cry from the Grave (1999) Director
- 444 Days (1998) Director
- Tony Bennett's New York (1996) Director
- Land of Dreams - Randy Newman's America (1994) Director
- Land of Dreams - Randy Newman's America (1994) Producer
- Land of Dreams - Randy Newman's America (1994) Writer
- The Last Soviet Citizen (1993) Director
- The Last Soviet Citizen (1993) Writer
- Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992) Executive Producer
- The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (1990) Director
- The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story (1990) Producer
- Under the Sun (1989) Producer
- Under the Sun (1989) Director
- The Lau of Malaita (1987) Director
- Television (1985) Producer
- Television (1985) Director
- Strike: The Birth of Solidarity (1981) Director
- Invasion (1980) Director
- Invasion (1980) Producer
- Three Days in Szczecin (1976) Director
- Three Days in Szczecin (1976) Producer
- NOVA (1974) Writer
- NOVA (1974) Director
- The Stones in the Park (1969) Director
- ITV Playhouse (1967) Director
- World in Action (1963)
- World in Action (1963) Director
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Leslie Woodhead best known for?
Leslie Woodhead is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including North of North (2025), North of North (2025), NOVA (1974), NOVA (1974).
When and where was Leslie Woodhead born?
Leslie Woodhead was born on January 1, 1937.
How many credits does Leslie Woodhead have?
Leslie Woodhead has accumulated over 54 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1963 to 2019.
What is Leslie Woodhead's background in cinema and television?
James Leslie John Woodhead, OBE is a British documentary filmmaker. For his National Service commencing in 1956, he served in Fife at the Joint Services School for Linguists where he was taught Russian. He was posted to West Berlin to monitor the communications of Soviet pilots flying in and out of East Germany.
Leslie Woodhead by the numbers
54credits
44films
10TV series
1963–2019active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- World in Action (1963) — aged about 26
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