David Leland (actor)

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.

David Leland
Born
David Louis Leland
Occupation

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.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1944The Hour Before the DawnTommy Hetherton
1944Nothing But TroubleKing Christopher / Chris
1945Hangover SquareBoyUncredited, (final film role)

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