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Leslie Woodhead(1937-2026)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Leslie Woodhead was born on 21 August 1937 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK. He was a producer and director, known for A Cry from the Grave (1999), Nova (1974) and The Holocaust on Trial (2000). He was married to Yvonne Booth. He died on 26 June 2026.
BornAugust 21, 1937
DiedJune 26, 2026(88)
BornAugust 21, 1937
DiedJune 26, 2026(88)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 4 nominations total

Known for

A Cry from the Grave (1999)
A Cry from the Grave
7.7
  • Producer
  • 1999
David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
Nova
8.7
TV Series
  • Director
The Holocaust on Trial (2000)
The Holocaust on Trial
5.7
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 2000
Endurance (1998)
Endurance
6.2
  • Director
  • 1998

Credits

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Producer

  • Ministry of Truth
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2007
  • My Friend Sasha: A Very Russian Murder
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2007
  • Madalyn Murray-O'Hair in Godless in America (2006)
    Godless in America
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2006
  • Children of Beslan (2005)
    Children of Beslan
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2005
  • The Russian Newspaper Murders
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2004
  • Aaron Brown, Daljit Dhaliwal, Rob Issen, Michael Mislove, James Rubin, Jay O. Sanders, Mishal Husain, Jake Robards, Valentina de Angelis, Nina Chaudry, Pamela Hogan, Bev Sheehan, Toy Holmes, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Jill Clarke, Jennifer Damiano, George Brome, and Michael Cabell in Wide Angle (2002)
    Wide Angle
    8.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 2002
  • True Stories: Fire Will Eat Us
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 2001
  • A Cry from the Grave (1999)
    A Cry from the Grave
    7.7
    • producer
    • 1999
  • Arena (1975)
    Arena
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1999
  • Land of Dreams - Randy Newman's America (1994)
    Land of Dreams - Randy Newman's America
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1994
  • Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992)
    Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1992
  • Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy (1989)
    Tailspin: Behind the Korean Airliner Tragedy
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • Disappearing World (1970)
    Disappearing World
    9.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1974–1988
  • Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1981
  • Julian Glover in Invasion (1980)
    Invasion
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1980

Director

  • Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things (2019)
    Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
    7.0
    • directed by
    • 2019
  • Diana: The Day We Said Goodbye (2017)
    Diana: The Day We Said Goodbye
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2017
  • Diana: The Day Britain Cried (2017)
    Diana: The Day Britain Cried
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2017
  • The Day the Bomb Dropped (2015)
    The Day the Bomb Dropped
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2015
  • The Day Kennedy Died (2013)
    The Day Kennedy Died
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2013
  • The Hunt for Bin Laden (2012)
    The Hunt for Bin Laden
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2012
  • 9/11: Day That Changed the World (2011)
    9/11: Day That Changed the World
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2011
  • Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin (2009)
    How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2009
  • Madalyn Murray-O'Hair in Godless in America (2006)
    Godless in America
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2006
  • Children of Beslan (2005)
    Children of Beslan
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Leslie Woodhead in Srebrenica: Never Again? (2005)
    Srebrenica: Never Again?
    3.7
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Ourasi, le roi fainéant (2003)
    Contre courant
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2003
  • A Very Modern Dictator: A Profile of Slobodan Milosevic
    4.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2002
  • Aaron Brown, Daljit Dhaliwal, Rob Issen, Michael Mislove, James Rubin, Jay O. Sanders, Mishal Husain, Jake Robards, Valentina de Angelis, Nina Chaudry, Pamela Hogan, Bev Sheehan, Toy Holmes, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Jill Clarke, Jennifer Damiano, George Brome, and Michael Cabell in Wide Angle (2002)
    Wide Angle
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2002
  • True Stories: Fire Will Eat Us
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2001

Writer

  • Diana: The Day Britain Cried (2017)
    Diana: The Day Britain Cried
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 2017
  • The Day Kennedy Died (2013)
    The Day Kennedy Died
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • The Hunt for Bin Laden (2012)
    The Hunt for Bin Laden
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 2012
  • Storyville (1997)
    Storyville
    8.5
    TV Series
    • commentary written by
    • 2008
  • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 2000
  • The Holocaust on Trial (2000)
    The Holocaust on Trial
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 2000
  • As It Happened: America Held Hostage - 444 Days to Freedom (1998)
    As It Happened: America Held Hostage - 444 Days to Freedom
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1998
  • Endurance (1998)
    Endurance
    6.2
    • written by
    • 1998
  • Land of Dreams - Randy Newman's America (1994)
    Land of Dreams - Randy Newman's America
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1994
  • A Subject of Struggle
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1972

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Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 21, 1937
    • Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • June 26, 2026
  • Spouse
    • Yvonne Booth1961 - June 26, 2026 (his death, 2 children)

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