About

Known credits:
19
Birthday:
1930-07-21
Place of birth:
Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Website:
N/A

Lukas Heller

Overview

Lukas Heller (21 July 1930 – 2 November 1988) was a German-born British screenwriter. Heller was born to a Jewish family in Kiel. His father was political philosopher Hermann Heller. He was known for writing the screen adaptions for several Robert Aldrich films such as What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964); for the later film he won an Edgar Award with Henry Farrell, who wrote the source text for both films.

Known for

Writing
2004 Flight of the Phoenix Writing Scenario Writer 59
Average
2003 Monte Walsh Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1988 The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission Writing Characters 58
Average
1986 Blue City Writing Writer 58
Average
1985 Hitler's SS : Portrait In Evil Writing Writer 59
Average
1985 The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission Writing Characters 59
Average
1979 Son of Hitler Writing Writer 58
Average
1977 Damnation Alley Writing Screenplay 57
Average
1973 The Deadly Trackers Writing Writer 58
Average
1970 Monte Walsh Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1970 Too Late the Hero Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1968 The Killing of Sister George Writing Writer 59
Average
1967 The Dirty Dozen Writing Screenplay 70
Good
1965 The Flight of the Phoenix Writing Screenplay 64
Fair
1964 Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Writing Screenplay 63
Fair
1964 Hot Enough for June Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1962 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Writing Screenplay 72
Good
1961 Never Back Losers Writing Screenplay 58
Average

Crew
1959 Sapphire Crew Additional Dialogue 59
Average