Lukas Heller
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- July 21, 1930
- Died
- November 2, 1988 (aged 58)
- Birthplace
- Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Biography
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
Filmography
Flight of the Phoenix
Movie · Scenario Writer
Monte Walsh
Movie · Teleplay
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Movie · Characters
Blue City
Movie · Writer
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Movie · Characters
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Movie · Writer
Son of Hitler
Movie · Writer
Damnation Alley
Movie · Screenplay
The Deadly Trackers
Movie · Writer
Too Late the Hero
Movie · Screenplay
Monte Walsh
Movie · Screenplay
The Killing of Sister George
Movie · Writer
The Dirty Dozen
Movie · Screenplay
The Flight of the Phoenix
Movie · Screenplay
Hot Enough for June
Movie · Screenplay
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Movie · Screenplay
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Movie · Screenplay
Candidate for Murder
Movie · Writer
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
TV · Writer · 2 eps
Never Back Losers
Movie · Screenplay
Sunday-Night Play
TV · Writer · 1 ep