Born 1930 (age 58) · Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Appears in 22 titles

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.

Filmography

The Dirty Dozen
7.6
The Dirty Dozen
1967
Screenplay
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Flight of the Phoenix
6.0
Flight of the Phoenix
2004
Scenario Writer
The Flight of the Phoenix
7.2
The Flight of the Phoenix
1965
Screenplay
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
7.3
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
1964
Screenplay
Damnation Alley
5.1
Damnation Alley
1977
Screenplay
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
6.3
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985
Characters
Too Late the Hero
6.4
Too Late the Hero
1970
Screenplay
Monte Walsh
6.2
Monte Walsh
1970
Screenplay
The Killing of Sister George
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission
Monte Walsh
6.2
Monte Walsh
2003
Teleplay
Blue City
4.8
Blue City
1986
Writer
Hot Enough for June
5.7
Hot Enough for June
1964
Screenplay
The Deadly Trackers
5.8
The Deadly Trackers
1973
Writer
Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil
Son of Hitler
5.8
Son of Hitler
1979
Writer
Never Back Losers
5.0
Never Back Losers
1961
Screenplay
Candidate for Murder
Candidate for Murder
1962
Writer