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Paul Heller Biography (1927-)

Full name, Paul Michael Heller; born September 25, 1927, in New York, NY; sonof Alex Gordon (an inventor) and Anna (an activist; maiden name, Rappaport)Heller; married Georganne Aldrich (divorced, 1981); children: Michael Peter,Charles Paul. Addresses: Office: Paul Heller Productions, Inc., 1666 North Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Producer, art director

Birth Details

September 25, 1927

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Producer
• (And art director) David and Lisa, Continental, 1962
• The Eavesdropper (also known as El ojo de la cerradura andEl ojo que espia), 1964, Royal Films International, 1966
• Once upon a Tractor, 1965
• Come Spy with Me, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967
• Stop, Warner Bros., 1970
• (With Fred Weintraub) Enter the Dragon (also known as The Deadly Three, Operation Dragon, and Long zheng hu dou), Warner Bros., 1973
• (With Weintraub) Black Belt Jones, Warner Bros., 1974
• (With Weintraub) Golden Needles (also known as Chase for the Golden Needles), American International Pictures, 1974
• (With Weintraub) Truck Turner (also known as Black Bullet),American International Pictures, 1974
• The Wilby Conspiracy, 1975
• (With Weintraub) The Ultimate Warrior (also known as The Barony and The Last Warrior), Warner Bros., 1975
• (With Weintraub) Trial by Combat (also known as A Choice of Arms, Choice of Weapons, and Dirty Knight's Work), Gamma III,1976
• (With Weintraub) Hot Potato, Warner Bros., 1976
• Crash, Warner Bros., 1976
• (With Weintraub) The Pack (also known as The Long, Dark Night and The Long Hard Night), Warner Bros., 1977
• (With Weintraub) Checkered Flag or Crash, Universal, 1978
• (With Weintraub) The Promise (also known as Face of a Stranger), Universal, 1979
• (With Martha Scott) First Monday in October, Paramount, 1981
• Withnail and I, Cineplex Odeon, 1987
• The Lunatic, Triton Pictures, 1991
• Fatal Inheritance, 1993
• The Annihilation of Fish, Regent Entertainment, 2001
• Film Executive Producer
• Secret Ceremony, Universal, 1968
• Outlaw Blues, Warner Bros., 1977
• My Left Foot (also known as My Left Foot: The Story of ChristyBrown), Miramax, 1989
• Film Production Designer
• Cop Hater, 1958
• Happy Anniversary, United Artists, 1959
• Film Director
• (Uncredited) It's Showtime (also known as Crazy Animals, Jaws, Paws, Claws, Wonderful World of Those Cukoo Animals, and World of Those Cuckoo), 1976
• Film Appearances
• Radio operator, Enter the Dragon (also known as The Deadly Three, Operation Dragon, and Long zheng hu dou), Warner Bros.,1973
• Television Work
• Movies
• Executive producer, The Disappearance of Christina, USA Network, 1993
• Co-executive producer, David and Lisa (also known as Oprah Winfrey Presents: David and Lisa), ABC, 1998
• Other
• Executive producer, Falcon's Gold (pilot; also known as Robbersof the Sacred Mountain), Showtime, 1982
• Producer, Wait until Dark (special), HBO, 1982
• Executive producer, Pygmalion (special), Showtime, 1983
• Stage Work
• Stage manager, Angel in the Pornshop, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1951
• Executive producer, The New York Experience (multimedia show), Trans-Lux Corp., 1973
• Executive producer of South Street Venture (multimedia show); alsoproducer of multimedia shows for the Skirball Cultural Center Museum, 1999,and Hong Kong Museum of History, 2000.

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

• Heller's films Trial by Combat and The Promise were based on stories by him.