---
name: "Hillard Elkins"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/hillard-elkins"
fi1m_id: "hillard-elkins"
imdb_id: "nm0253865"
tmdb_id: 44545
wikidata_id: "Q5762528"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "18 October 1929"
died: "1 December 2010"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-03T08:16:47.280589+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Hillard Elkins

## Identity

Hillard Elkins

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/hillard-elkins
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** hillard-elkins
- **IMDb ID:** nm0253865
- **TMDB ID:** 44545
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5762528
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillard_Elkins, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5762528, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0253865/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44545

Producer. Born 18 October 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 1 December 2010.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 18 October 1929, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 1 December 2010
- **Also known as:** Hilly Elkins
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillard_Elkins, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5762528, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0253865/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44545

## Biography

Hillard (Hilly) Elkins (1929–2010) was an American theatre and film producer. He began his career in the mail room at the William Morris Agency in New York, rising to head its theatrical department before serving in the US Army during the Korean War. In 1953 he established his own management company, representing clients including Steve McQueen, Sammy Davis Jr., James Coburn and Mel Brooks.

Elkins turned to producing with the 1962 Broadway play *Come on Strong*. His subsequent credits included the musical *Golden Boy* (1964), the revue *Oh! Calcutta!* (1969) and *The Rothschilds* (1970). His film productions were *Alice's Restaurant* (1969), *A New Leaf* (1971), a screen version of *Oh! Calcutta!* (1972), *A Doll's House* (1973) and *Richard Pryor: Live in Concert* (1979). He also produced several television documentaries.

Elkins was married to actress Claire Bloom from 1969 to 1972. He died of a heart attack in Los Angeles on 1 December 2010.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, hollywoodreporter.com, nytimes.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *A New Leaf* (1971), Fi1m 83, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-new-leaf.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots* (2010), series, Executive Producer
- *Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool* (2005), Producer
- *In His Father's Shoes* (1997), Executive Producer
- *To Dance with Olivia* (1997), Executive Producer
- *Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen* (1996), series, Co-Executive Producer
- *Inside* (1996), Producer
- *Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder* (1995), Producer
- *A Father for Charlie* (1995), Executive Producer
- *Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice* (1994), Producer
- *The Deadly Game* (1982), Producer
- *Pippin* (1981), Executive Producer
- *Richard Pryor: Live in Concert* (1979), Producer
- *A Doll's House* (1973), Producer
- *A New Leaf* (1971), Producer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/a-new-leaf.md)
- *Alice's Restaurant* (1969), Producer

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