---
name: "Paul Heller"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-m-heller"
fi1m_id: "paul-m-heller"
imdb_id: "nm0375370"
tmdb_id: 51816
wikidata_id: "Q7151229"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "25 September 1927"
died: "28 December 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-26T17:36:24.114739+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."
---

# Paul Heller

## Identity

Paul Heller

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/paul-m-heller
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** paul-m-heller
- **IMDb ID:** nm0375370
- **TMDB ID:** 51816
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7151229
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Heller, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7151229, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0375370/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51816

Producer. Born 25 September 1927 in New York, New York, U.S.. Died 28 December 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 25 September 1927, New York, New York, U.S.
- **Died:** 28 December 2020
- **Active:** 1973–1989
- **Also known as:** Paul M. Heller
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as producer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 79 (1), 1980s 86 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 78 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Action 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 5 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $38m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Heller, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7151229, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0375370/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51816

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Withnail & I*](https://film.one/film/withnail-and-i.md) (88)

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## Biography

Paul M. Heller was an American film producer. Born in New York City on 25 September 1927, he began his career as a set designer and art director for theatre, film and television before moving into production.

His early credits include *David and Lisa* (1962). He later worked as a production executive at Warner Bros. and founded Sequoia Pictures, whose first film was *Enter the Dragon* (1973). Heller produced *Withnail & I* (1987) and was executive producer on *My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown* (1989).

Other productions include *Black Belt Jones* (1974), *The Ultimate Warrior* (1975), *Truck Turner* (1974) and *The Wilby Conspiracy* (1975). He died in Beverly Hills, California, on 28 December 2020.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown* (1989), Fi1m 85, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/my-left-foot-the-story-of-christy-brown.md)
- *Withnail & I* (1987), Fi1m 88, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/withnail-and-i.md)
- *Enter the Dragon* (1973), Fi1m 79, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/enter-the-dragon.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

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

- *The Cherokee Word for Water* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Blood and Steel: The Making of Enter the Dragon* (2004), Writer, Producer, Director
- *The Annihilation of Fish* (1999), as Mailman · Producer
- *David and Lisa* (1998), Co-Executive Producer
- *Fatal Inheritance* (1991), Producer
- *The Lunatic* (1991), Producer
- *My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown* (1989), Executive Producer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/my-left-foot-the-story-of-christy-brown.md)
- *Withnail & I* (1987), Producer — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/withnail-and-i.md)
- *Wait Until Dark* (1982), Producer
- *First Monday in October* (1981), Producer
- *The Promise* (1979), Producer
- *The Pack* (1977), Producer
- *Outlaw Blues* (1977), Executive Producer
- *Checkered Flag or Crash* (1977), Producer
- *Hot Potato* (1976), Producer
- *Trial by Combat* (1976), Producer, Screenstory
- *It's Showtime* (1976), Producer, Director
- *The Ultimate Warrior* (1975), Producer
- *The Wilby Conspiracy* (1975), Producer
- *Golden Needles* (1974), Producer
- *Truck Turner* (1974), Producer
- *Black Belt Jones* (1974), Producer
- *Enter the Dragon* (1973), Producer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/enter-the-dragon.md)
- *Skin Game* (1971), Executive Producer
- *Stop!* (1970), Producer
- *The Eavesdropper* (1966), Producer
- *Once Upon a Tractor* (1965), Producer
- *David and Lisa* (1962), as Art Direction · Producer
- *Cop Hater* (1958), Set Designer
- *Street of Sinners* (1957), as Art Direction

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