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name: "Paul Wheeler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/paul-wheeler-147630"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "22 May 1934"
died: "10 March 2025"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:04.865907+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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# Paul Wheeler

Writer. Born 22 May 1934 in Kingston, Jamaica. Died 10 March 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 22 May 1934, Kingston, Jamaica
- **Died:** 10 March 2025
- **Active:** 1981–1985
- **Works often with:** Baz Taylor, Christopher King, Gerry Mill, Robert Tronson, Roger Tucker

## Biography

Paul Wheeler (23 May 1934 – 10 March 2025) was a British screenwriter and novelist. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he was educated at Exeter College, Oxford, and the University of Chicago.

He wrote episodes for television series including *Tenko*, *Bergerac*, *Dempsey and Makepeace* (1985) and *Minder*, and screenplays for films such as *Ransom* (1974), *Caravan to Vaccares* (1974) and *The Medallion* (2003). He married Alexandra Martinez in 1964.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, unitedagents.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dempsey and Makepeace* (1985), Fi1m 76, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/dempsey-and-makepeace.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Bergerac* (1981), Writer
- *Tenko* (1981), Writer

## Also known for

- *The Medallion* (2003), Screenplay
- *The Legacy* (1978), Screenplay
- *Ransom* (1974), Writer
- *A Breed Apart* (1984), Screenplay
- *The Professionals* (1977), Writer
- *Swashbuckler* (1976), Writer

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