Hugh Wheeler

Career Overview

Hugh Wheeler has 37 screen credits in a career dating back to 1948. Signature works include Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical, Pacific Overtures. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Writing

Gender

male

Known Credits

37

Birth Date

1912-03-19 00:00:00

Birth Place

Hampstead, London, England, UK

Known For

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  Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
• 

  Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
• 

  Pacific Overtures
• 

  Black Widow
• 

  Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
• 

  Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Frequent Collaborators

• Stephen Sondheim (2 collaborations)
• George Hearn (2 collaborations)
• Johnny Depp (1 collaborations)
• Helena Bonham Carter (1 collaborations)
• Alan Rickman (1 collaborations)
• Timothy Spall (1 collaborations)
• Sacha Baron Cohen (1 collaborations)
• Jamie Campbell Bower (1 collaborations)
• Laura Michelle Kelly (1 collaborations)
• Jayne Wisener (1 collaborations)

Credits

• writing (37 credits)

  • Candide

    book

    writing
    2023
  • Meet Me In St. Louis: A Holiday Special in Song and On Screen

    writer

    writing
    2020
  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic

    writer

    writing
    2014
  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    writer

    writing
    2012
  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    book

    writing
    2008
  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    musical

    writing
    2007
  • Leonard Bernstein: Candide

    writer

    writing
    2003
  • A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert

    writer

    writing
    2002
  • A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center

    book

    writing
    2002
  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

    writer

    writing
    2001
  • Manželka Ronalda Sheldona

    book

    writing
    2001
  • Polední žár

    novel

    writing
    1997
  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    writer

    writing
    1995
  • Candide

    book

    writing
    1991
  • New York City Opera: A Little Night Music

    writer

    writing
    1990
  • Candide

    book

    writing
    1988
  • Candide

    writer

    writing
    1986
  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

    writer

    writing
    1982
  • Don't Touch the Bride! My Son is a Murderer

    original story

    writing
    1981
  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical

    book

    writing
    1980
  • Nijinsky

    writer

    writing
    1980
  • Podezřelé okolnosti

    novel

    writing
    1978
  • A Little Night Music

    screenplay

    writing
    1977
  • Pacific Overtures

    writer

    writing
    1976
  • Muž v osidlech

    novel

    writing
    1973
  • The Female Instinct

    teleplay

    writing
    1972
  • Travels with My Aunt

    screenplay

    writing
    1972
  • Konfrontace

    novel

    writing
    1972
  • Something for Everyone

    screenplay

    writing
    1970
  • Two Wives

    original story

    writing
    1967
  • Five Miles to Midnight

    screenplay

    writing
    1962
  • The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    - The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow (1964) ... writer writing
    1962
  • Ladies Man

    novel

    writing
    1960
  • The Strange Awakening

    author

    writing
    1958
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    - Mother, May I Go Out to Swim? (1960) ... story writing
    1955
  • Black Widow

    story

    writing
    1954
  • Homicide for Three

    novel

    writing
    1948