Gene Roddenberry
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- August 19, 1921
- Died
- October 24, 1991 (aged 70)
- Birthplace
- El Paso, Texas, USA
Biography
Eugene Wesley "Gene" Roddenberry, Sr. (August 19, 1921- October 24, 1991) was an American television screenwriter, producer and futurist, best known for creating the American science fiction series Star Trek. Born in El Paso, Texas, Roddenberry grew up in Los Angeles, California where his father worked as a police officer. Roddenberry flew 89 combat missions in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, and worked as a commercial pilot after the war. He later followed in his father's footsteps, joining the Los Angeles Police Department to provide for his family, but began focusing on writing scripts for television. As a freelance writer, Roddenberry wrote scripts for Highway Patrol, Have Gun, Will Travel and other series, before creating and producing his own television program, The Lieutenant. In 1964, Roddenberry created Star Trek, and it premiered in 1966, running for three seasons before cancellation. Syndication of Star Trek led to increasing popularity, and Roddenberry continued to create, produce, and consult on Star Trek films and the television series, Star Trek: The Next Generation until his death. Roddenberry received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Hall of Fame. Years after his death, Roddenberry was one of the first humans to have his ashes "buried" in outer space. The fictional Star Trek universe Roddenberry created has spanned over four decades, producing six television series, 715 episodes and eleven films, with a twelfth film currently in development and scheduled for a 2012 release.
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Filmography
Untitled Star Trek Origin Story Film
Movie · Original Series Creator
Untitled Star Trek Film
Movie · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
TV · Original Series Creator · 10 eps
Star Trek: Section 31
Movie · Original Series Creator
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
Movie · Characters
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
TV · Original Series Creator · 40 eps
765874: Unification
TV · Writer · 4 eps
Star Trek: Prodigy
TV · Original Series Creator · 39 eps
Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV · Original Series Creator · 50 eps
Star Trek: Picard
TV · Original Series Creator · 30 eps
Star Trek Beyond
Movie · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly
Movie · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Enterprise - Storm Front
Movie · Original Series Creator
Star Trek Into Darkness
Movie · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Enterprise - Shockwave
Movie · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Movie · Original Series Creator
Star Trek
Movie · Original Series Creator
Starship Farragut - The Animated Episodes
TV · Characters · 2 eps
Star Trek: Nemesis
Movie · Original Series Creator
Starship Exeter
TV · Characters · 2 eps
Star Trek: Voyager - Future's End
Movie · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Insurrection
Movie · Original Series Creator
Earth: Final Conflict
TV · Writer · 3 eps
Star Trek: First Contact
Movie · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Voyager
TV · Original Series Creator · 169 eps
Star Trek: Generations
Movie · Original Series Creator
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Movie · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Movie · Original Series Creator
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Movie · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV · Writer, Teleplay · 2 eps
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Movie · Original Series Creator
Yorktown: In Temporary Command
Movie · Characters
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Movie · Original Series Creator
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Movie · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Movie · Original Series Creator
Spectre
Movie · Screenplay, Story
Strange New World
Movie · Idea
The Questor Tapes
Movie · Teleplay, Story
Planet Earth
Movie · Teleplay, Story
Genesis II
Movie · Writer
Star Trek
TV · Writer · 22 eps
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Movie · Writer
Star Trek
TV · Writer · 12 eps
Star Trek: The Cage
Movie · Writer
The Lieutenant
TV · Writer · 3 eps
A.P.O. 923
Movie · Writer
Woman on the Run
Movie · Screenplay
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · Writer · 20 eps
Alcoa Theatre
TV · Writer · 1 ep
The Jane Wyman Show
TV · Writer · 1 ep