About

Known credits:
59
Birthday:
1921-08-19
Place of birth:
El Paso, Texas, USA
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Gene Roddenberry

Overview

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Roddenberry,

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Known for

Acting
2016 50 Years of Star Trek Actor Self 59
Average
2015 Roddenberry's Trek Actor himself N/A
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2011 Trek Nation Actor Himself 59
Average
2006 Gene Roddenberry: Up Close and Personal Actor Himself N/A
N/A
2004 Sci-Fi Visionaries Actor 59
Average
2004 Birth of a Timeless Legacy Actor 59
Average
1991 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special Actor Self 59
Average
1988 The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next Actor Self 59
Average
1988 Gene Roddenberry Interview Actor Self - Interviewee N/A
N/A
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation - electronic press kit Actor Self N/A
N/A
1986 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal Actor Self 59
Average
1975 The Star Trek Dream Actor Self 59
Average

Writing
2022 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Writing Original Series Creator 79
Good
2022 Yorktown: A Time to Heal Writing Characters N/A
N/A
2021 Star Trek: Prodigy Writing Original Series Creator 73
Good
2020 Star Trek: Picard Writing Original Series Creator 72
Good
2016 Star Trek Beyond Writing Original Series Creator 67
Fair
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness Writing Original Series Creator 72
Good
2009 Starship Farragut - The Animated Episodes Writing Characters N/A
N/A
2009 Star Trek Writing Original Series Creator 73
Good
2007 Star Trek: Of Gods And Men Writing Characters 56
Average
2007 Starship Farragut Writing Characters N/A
N/A
2004 Star Trek: New Voyages Writing Characters 70
Good
2002 Starship Exeter Writing Characters N/A
N/A
1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Writing Writer 77
Good
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint Writing Writer 60
Fair
1984 Yorktown: In Temporary Command Writing Characters N/A
N/A
1977 Spectre Writing Story 59
Average
1977 Spectre Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1975 Strange New World Writing Idea 58
Average
1974 Planet Earth Writing Story 59
Average
1974 Planet Earth Writing Teleplay 59
Average
1974 The Questor Tapes Writing Story 58
Average
1974 The Questor Tapes Writing Teleplay 58
Average
1973 Star Trek Writing Writer 68
Fair
1973 Genesis II Writing Writer 59
Average
1971 Pretty Maids All in a Row Writing Writer 59
Average
1965 Star Trek: The Cage Writing Writer 58
Average
1965 Star Trek: The Cage Writing Writer 67
Fair
1959 Woman on the Run Writing Screenplay 58
Average
Untitled Star Trek Prequel Writing Original Series Creator N/A
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Untitled Star Trek 4 Writing Original Series Creator N/A
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Production
2013 Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Production Executive Producer 57
Average
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation Production Producer 82
Very good
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Production Producer 63
Fair
1977 Spectre Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1974 Planet Earth Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1973 Star Trek Production Producer 68
Fair
1973 Genesis II Production Producer 59
Average
1971 Pretty Maids All in a Row Production Producer 59
Average
1966 Star Trek Production Executive Producer 79
Good
1965 Star Trek: The Cage Production Producer 58
Average
1965 Star Trek: The Cage Production Producer 67
Fair

Crew
2013 Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds Crew Creator 59
Average
2009 Star Trek Crew In Memory Of 73
Good
1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... Crew Creator N/A
N/A
1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things Crew Creator 60
Fair
1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Crew In Memory Of 66
Fair