About

Known credits:
24
Birthday:
1945-02-11
Place of birth:
San Diego, California, USA
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Harley Cokeliss

Overview

Harley Cokeliss (born Harley Louis Cokliss, February 11, 1945) is an American director, writer and producer of film and television. Originally brought up in Chicago, he moved to Britain in 1966 to study at the London Film School, and spent the majority of his career in the UK.

Cokeliss started making documentaries for British television in 1970, including the first filmed version of J. G. Ballard's story Crash!. Papers relating to the film Crash! are available at the British Library. Cokeliss's initial treatment and Ballard's draft script for Crash! are published in Crash: The Collector's Edition, ed. Chris Beckett. He returned to Chicago in 1972 to make a documentary about blues musicians in the city.

Cokeliss later graduated to making feature films, serving as second unit director on The Empire Strikes Back before helming films like Battletruck, Black Moon Rising, and Malone. He wrote and directed the 1988 horror film Dream Demon. He has directed episodes of various television series, including The New Adventures of Robin Hood, CI5: The New Professionals, and Xena: Warrior Princess.

Known for

Acting
1992 Army of Darkness Actor Fake Shemp 70
Good

Directing
2010 Paris Connections Directing Director 58
Average
2002 An Angel for May Directing Director 59
Average
2000 Pilgrim Directing Director 58
Average
1997 The Ruby Ring Directing Director 58
Average
1994 Hercules and the Lost Kingdom Directing Director 58
Average
1988 Dream Demon Directing Director 58
Average
1987 Malone Directing Director 58
Average
1986 Black Moon Rising Directing Director 58
Average
1982 Battletruck Directing Director 57
Average
1981 Of Muppets & Men Directing Director 59
Average
1981 Of Muppets & Men: The Making of the Muppet Show Directing Director 61
Fair
1980 The Empire Strikes Back Directing Second Unit Director 83
Very good
1979 That Summer! Directing Director 58
Average
1978 Penine Man Directing Director N/A
N/A
1977 The Glitterball Directing Director 58
Average
1976 The Battle of Billy's Pond Directing Director 59
Average
1972 Chicago Blues Directing Director N/A
N/A
1971 Crash! Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
2000 Pilgrim Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1988 Dream Demon Writing Writer 58
Average
1982 Battletruck Writing Screenplay 57
Average
1977 The Glitterball Writing Original Story 58
Average

Production
2000 Pilgrim Production Producer 58
Average