Gene Roddenberry
- Writing
- August 19, 1921 · El Paso, Texas, USA
- October 24, 1991
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.
Known for
Filmography
- For the Love of Star Trek · Self
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy · Original Series Creator
- Star Trek: Section 31 · Original Series Creator
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds · Original Series Creator
- 765874: Unification · Writer
- Yorktown: A Time to Heal · Characters
- The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek · Self
- Star Trek: Prodigy · Original Series Creator
- Star Trek: Lower Decks · Original Series Creator
- Star Trek: Picard · Original Series Creator
- Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault · Creator
- 50 Years of Star Trek · Self
- Star Trek Beyond · Original Series Creator
- Roddenberry's Trek · Self
- Star Trek: Enterprise - Storm Front · Original Series Creator
- Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly · Original Series Creator
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification · Original Series Creator, Executive producer
- Star Trek Into Darkness · Original Series Creator
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds · Executive producer, Original Series Creator
- Star Trek: Enterprise - Shockwave · Original Series Creator
- Trek Nation · Self
- Starship Farragut - The Animated Episodes · Characters
- Star Trek · Original Series Creator, In Memory Of
- Gene Roddenberry: Up Close and Personal · Self
- Sci-Fi Visionaries
- Birth of a Timeless Legacy
- Starship Exeter · Characters
- Star Trek: Nemesis · Original Series Creator
- Andromeda · Creator
- Star Trek: Voyager - Future's End · Original Series Creator
- Star Trek: Insurrection · Original Series Creator
- Earth: Final Conflict · Writer, Creator
- Star Trek: First Contact · Original Series Creator
- Star Trek: Voyager · Original Series Creator, Creator
- Star Trek: Generations · Original Series Creator
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country · In Memory Of, Original Series Creator
- Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special · Self
- Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy · Self
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier · Executive producer, Original Series Creator
- The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next · Self
- Gene Roddenberry Interview · Self
- Star Trek: The Next Generation · Producer, Writer
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home · Original Series Creator, Executive Consultant
- The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal · Self
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock · Original Series Creator, Executive Consultant
- Yorktown: In Temporary Command · Characters
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan · Original Series Creator, Executive Consultant
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture · Producer, Original Series Creator
- Spectre · Executive producer, Screenplay
- The Star Trek Dream · Self
- Strange New World · Idea
- Planet Earth · Teleplay, Executive producer
- The Questor Tapes · Teleplay, Story
- Star Trek · Writer, Producer
- Genesis II · Writer, Producer
- Pretty Maids All in a Row · Producer, Writer
- Star Trek · Enterprise Chef (voice) (uncredited), Writer
- Star Trek: The Cage · Producer, Writer
- The Lieutenant · Writer, Creator
- A.P.O. 923 · Creator, Writer
- Woman on the Run · Screenplay
- Alcoa Theatre · Writer, Producer
- Have Gun, Will Travel · Writer
- The Jane Wyman Show · Writer
- Untitled Star Trek Origin Story Film · Original Series Creator
- Untitled Star Trek Film · Original Series Creator
- Strange New World · Creator
- A.P.O. 923 · Creator