Known For
Writing
Born
Aug 19, 1921
Died
Oct 24, 1991
Place of Birth
El Paso, Texas, USA
Credits
64 titles
Gene Roddenberry
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
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Section 31
Original Series Creator
765874: Unification
Original Series Creator
765874: Regeneration
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 (archive footage)
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
himself
Star Trek Into Darkness
Original Series Creator
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Creator
Trek Nation
Self
Starship Farragut - The Animated Episodes
Characters
Star Trek
Original Series Creator
Gene Roddenberry: Up Close and Personal
Himself
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
Creator
Star Trek: Insurrection
Original Series Creator
Earth: Final Conflict
Writer
Star Trek: First Contact
Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Voyager
Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Generations
Original Series Creator
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
In Memory Of
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Executive Producer
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Self
Gene Roddenberry Interview
Self - Interviewee
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Writer
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Original Series Creator
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Self
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Original Series Creator
Yorktown: In Temporary Command
Characters
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Original Series Creator
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Producer
Spectre
Screenplay
The Star Trek Dream
Self
Strange New World
Idea
Planet Earth
Story
The Questor Tapes
Teleplay
Star Trek
Writer