Gene Roddenberry

Known for WritingBorn 1921-08-19Died 1991-10-24El Paso, Texas, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Roddenberry's Trek

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek

Star Trek

Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek: Picard

765874: Unification

Star Trek: Prodigy

Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds

Star Trek: First Contact

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Trek Nation

The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal

The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek

Andromeda

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Sci-Fi Visionaries

Birth of a Timeless Legacy

Star Trek Beyond

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

Have Gun, Will Travel

Earth: Final Conflict

The Lieutenant

Alcoa Theatre

50 Years of Star Trek

Star Trek

Star Trek: Generations

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Star Trek: Insurrection

Star Trek: Nemesis

Star Trek: The Motion Picture

Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special

Spectre

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

The Questor Tapes

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

Woman on the Run

Planet Earth

Genesis II

Pretty Maids All in a Row

Star Trek: The Cage

The Jane Wyman Show

Star Trek: Section 31

Strange New World