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D.C. Fontana

Writer | Miscellaneous Crew | Producer

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D.C. Fontana's name was "spoofed" as the name of the character "D.C. Montana" on the science fiction television series The Highwayman: the character was portrayed by Tim Russ, who would later play "Tuvok" on Star Trek: Voyager. See more trivia »

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Dorothy Catherine Fontana
in Sussex, New Jersey, USA
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2009 Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween (video documentary)
 
2006 Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV series)
– To Serve All My Days (2006) (written by)
 
2006 Star Trek: Tactical Assault (Video Game) (as Dorothy Fontana)
 
2006 Star Trek: Legacy (Video Game)
 
2002 Star Trek: Bridge Commander (Video Game)
 
2001 Make Way for Noddy (TV series)
 
1999 Beast Wars: Transformers (TV series)
– Crossing the Rubicon (1999) (writer)
 
1998 Silver Surfer (TV series)
– The Forever War (1998) (story)
 
1997 Earth: Final Conflict (TV series)
– Miracle (1997) (written by)
 
1997 ReBoot (TV series)
– Where No Sprite Has Gone Before (1997) (writer)
 
1996 Hypernauts (TV series)
– Reunion (written by)
 
1995 Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (TV series)
– Badlands (1995) (writer)
 
1994 Babylon 5 (TV series)
– A Distant Star (1994) (writer)
– Legacies (1994) (written by)
– The War Prayer (1994) (written by)
 
1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
– Dax (1993) (teleplay)
 
1991 The Legend of Prince Valiant (TV series)
– The Traitor (writer)
 
1989 War of the Worlds (TV series)
– The Meek Shall Inherit (1989) (written by)
 
1987-1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
– Heart of Glory (1988) (story)
– Too Short a Season (1988) (teleplay)
– Lonely Among Us (1987) (teleplay)
– The Naked Now (1987) (story / as J. Michael Bingham / teleplay / as J. Michael Bingham)
– Encounter at Farpoint (1987) (written by / part 1 & 2)
 
1985 He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (TV series)
– Battlecat (1985) (story / teleplay)
 
1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)
– Planet of the Amazon Women (1979) (written by / as Michael Richards)
 
1978-1979 Dallas (TV series)
– The Dove Hunt (1979) (written by)
– Survival (1978) (written by)
 
1978-1979 The Waltons (TV series)
– The Starlet (1979) (written by)
– The Beau (1978) (written by)
– The Revelation (1978) (written by)
 
1979 The Runaways (TV series)
– Throwaway Child (1979) (writer)
 
1977-1978 Logan's Run (TV series)
– Carousel (1978) (teleplay)
– The Innocent (1977) (teleplay)
 
1977 The Fantastic Journey (TV series)
– Turnabout (1977) (writer)
 
1976 Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (TV series)
– The Brown Horse Connection (1976) (story)
 
1973-1975 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
– The Cat's Paw (1975) (written by / as Dorothy C. Fontana)
– Solitaire (1975) (written by / as Dorothy C. Fontana)
– Ten Dollar Murder (1975) (written by)
– Shield of Honor (1973) (written by / as Dorothy C. Fontana)
 
1975 Kung Fu (TV series)
– Battle Hymn (1975) (story)
 
1974 Land of the Lost (TV series)
– Elsewhen (1974) (writer)
 
1974 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
– Straight on 'til Morning (1974) (writer)
– Rescue of Athena One (1974) (written by)
 
1973 The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (TV series)
– A Special Act of Love (1973) (writer)
 
1973 Star Trek (TV series)
– Yesteryear (1973) (written by)
 
1972-1973 Circle of Fear (TV series)
– Earth, Air, Fire and Water (1973) (story / teleplay)
– Alter-Ego (1972) (teleplay)
 
1972 Assignment Vienna (TV series)
– Queen's Gambit (1972) (writer)
 
1969-1970 Bonanza (TV series)
– A Matter of Faith (1970) (story)
– The Stalker (1969) (writer)
 
1970 Here Come the Brides (TV series)
– Bolt of Kilmaren (1970)
 
1968-1969 The High Chaparral (TV series)
– The Little Thieves (1969) (writer)
– North to Tucson (1968) (writer)
 
1969 Then Came Bronson (TV series)
– Two Percent of Nothing (1969) (writer)
 
1968-1969 Lancer (TV series)
– The Gifts (1969) (story)
– The Prodigal (1968) (story / teleplay)
 
1968-1969 The Big Valley (TV series)
– Danger Road (1969) (written by)
– The Prize (1968) (written by)
 
1966-1969 Star Trek (TV series)
– The Way to Eden (1969) (story / as Michael Richards)
– That Which Survives (1969) (story / as Michael Richards)
– The Enterprise Incident (1968) (written by)
– The Ultimate Computer (1968) (teleplay)
– By Any Other Name (1968) (teleplay)
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1967 The Road West (TV series)
– Never Chase a Rainbow (1967) (story / teleplay)
 
1965 Ben Casey (TV series)
– Did Your Mother Come from Ireland, Ben Casey? (1965) (writer)
 
1961 Frontier Circus (TV series)
– Lippizan (1961) (teleplay / as Dorothy C. Fontana)
 
1960-1961 The Tall Man (TV series)
– The Cloudbusters (1961) (written by / as Dorothy C. Fontana)
– Tiger Eye (1960) (written by / as Dorothy C. Fontana)
– The Parson (1960) (story / as Dorothy C. Fontana)
– A Bounty for Billy (1960) (story / as Dorothy C. Fontana)
 
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1993 Time Machine: The Journey Back (video documentary) (Time Machine restoration crew)
 
1977-1978 Logan's Run (TV series) (story editor - 14 episodes)
– Stargate (1978) (story editor)
– Turnabout (1978) (story editor)
– Night Visitors (1978) (story editor)
– Carousel (1978) (story editor)
– Futurepast (1978) (story editor)
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1977 The Fantastic Journey (TV series) (story editor - 4 episodes)
– The Innocent Prey (1977) (story editor)
– Riddles (1977) (story editor)
– Turnabout (1977) (story editor)
– Funhouse (1977) (story editor)
 
1973-1974 Star Trek (TV series) (story editor - 22 episodes)
– The Counter-Clock Incident (1974) (story editor)
– How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (1974) (story editor)
– Albatross (1974) (story editor)
– The Practical Joker (1974) (story editor)
– Bem (1974) (story editor)
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1972 The Sixth Sense (TV series) (story editor - 4 episodes)
– The House That Cried Murder (1972) (story editor)
– Lady, Lady, Take My Life (1972) (story editor)
– The Heart That Wouldn't Stay Buried (1972) (story editor)
– I Do Not Belong to the Human World (1972) (story editor)
 
1967-1968 Star Trek (TV series) (script consultant - 31 episodes)
– Assignment: Earth (1968) (script consultant)
– Bread and Circuses (1968) (script consultant)
– The Ultimate Computer (1968) (script consultant)
– The Omega Glory (1968) (script consultant)
– By Any Other Name (1968) (script consultant)
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2012-2013 Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV series) (consulting producer - 5 episodes)
– Kitumba (2013) (consulting producer)
– Going Boldly (2012) (consulting producer)
– The Child (2012) (consulting producer)
– Mind-Sifter (consulting producer)
– The Protracted Man (consulting producer)
 
1987-1988 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series) (associate producer - 12 episodes)
– Too Short a Season (1988) (associate producer)
– The Big Goodbye (1988) (associate producer)
– Haven (1987) (associate producer)
– Hide and Q (1987) (associate producer)
– The Battle (1987) (associate producer)
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1973-1974 Star Trek (TV series) (associate producer - 22 episodes)
– The Counter-Clock Incident (1974) (associate producer)
– How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (1974) (associate producer)
– Albatross (1974) (associate producer)
– The Practical Joker (1974) (associate producer)
– Bem (1974) (associate producer)
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Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2007 Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– World Enough and Time (2007) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2012 Stardate Revisited: The Origin of Star Trek - The Next Generation (documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Trek Nation (documentary)
Herself
 
2009 Bob Burns' Hollywood Halloween (video documentary)
Herself
 
2007 The Next Generation's Impact: 20 Years Later (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2006 Drawn to the Final Frontier (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2005 How William Shatner Changed the World (TV documentary)
Herself - Writer, Star Trek 1966-1969 (as Dorothy C. Fontana)
 
1995 William Shatner's Star Trek Memories (video documentary)
Herself
 
1994 Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown (TV documentary)
Herself
 

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Trivia:

D.C. Fontana's name was "spoofed" as the name of the character "D.C. Montana" on the science fiction television series The Highwayman: the character was portrayed by Tim Russ, who would later play "Tuvok" on Star Trek: Voyager. See more »

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