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Nicholas Meyer


Nicholas Meyer was born on December 24, 1945 in New York City, and is probably best known for his involvement in the Star Trek films. According to his website, it was seeing his first movie The Beggar's Opera that inspired him to become a filmmaker. He was fascinated by such literary classics as Jules Verne's... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2009 The Hessen Conspiracy (writer)
 
2008/I Elegy (screenplay)
 
2006 Orpheus (TV movie)
 
2003 The Human Stain (screenplay)
 
2002 Fall from the Sky (TV movie)
 
1998 The Prince of Egypt (additional screenplay material)
 
1997 The Informant (screenplay)
 
1995 Voices (written by)
 
1993 Sommersby (screenplay / story)
 
1991 Company Business (written by)
 
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (screenplay)
 
1985 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1985) (writer)
 
1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1979 Time After Time (screenplay)
 
1976 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (novel)
 
1975 The Night That Panicked America (TV movie) (screenplay / story)
 
1974 Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1973 Invasion of the Bee Girls (written by)
 
Show ShowDirector (10 titles)
1999 Vendetta (TV movie)
 
1988 The Deceivers
 
1985 Volunteers
 
1985 Faerie Tale Theatre (TV series)
 
1983 The Day After (TV movie)
 
1979 Time After Time
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2010 Embracing Chaos: Making the African Queen (video documentary) (producer)
 
2006 Orpheus (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2002 Collateral Damage (executive producer)
 
1997 The Informant (executive producer)
 
1997 The Odyssey (TV series) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
2004 Awaken the Giant (short)
Big Time Producer
 
1982 Mae West (TV movie)
George Raft
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (1 title)
2012 What You Get (short) (visual effects artist)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2007 Joburg (short) (thanks)
 
2001 Sister Mary Explains It All (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2013 Resurrecting Doug Dunning (documentary) (filming)
 
2010 Doctor Zhivago: A Celebration (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Villains of 'Star Trek' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 H.G. Wells: The Father of Science Fiction (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Making 'Murder on the Orient Express' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Perils of Peacemaking (video documentary short)
 
1991 Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 

Related Videos

Faerie Tale Theatre: Season 4: Episode 3 -- Told entirely in the original poem, the town of Hamelin learns the heavy price of going back on their promise to the Pied Piper. Biography: Kirstie Alley - Star Trek Struggles -- Nicholas Meyer describes the biggest challenge Kirstie Alley faced while playing a vulcan in "Star Trek: Wrath of Khan." The Hessen Conspiracy -- Tailer for The Hessen Conspiracy
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1976) Novel: "The West End Horror" See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 4 Interviews  | 1 Article  | See more »
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Time After Time] One of my original conceptual things about the Ripper was that of an exceedingly handsome, elegant man. Wells, next to him, was a runt who wore glasses, and so forth. The Ripper had an image of tremendous power and potency, not just as a menace, but as an attractive, seductive human being. What was it that women went for him? See more »

Trivia:

Credits his success at writing the "Star Trek" films with his near-ignorance of the original series. Despite heated disputes with "Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, Meyer stuck to his vision of a more nautical-style Starfleet, and is widely credited, along with Harve Bennett with reinvigorating the franchise. See more »

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