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Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991)

Writer | Producer | Miscellaneous Crew

Trivia:

During World War II, he had a friend named Kim Noonien Singh; after the war Kim disappeared, and Gene used his name for some characters in the Star Trek series (Khan Noonien Singh from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Noonien Soong from Star Trek: The Next Generation) in hopes that Kim might recognize his name and contact him. See more trivia »

Born:

Eugene Wesley Roddenberry
in El Paso, Texas, USA

Died:

(age 70) in Santa Monica, California, USA
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2016 Star Trek 3 (characters) (announced)
 
2014 Star Trek: Renegades (TV movie) (created by) (pre-production)
 
2004-2013 Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (TV series)
– Kitumba (2013) (creator)
– The Child (2012) (creator)
– Enemy: Starfleet! (2011) (creator)
– Blood and Fire: Part Two (2009) (creator)
– Blood and Fire: Part One (2008) (creator: "Star Trek")
See all 10 episodes »
 
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness (television series "Star Trek")
 
2012 Star Trek: GENESIS (TV series)
– Alone (2012) (creator)
– Slave World (2012) (creator)
 
2009 Star Trek (television series "Star Trek")
 
2007-2009 Star Trek: Odyssey (TV series short)
– On the Knees of the Gods (2009) ("Star Trek" created by)
– The Immortal Loom (2009) ("Star Trek" created by)
– Keepers of the Wind (2008) ("Star Trek" created by)
– Vile Gods (2008) ("Star Trek" created by)
– The Lotus Eaters (2008) ("Star Trek" created by)
See all 7 episodes »
 
2007 Star Trek: Of Gods and Men (video) (creator)
 
2007 Metrénský incident (video) (creator: Star Trek)
 
2006 Borg War (video) (creator)
 
2001-2005 Star Trek: Enterprise (TV series)
– Terra Prime (2005) (creator "Star Trek")
– These Are the Voyages... (2005) (creator "Star Trek")
– Demons (2005) (creator "Star Trek")
– In a Mirror, Darkly: Part 2 (2005) (creator "Star Trek")
– In a Mirror, Darkly: Part 1 (2005) (creator "Star Trek")
See all 98 episodes »
 
2000-2005 Andromeda (TV series)
– The Heart of the Journey: Part 2 (2005) (creator)
– The Heart of the Journey: Part 1 (2005) (creator)
– Chaos and the Stillness of It (2005) (creator)
– One More Day's Light (2005) (creator)
– Quantum Tractate Delirium (2005) (creator)
See all 110 episodes »
 
2002 Star Trek: Nemesis (television series Star Trek)
 
1997-2002 Earth: Final Conflict (TV series)
– Final Conflict (2002) (creator)
– The Journey (2002) (creator)
– Street Wise (2002) (creator)
– Subversion (2002) (creator)
– Bad Genes (2002) (creator)
See all 110 episodes »
 
2002 Star Trek: Voyager - The Arcade Game (Video Game) (creator: Star Trek)
 
2001 Star Trek: Armada II (Video Game) (creator Star Trek)
 
1995-2001 Star Trek: Voyager (TV series)
– Endgame (2001) (creator: Star Trek)
– Renaissance Man (2001) (creator: Star Trek)
– Homestead (2001) (creator: Star Trek)
– Natural Law (2001) (creator: Star Trek)
– Friendship One (2001) (creator: Star Trek)
See all 170 episodes »
 
2000 Star Trek: Hidden Frontier (TV series)
 
1999 Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments (TV short) (Star Trek creator)
 
1993-1999 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV series)
– What You Leave Behind (1999) (creator: "Star Trek")
– The Dogs of War (1999) (creator: "Star Trek")
– Extreme Measures (1999) (creator: "Star Trek")
– Tacking Into the Wind (1999) (creator: "Star Trek")
– When It Rains... (1999) (creator: "Star Trek")
See all 173 episodes »
 
1999 The Star Trek Encyclopedia (video game documentary) (creator Star Trek)
 
1999 Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion (Video Game) (creator)
 
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection (creator: "Star Trek")
 
1998 Star Trek the Experience: The Klingon Encounter (short) (creator: "Star Trek")
 
1996 Star Trek: First Contact (television series Star Trek)
 
1996 Star Trek: Borg (Video Game) (creator "Star Trek: The Next Generation" - uncredited)
 
1995 William Shatner's Star Trek Memories (video documentary) (creator: "Star Trek")
 
1994 Star Trek: Generations (television series Star Trek)
 
1987-1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
– All Good Things... (1994) (creator)
– Preemptive Strike (1994) (creator)
– Emergence (1994) (creator)
– Bloodlines (1994) (creator)
– Firstborn (1994) (creator)
See all 176 episodes »
 
1993 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine': Behind the Scenes (video documentary) (Star Trek creator)
 
1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (television series "Star Trek")
 
1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (creator: based on "Star Trek")
 
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (television series Star Trek)
 
1966-1986 Star Trek (TV series)
– The Cage (1986) (creator / written by)
– Turnabout Intruder (1969) (creator / story)
– All Our Yesterdays (1969) (creator)
– The Savage Curtain (1969) (creator / story / teleplay)
– The Cloud Minders (1969) (creator)
See all 80 episodes »
 
1984 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (television series Star Trek)
 
1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (television series Star Trek)
 
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (television series Star Trek)
 
1977 Spectre (TV movie) (screenplay / story)
 
1973-1974 Star Trek (TV series)
– The Counter-Clock Incident (1974) (creator)
– How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (1974) (creator)
– Albatross (1974) (creator)
– The Practical Joker (1974) (creator)
– Bem (1974) (creator)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1974 Planet Earth (TV movie) (creator / story / teleplay)
 
1974 The Questor Tapes (TV movie) (story / teleplay)
 
1973 Genesis II (TV movie) (written by)
 
1971 Pretty Maids All in a Row
 
1971 Alias Smith and Jones (TV series)
– The Girl in Boxcar #3 (1971) (story)
 
1967 Police Story (TV movie)
 
1963-1964 The Lieutenant (TV series)
– To Kill a Man (1964) (creator / writer)
– War Called Peace (1964) (creator)
– Mother Enemy (1964) (creator)
– Operation Actress (1964) (creator)
– Man with an Edge (1964) (creator)
See all 29 episodes »
 
1963 The Virginian (TV series)
– Run Away Home (1963) (story)
 
1957-1963 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
– The Savages (1963) (written by)
– Cage at McNaab (1963) (written by)
– Trial at Tablerock (1962) (written by)
– Marshal of Sweetwater (1962) (written by)
– Taylor's Woman (1962) (written by)
See all 24 episodes »
 
1962 G.E. True (TV series)
– V-Victor 5 (1962) (teleplay)
 
1962 Naked City (TV series)
– The Rydecker Case (1962) (writer)
 
1962 Dr. Kildare (TV series)
– A Distant Thunder (1962) (written by)
 
1962 A.P.O. 923 (TV movie) (creator / writer)
 
1961 Target: The Corruptors (TV series)
– To Wear a Badge (1961) (story)
 
1961 Shannon (TV series)
– The Pickup (1961) (writer)
– The Embezzler's Daughter (1961) (teleplay)
 
1961 Two Faces West (TV series)
– The Lesson (1961) (teleplay)
 
1961 Whiplash (TV series)
– Sarong (1961) (written by)
– The Actress (1961) (written by)
– Dutchman's Reef (1961) (written by)
– Episode in Bathurst (1961) (written by)
 
1960 Wrangler (TV series)
– Incident at the Bar M (1960) (writer)
 
1960 Alcoa Theatre (TV series)
– 333 Montgomery Street (1960)
 
1960 Hotel de Paree (TV series)
– Sundance and the Black Widow (1960) (written by)
 
1960 The DuPont Show with June Allyson (TV series)
– Escape (1960) (story)
 
1960 The Detectives (TV series)
– Blue Fire (1960) (writer)
– Karate (1960) (writer)
 
1958 Jefferson Drum (TV series)
– Stagecoach Episode (1958) (written by)
– The Post (1958) (written by)
– Madame Faro (1958) (writer)
– Law and Order (1958) (writer)
 
1958 Harbor Command (TV series)
– The Psychiatrist (1958) (writer)
 
1957-1958 Boots and Saddles (TV series)
– Rescue of the Stranger (1958) (written by)
– The Marquis of Donnybrook (1957) (writer)
– Prussian Farmers (1957) (writer)
– The Gatling Gun (1957) (written by)
 
1957 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– The Perfect Alibi (1957) (adaptation)
 
1956-1957 West Point (TV series)
– Dragoon Patrol (1957) (writer)
– Pressure (1957) (writer)
– The Drowning of the Gun (1957) (writer)
– The Command (1957) (writer)
– Jet Fight (1957) (writer)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1957 True Story (TV series)
– Dream No More (1957)
 
1957 The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (TV series)
– So Short a Season (1957) (writer)
 
1957 Dr. Christian (TV series)
– Bullet Wound (1957) (writer)
– The Philanthropist (1957) (written by)
 
1955-1956 Highway Patrol (TV series)
– Oil Lease (1956) (screenplay)
– Prospector (1956) (screenplay / as Robert Wesley)
– Mental Patient (1956) (screenplay / as Robert Wesley)
– Reformed Criminal (1955) (screenplay / as Robert Wesley)
– Human Bomb (1955) (screenplay / as Robert Wesley)
 
1956 Chevron Hall of Stars (TV series)
– The Secret Weapon of 117 (1956) (written by)
 
1956 I Led 3 Lives (TV series)
– Discredit Police (1956) (writer)
– Radioactive (1956) (as Robert Wesley)
 
1954 Mr. District Attorney (TV series)
– Court Escape (1954) (writer)
– Defense Plant Gambling (1954) (writer)
– Patrol Boat (1954) (writer)
– Police Academy (1954) (writer)
– Police Brutality (1954) (writer)
See all 6 episodes »
 
Show ShowProducer (17 titles)
2013 The True Story (TV series documentary) (series producer - 1 episode)
– Star Trek (2013) (series producer)
 
2002 Star Trek: Nemesis (executive producer - uncredited / posthumously credited on other mediums)
 
1987-1992 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series) (executive producer - 125 episodes)
– Time's Arrow: Part 1 (1992) (executive producer)
– The Inner Light (1992) (executive producer)
– The Next Phase (1992) (executive producer)
– I Borg (1992) (executive producer)
– Imaginary Friend (1992) (executive producer)
See all 125 episodes »
 
1991 Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (executive producer)
 
Star Trek (TV series) (executive producer - 67 episodes, 1966-1969) (producer - 13 episodes, 1966-1986)
– The Cage (1986) (producer)
– Turnabout Intruder (1969) (executive producer)
– All Our Yesterdays (1969) (executive producer)
– The Savage Curtain (1969) (executive producer)
– The Cloud Minders (1969) (executive producer)
See all 80 episodes »
 
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (producer)
 
1977 Spectre (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1974 Planet Earth (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1974 The Questor Tapes (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1973 Genesis II (TV movie) (producer)
 
1971 Pretty Maids All in a Row (producer)
 
1967 Police Story (TV movie) (producer)
 
1966 The Long Hunt of April Savage (TV movie) (producer)
 
1963-1964 The Lieutenant (TV series) (producer - 29 episodes)
– To Kill a Man (1964) (producer)
– War Called Peace (1964) (producer)
– Mother Enemy (1964) (producer)
– Operation Actress (1964) (producer)
– Man with an Edge (1964) (producer)
See all 29 episodes »
 
1960 Wrangler (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Incident at the Bar M (1960) (producer)
 
1960 Alcoa Theatre (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– 333 Montgomery Street (1960) (producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (8 titles)
1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (executive consultant)
 
1986 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (executive consultant)
 
1984 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (executive consultant)
 
1982 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (executive consultant)
 
1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (creator: original story - uncredited)
 
1973-1974 Star Trek (TV series) (executive consultant - 22 episodes)
– The Counter-Clock Incident (1974) (executive consultant)
– How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (1974) (executive consultant)
– Albatross (1974) (executive consultant)
– The Practical Joker (1974) (executive consultant)
– Bem (1974) (executive consultant)
See all 22 episodes »
 
1974 The Questor Tapes (TV movie) (executive consultant)
 
1954 Mr. District Attorney (TV series) (technical advisor)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness (writer: "Theme from Star Trek")
 
2009 Star Trek (writer: "Theme from tt0060028")
 
1999 Muppets from Space (writer: "Theme from 'Star Trek' TV series")
 
1989 The Lemon Sisters ("THEME FROM STAR STREK")
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
1966-1986 Star Trek (TV series)
Enterprise Chef / Host of Video Release
– The Cage (1986) … Host of Video Release (uncredited)
– Charlie X (1966) … Enterprise Chef (voice) (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (11 titles)
2012 Atop the Fourth Wall (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Youngblood #4/Star Trek III: The Search for Spock #1 (2012) (special thanks)
 
2011 Four Hours: A Space Trip (documentary short) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2009 Rod the Stormtrooper (special thanks)
 
2009 Star Trek (in memory of)
 
2000 Star Trek: ConQuest Online (Video Game) (very special thanks)
 
1998 Free Enterprise (special thanks)
 
1998 StarCraft (Video Game) (thanks)
 
1997 Star Wreck V: Lost Contact (video short) (thanks)
 
1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (in memory of)
 
1991 Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (TV special documentary) (in memory of)
 
1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
2001 America Loves... Star Trek (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994-1996 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - 'Star Trek' Creator
– Leonard Nimoy: Spock and Beyond (1996) … Himself - 'Star Trek' Creator
– Gene Roddenberry: Star Trek and Beyond (1994) … Himself
 
1991 Star Trek Adventure (short)
Himself
 
1991 Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy (video)
Himself
 
1991 Star Trek 25th Anniversary Special (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal (documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Clapper Board (TV series)
Himself
– Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1980) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2012 Stardate Revisited: The Origin of Star Trek - The Next Generation (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 How William Shatner Changed the World (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Mind Meld: Secrets Behind the Voyage of a Lifetime (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Book: "Star Trek the Motion Picture" novelization, 1979, his only Star Trek novel. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies  | 8 Interviews  | 9 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Roddenberry family homepage | See more »

Alternate Names:

Robert Wesley

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty Humans, and then blames them for his own mistakes. See more »

Trivia:

During World War II, he had a friend named Kim Noonien Singh; after the war Kim disappeared, and Gene used his name for some characters in the Star Trek series (Khan Noonien Singh from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Noonien Soong from Star Trek: The Next Generation) in hopes that Kim might recognize his name and contact him. See more »

Trademark:

Often used colors to show authority (captains wore yellow, commanders wore blue, etc.) See more »

Nickname:

The Great Bird of the Galaxy See more »

Star Sign:

Leo