- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- August 19, 1921
- Place of Birth
- El Paso, Texas, USA
- Died
- October 24, 1991
Gene Roddenberry
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 th…
Filmography
tvStar Trek: Starfleet Academy
2026 · Original Series Creator
movieStar Trek: Section 31
2025 · Original Series Creator
movie765874: Unification
2024 · Original Series Creator
movie765874: Regeneration
2023 · Original Series Creator
tvStar Trek: Strange New Worlds
2022 · Original Series Creator
tv765874: Unification
2022 · Writer
movieYorktown: A Time to Heal
2022 · Characters
tvThe Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021 · Self (archive footage)
tvStar Trek: Prodigy
2021 · Original Series Creator
tvStar Trek: Lower Decks
2020 · Original Series Creator
tvStar Trek: Picard
2020 · Original Series Creator
tvStar Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
2016 · Creator
movie50 Years of Star Trek
2016 · Self
movieStar Trek Beyond
2016 · Original Series Creator
movieRoddenberry's Trek
2015 · himself
movieStar Trek Into Darkness
2013 · Original Series Creator
movieStar Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013 · Executive Producer, Creator
movieTrek Nation
2011 · Self
tvStarship Farragut - The Animated Episodes
2009 · Characters
movieStar Trek
2009 · Original Series Creator, In Memory Of
movieGene Roddenberry: Up Close and Personal
2006 · Himself
Sci-Fi Visionaries
movieSci-Fi Visionaries
2004
movieBirth of a Timeless Legacy
2004
tvStarship Exeter
2002 · Characters
movieStar Trek: Nemesis
2002 · Original Series Creator
tvAndromeda
2000 · Creator
movieStar Trek Voyager - Future's End
2000 · Creator
movieStar Trek: Insurrection
1998 · Original Series Creator
tvEarth: Final Conflict
1997 · Writer, Creator
movieStar Trek: First Contact
1996 · Original Series Creator
tvStar Trek: Voyager
1995 · Original Series Creator
movieStar Trek: Generations
1994 · Original Series Creator
movieStar Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991 · In Memory Of, Original Series Creator
movieStar Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991 · Self
movieStar Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989 · Executive Producer, Original Series Creator
movieThe Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988 · Self
Gene Roddenberry Interview
movieGene Roddenberry Interview
1988 · Self - Interviewee
tvStar Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Producer, Writer, Teleplay, Creator
movieStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986 · Original Series Creator
movieThe Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986 · Self
movieStar Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984 · Original Series Creator
movieYorktown: In Temporary Command
1984 · Characters
movieStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982 · Original Series Creator
movieStar Trek: The Motion Picture
1979 · Producer, Original Series Creator
movieSpectre
1977 · Executive Producer, Screenplay, Story
movieThe Star Trek Dream
1975 · Self
movieStrange New World
1975 · Idea
moviePlanet Earth
1974 · Teleplay, Executive Producer, Story
movieThe Questor Tapes
1974 · Teleplay, Story
tvStar Trek
1973 · Writer, Producer, Creator
movieGenesis II
1973 · Writer, Producer
moviePretty Maids All in a Row
1971 · Producer, Writer
tvStar Trek
1966 · Enterprise Chef (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
movieStar Trek: The Cage
1965 · Producer, Writer
tvThe Lieutenant
1963 · Writer, Creator
movieA.P.O. 923
1962 · Creator, Writer
Woman on the Run
movieWoman on the Run
1959 · Screenplay
tvAlcoa Theatre
1957 · Writer, Producer
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Writer
The Jane Wyman Show
tvThe Jane Wyman Show
1955 · Writer
Untitled Star Trek Origin Story Film
movieUntitled Star Trek Origin Story Film
— · Original Series Creator
Untitled Star Trek Film
movieUntitled Star Trek Film
— · Original Series Creator
Strange New World
tvStrange New World
— · Creator
A.P.O. 923
tvA.P.O. 923
— · Creator