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 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.
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Movies (46)
For the Love of Star Trek
2026 · Self
Star Trek: Sección 31
2025 · Original Series Creator
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
2022 · Characters
50 Years of Star Trek
2016 · Self
Star Trek Sin Límites
2016 · Original Series Creator
Roddenberry's Trek
2015 · himself
Star Trek: Enterprise - Storm Front
2014 · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly
2014 · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: En la oscuridad
2013 · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
2013 · Executive Producer, Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Enterprise - Shockwave
2013 · Original Series Creator
Trek Nation
2011 · Self
Star Trek
2009 · Original Series Creator, In Memory Of
Gene Roddenberry: Up Close and Personal
2006 · Himself
Sci-Fi Visionaries
2004
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004
Viaje a las estrellas: Némesis
2002 · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Voyager - Future's End
2000 · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998 · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: First Contact
1996 · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Generations
1994 · Original Series Creator
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991 · In Memory Of, Original Series Creator
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
1991 · Original Series Creator, Executive Producer
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
1991 · Self
Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy
1991 · Self
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989 · Executive Producer, Original Series Creator, Executive Consultant
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
1988 · Self
Gene Roddenberry Interview
1988 · Self - Interviewee
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1986 · Original Series Creator, Executive Consultant
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
1986 · Self
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
1984 · Original Series Creator, Executive Consultant
Yorktown: In Temporary Command
1984 · Characters
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982 · Original Series Creator, Executive Consultant
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979 · Producer, Original Series Creator
Spectre
1977 · Screenplay, Story, Executive Producer
The Star Trek Dream
1975 · Self
Strange New World
1975 · Idea
Planet Earth
1974 · Teleplay, Executive Producer, Story
The Questor Tapes
1974 · Teleplay, Story
Genesis II
1973 · Writer, Producer
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971 · Producer, Writer
Star Trek: The Cage
1965 · Producer, Writer
A.P.O. 923
1962 · Creator, Writer
Woman on the Run
1959 · Screenplay
Untitled Star Trek Origin Story Film
· Original Series Creator
Untitled Star Trek Film
· Original Series Creator
TV shows (22)
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
2026 · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Nuevos y Extraños Mundos
2022 · Original Series Creator
765874: Unification
2022 · Writer
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Star Trek: Prodigio
2021 · Original Series Creator
Viaje a las Estrellas: Rangos Inferiores
2020 · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: Picard
2020 · Original Series Creator
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
2016 · Creator
Starship Farragut - The Animated Episodes
2009 · Characters
Starship Exeter
2002 · Characters
Andromeda
2000 · Creator
Earth: Final Conflict
1997 · Writer, Creator
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Original Series Creator, Creator
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Writer, Producer, Teleplay, Creator
Star Trek
1973 · Writer, Producer, Creator
Star Trek
1966 · Enterprise Chef (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
The Lieutenant
1963 · Writer, Creator
Alcoa Theatre
1957 · Writer, Producer
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · Writer
The Jane Wyman Show
1955 · Writer
Strange New World
· Creator
A.P.O. 923
· Creator