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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 scie…
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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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2026
For the Love of Star Trek
Movie Self
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2026
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
TV show Original Series Creator
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2025
Star Trek: Section 31
Movie Original Series Creator
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2022
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
TV show Original Series Creator
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2022
765874: Unification
TV show Writer
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2022
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
Movie Characters
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2021
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2021
Star Trek: Prodigy
TV show Original Series Creator
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2020
Star Trek: Lower Decks
TV show Original Series Creator
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2020
Star Trek: Picard
TV show Original Series Creator
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2016
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
TV show Creator
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2016
50 Years of Star Trek
Movie Self
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2016
Star Trek Beyond
Movie Original Series Creator
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2015
Roddenberry's Trek
Movie himself
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2014
Star Trek: Enterprise - Storm Front
Movie Original Series Creator
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2014
Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly
Movie Original Series Creator
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2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Movie Original Series Creator
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2013
Star Trek Into Darkness
Movie Original Series Creator
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2013
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Movie Executive Producer
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2013
Star Trek: Enterprise - Shockwave
Movie Original Series Creator
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2011
Trek Nation
Movie Self
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2009
Starship Farragut - The Animated Episodes
TV show Characters
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2009
Star Trek
Movie Original Series Creator
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2006
Gene Roddenberry: Up Close and Personal
Movie Himself
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2004
Sci-Fi Visionaries
Movie
- 2004
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2002
Starship Exeter
TV show Characters
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2002
Star Trek: Nemesis
Movie Original Series Creator
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2000
Andromeda
TV show Creator
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2000
Star Trek: Voyager - Future's End
Movie Original Series Creator
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1998
Star Trek: Insurrection
Movie Original Series Creator
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1997
Earth: Final Conflict
TV show Writer
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1996
Star Trek: First Contact
Movie Original Series Creator
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1995
Star Trek: Voyager
TV show Original Series Creator
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1994
Star Trek: Generations
Movie Original Series Creator
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1991
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Movie In Memory Of
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1991
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie Self
- 1991
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1989
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Movie Executive Producer
- 1988
