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Harley Cokeliss
San Diego, California, USA
Harley Cokeliss (born Harley Louis Cokliss, February 11, 1945) is an American director, writer and producer of film and television. Originally brought up in Chicago, he moved to B…
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Harley Cokeliss (born Harley Louis Cokliss, February 11, 1945) is an American director, writer and producer of film and television. Originally brought up in Chicago, he moved to Britain in 1966 to study at the London Film School, and spent the majority of his career in the UK. Cokeliss started making documentaries for British television in 1970, including the first filmed version of J. G. Ballard's story Crash!. Papers relating to the film Crash! are available at the British Library. Cokeliss's initial treatment and Ballard's draft script for Crash! are published in Crash: The Collector's Edition, ed. Chris Beckett. He returned to Chicago in 1972 to make a documentary about blues musicians in the city. Cokeliss later graduated to making feature films, serving as second unit director on The Empire Strikes Back before helming films like Battletruck, Black Moon Rising, and Malone. He wrote and directed the 1988 horror film Dream Demon. He has directed episodes of various television series, including The New Adventures of Robin Hood, CI5: The New Professionals, and Xena: Warrior Princess.
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2010
Paris Connections
Movie Director
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2002
An Angel for May
Movie Director
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2000
Pilgrim
Movie Director
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1997
The Ruby Ring
Movie Director
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1997
The New Adventures of Robin Hood
TV show Director
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1995
Xena: Warrior Princess
TV show Director
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1995
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
TV show Director
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1994
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
Movie Director
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1992
Army of Darkness
Movie Fake Shemp
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1988
Dream Demon
Movie Director
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1987
Malone
Movie Director
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1986
Black Moon Rising
Movie Director
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1982
Battletruck
Movie Screenplay
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1981
Of Muppets & Men
Movie Director
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1980
The Empire Strikes Back
Movie Second Unit Director
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1979
That Summer!
Movie Director
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1978
Sense of Place
TV show Director
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1978
Penine Man
Movie Director
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1977
The Glitterball
Movie Director
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1976
The Battle of Billy's Pond
Movie Director
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1972
Chicago Blues
Movie Director
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1971
Crash!
Movie Director
