Cast & creator
Rod Serling
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Dick Cavett Show, Ironside
Rodman Edward Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television series, The Twilight Zone. Serling was active in politics, both on and off the screen, and helped form television industry standards. He was known as the "angry young man" of Hollywood, clashing with television executives and sponsors over a wide range of issues including censorship, racism, and war.
Also known as: Rodman Edward Serling
75
film credits
51
television credits
38
1947–2020 · acting roles
7.0
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (126)
Showing 126 of 126 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968
Ironside
1967
Climax!
Writer
1954
The Red Skelton Show
Rod Serling (uncredited)
1951Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Writer
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Teleplay
1963
The Twilight Zone
Self - Host
1959The Twilight Zone
Writer
1959The Twilight Zone
Executive Producer
1959The Twilight Zone
Creator
1959
Studio One
Writer
1948
The Twilight Zone
Writer
1985The Twilight Zone
Story
1985The Twilight Zone
Creator
1985
The Jack Benny Program
Rod Serling
1950
Night Gallery
Self - Host
1970Night Gallery
Writer
1970Night Gallery
Teleplay
1970Night Gallery
Creator
1970
Kraft Television Theatre
Writer
1947
The Twilight Zone
Writer
2002The Twilight Zone
Creator
2002
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited)
1968
The Ford Television Theatre
Story
1952The Ford Television Theatre
Teleplay
1952
Sunday Night Theatre
Writer
1950
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
1963
Suspense
Writer
1949Sunday-Night Play
Writer
1960
Armstrong Circle Theatre
Writer
1950
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Self
1958Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Writer
1958
The Twilight Zone
Creator
2019
The United States Steel Hour
Writer
1953
Playhouse 90
Screenplay
1956Playhouse 90
Writer
1956Danger
Teleplay
1950Lux Video Theatre
Writer
1950
Planet of the Apes
Screenplay
1968
The Loner
Writer
1965The Loner
Creator
1965
The David Susskind Show
Self
1959
The Pet Set
Self
1971The Jane Wyman Show
Writer
1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Writer
1951
The New People
Writer
1969The New People
Creator
1969
Phantom of the Paradise
Introductory Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1974
Armchair Theatre
Writer
1956
One-Eyed Jacks
Additional Writing
1961
Medallion Theatre
Writer
1953
Seven Days in May
Screenplay
1964
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Writer
1994The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
Story
1994Liar's Club
Self - Host
1969Star Tonight
Writer
1955
Assault on a Queen
Screenplay
1966
The Enemy Within
Screenplay
1994
Saddle the Wind
Screenplay
1958
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Screenplay
1962
The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)
1968
The Comedian
Writer
1957
Night Gallery
Self - Host
1969Night Gallery
Writer
1969Forbidden Area
Adaptation
1956
Patterns
Writer
1955
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Narrator (archive sound)
2019The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Producer
2019The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
Writer
2019
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Writer
1997
A Town Has Turned to Dust
Writer
1958
Mike Wallace Is Here
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Salamander
Adaptation
1981
Tales of the Uncanny
Self (archive footage)
2020
A Storm in Summer
Screenplay
2000
Blood Money
Story
1957
Time Travelers
Story
1976Panic Button
Writer
1957
The Rack
Teleplay
1956Horace Mann's Miracle
Writer
1953
The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
Narrator
1975
A Storm in Summer
Writer
1970
A Town Has Turned to Dust
Writer
1998
Carol for Another Christmas
Writer
1964Nightmare at Ground Zero
Writer
1958
Incident in an Alley
Story
1962
Encounter with the Unknown
Narrator (voice)
1972
For All Time
Writer
2000
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Writer
1960
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
Self (archive footage)
2010
Patterns
Screenplay
1956Patterns
Original Story
1956
The Dark Side of the Earth
Writer
1957
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Writer
1956UFOs: It Has Begun
1979
The Yellow Canary
Writer
1963
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
Self (Archive Footage)
1995
The Twilight Zone Christmas Classics
Self
2014The Twilight Zone Christmas Classics
Writer
2014
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow
Narrator (Physical)
1994
Appointment With Destiny: The Last Days of John Dillinger
Himself (Narrator)
1971
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
Writer
1966
The Twilight Zone 60th: Remembering Rod Serling
Self
2019
The Velvet Alley
Writer
1959The Man in the Funny Suit
Self
1960
Deadly Fathoms
Narrator
1973The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Teleplay
1967
The Time Element
Writer
A Long Time Till Dawn
Writer
1953
Bomber's Moon
Writer
1958
The Doomsday Flight
Writer
1966
The Man
Screenplay
1972
Certain Honorable Men
Writer
1968
The Man of Miracles
Host
2006
The Outer Space Connection
Narrator
1975
The Challenge
Writer
1955
UFOs: Past, Present, and Future
Narrator
1974
In Search of Ancient Mysteries
Narrator
1974
The Exiles
Self
1989
The Strike
Writer
1954
The Trap
Thanks
2015The Alcoholism Film
Self
1974
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Writer
1974
In Search of Ancient Astronauts
Narrator
1973Patterns of Time
Narrator