Cast & creator
Harlan Ellison
Best known for The Simpsons, The Outer Limits, Star Trek
Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. His published works include more than 1,700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, comic book scripts, teleplays, essays, and a wide range of criticism covering literature, film, television, and print media. Some of his best-known works include the 1967 Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever", considered by some to be the greatest episode of Star Trek ever(he subsequently wrote a book about the experience that includes his original screenplay), his A Boy and His Dog cycle (which was made into a film), and his short stories "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" and "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman". He was also editor and anthologist for Dangerous Visions (1967) and Again, Dangerous Visions (1972). Ellison won numerous awards, including multiple Hugos, Nebulas, and Edgars.
Also known as: Cord Wainer Bird, Cordwainer Bird
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film credits
32
television credits
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1962–2023 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (54)
Showing 54 of 54 credits
The Simpsons
Harlan Ellison (voice)
1989
The Outer Limits
Short Story
1995
Star Trek
Writer
1966
Babylon 5
Sparky the Computer (voice)
1994Babylon 5
Psi Cop
1994Babylon 5
Zooty (voice)
1994Babylon 5
Writer
1994
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Writer
1962
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
Self (voice)
2010
The Twilight Zone
Writer
1985The Twilight Zone
Creative Consultant
1985The Twilight Zone
Story
1985
Tales from the Darkside
Writer
1984
Love, Death & Robots
Short Story
2019
Burke's Law
Writer
1963
The Terminator
Thanks
1984
The Outer Limits
Writer
1963
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1996
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Writer
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Writer
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Story
1964
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Thanks
2023
The Hunger
Writer
1997The Hunger
Story
1997
Prisoners of Gravity
Self
1989
Ghost Story
Story
1972
Tales to Keep You Awake
Writer
1966
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Self (archive footage)
2021
The Starlost
Writer
1973The Starlost
Creator
1973The Starlost
Creator
1973
Phantom 2040
1994
Masters of Science Fiction
Writer
2007
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Story
1993
A Boy and His Dog
Novel
1975
The Oscar
Screenplay
1966
Dreams with Sharp Teeth
Self
2008
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
Self
2005Since '45
Self - In new expanded version
1979
40 Years of Star Trek
Self
2006To My Great Chagrin: The Unbelievable Story of Brother Theodore
Self
2007
Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman
Self
2005
The Overstreet World of Comic Books
Self
1993
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
Self
2010The Starlost: Deception
Writer
The Starlost: The Beginning
Writer
1980
Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike
Self
2014
The Masters of Comic Book Art
Self - Host
1987
Television: The Ultimate Drug
Self / Author
The Godson
Guy with Barbara and Brunette (uncredited)
1971
Impressions of Dune
Self
2003
Television: The Enchanted Mirror
Self
1981
De droomproducenten
Self
1984
Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of Dreams
Self
2018