Cast & creator
Gene Roddenberry
Best known for Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: The Next Generation
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.
65
film credits
34
television credits
15
1955–2026 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (99)
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
Writer
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation
Producer
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation
Teleplay
1987Star Trek: The Next Generation
Creator
1987
Star Trek: Voyager
Original Series Creator
1995Star Trek: Voyager
Creator
1995
Star Trek
Enterprise Chef (voice) (uncredited)
1966Star Trek
Writer
1966Star Trek
Executive Producer
1966Star Trek
Creator
1966
Have Gun, Will Travel
Writer
1957
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Original Series Creator
2022
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Original Series Creator
2020
Andromeda
Creator
2000
Earth: Final Conflict
Writer
1997Earth: Final Conflict
Creator
1997
Star Trek: Picard
Original Series Creator
2020
Star Trek: Prodigy
Original Series Creator
2021
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Original Series Creator
2026
Star Trek
Original Series Creator
2009Star Trek
In Memory Of
2009
Star Trek Into Darkness
Original Series Creator
2013
Star Trek
Writer
1973Star Trek
Producer
1973Star Trek
Creator
1973
Alcoa Theatre
Writer
1957Alcoa Theatre
Producer
1957
Star Trek Beyond
Original Series Creator
2016
The Lieutenant
Writer
1963The Lieutenant
Creator
1963
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
Self (archive footage)
2021
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Producer
1979Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Original Series Creator
1979
Star Trek: First Contact
Original Series Creator
1996
Star Trek: Nemesis
Original Series Creator
2002
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Original Series Creator
1986Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Executive Consultant
1986The Jane Wyman Show
Writer
1955
Star Trek: Insurrection
Original Series Creator
1998
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Original Series Creator
1982Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Executive Consultant
1982
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
In Memory Of
1991Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Original Series Creator
1991
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Executive Producer
1989Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Original Series Creator
1989Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Executive Consultant
1989
Star Trek: Section 31
Original Series Creator
2025
Star Trek: Generations
Original Series Creator
1994
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Original Series Creator
1984Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Executive Consultant
1984
Pretty Maids All in a Row
Writer
1971Pretty Maids All in a Row
Producer
1971
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
2016
Star Trek: The Original Series – The Roddenberry Vault
Creator
2016
Genesis II
Writer
1973Genesis II
Producer
1973
Star Trek: Enterprise - Storm Front
Original Series Creator
2014
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Executive Producer
2013Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Best of Both Worlds
Original Series Creator
2013
Star Trek: Enterprise - In a Mirror, Darkly
Original Series Creator
2014
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
1991
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Original Series Creator
2013Star Trek: The Next Generation - Unification
Executive Producer
2013
Starship Exeter
Characters
2002
Star Trek: Enterprise - Shockwave
Original Series Creator
2013
For the Love of Star Trek
Self
2026
Star Trek: The Cage
Producer
1965Star Trek: The Cage
Writer
1965
Planet Earth
Story
1974Planet Earth
Teleplay
1974Planet Earth
Executive Producer
1974
The Star Trek Saga: From One Generation to the Next
Self
1988
A.P.O. 923
Creator
1962A.P.O. 923
Writer
1962
765874: Unification
Writer
2022
The Questor Tapes
Teleplay
1974The Questor Tapes
Story
1974
The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal
Self
1986Woman on the Run
Screenplay
1959
Spectre
Screenplay
1977Spectre
Story
1977Spectre
Executive Producer
1977
Star Trek: Voyager - Future's End
Original Series Creator
2000
Birth of a Timeless Legacy
2004
Yorktown: A Time to Heal
Characters
2022Amazing Worlds of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Self
1991Untitled Star Trek Origin Story Film
Original Series Creator
The Star Trek Dream
Self
1975
Strange New World
Idea
1975
Starship Farragut - The Animated Episodes
Characters
2009
Trek Nation
Self
2011
Roddenberry's Trek
himself
2015Untitled Star Trek Film
Original Series Creator
Yorktown: In Temporary Command
Characters
1984Sci-Fi Visionaries
2004Strange New World
Creator
A.P.O. 923
Creator
Gene Roddenberry: Up Close and Personal
Himself
2006Gene Roddenberry Interview
Self - Interviewee
1988