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Overview
Trivia:
When asked by J. Michael Straczynski what role he wanted to play in the... moreAwards:
6 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Dreams With Sharp Teeth: A Film About Harlan Ellison (From The AV Club. 5 June 2008, 2:34 PM, PDT)
Opening This Week (From IFC. 2 June 2008, 7:35 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Cord Wainer Bird | Cordwainer BirdFilmography
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999) (TV) (conceptual consultant)
... aka A Call to Arms - "Babylon 5" (conceptual consultant) (110 episodes, 1994-1998)
... aka B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Sleeping in Light (1998) TV episode (conceptual consultant)
- Objects at Rest (1998) TV episode (conceptual consultant)
- Objects in Motion (1998) TV episode (conceptual consultant)
- The Wheel of Fire (1998) TV episode (conceptual consultant)
- The Fall of Centauri Prime (1998) TV episode (conceptual consultant)
(105 more) - Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998) (TV) (conceptual consultant)
... aka The River of Souls - Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998) (TV) (conceptual consultant)
... aka Thirdspace (USA)
... aka Thirdspace: A Babylon 5 Adventure (USA: promotional title) - Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV) (conceptual consultant)
... aka In the Beginning - Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993) (TV) (consultant) (uncredited)
... aka B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Babylon 5 (USA) - "The Twilight Zone" (creative consultant) (1 episode, 1985)
... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
- Dead Woman's Shoes/Wong's Lost and Found Emporium (1985) TV episode (creative consultant) - "The Sixth Sense" (story editor) (2 episodes, 1972)
- The Heart That Wouldn't Stay Buried (1972) TV episode (story editor)
- I Do Not Belong to the Human World (1972) TV episode (story editor)
Writer:
- "Masters of Science Fiction" (1 episode, 2007)
- The Discarded (2007) TV episode (short story) (teleplay) - "The Outer Limits" (1 episode, 1999)
... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
- The Human Operators (1999) TV episode (story) - "Babylon 5" (2 episodes, 1998)
... aka B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Objects in Motion (1998) TV episode (story)
- A View from the Gallery (1998) TV episode (story) - "The Hunger" (2 episodes, 1998)
- Footsteps (1998) TV episode (story) (as Cordwainer Bird)
- The Face of Helene Bournouw (1998) TV episode (teleplay) (as Cordwainer Bird) - I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995) (VG) (design, dialog and story) (short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream")
- "The Twilight Zone" (5 episodes, 1985-1989)
... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
- Crazy as a Soup Sandwich (1989) TV episode (writer)
- Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading (1986) TV episode (segment "Gramma")
- The Beacon/One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty (1985) TV episode (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")
- Teacher's Aide/Paladin of the Lost Hour (1985) TV episode (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
- Shatterday/A Little Peace and Quiet (1985) TV episode (short story) (segment "Shatterday") - "Tales from the Darkside" (1 episode, 1985)
- Djinn, No Chaser (1985) TV episode (story) - The Terminator (1984) (The Outer Limits teleplays "Soldier" and "Demon with a Glass Hand") (originally uncredited)
- Jackpot (1980) (story)
- The Starlost: Deception (1980) (TV) (creator) (as Cordwainer Bird)
- The Starlost: The Beginning (1980) (TV) (writer) (as Cordwainer Bird)
- "Logan's Run" (1 episode, 1977)
- The Crypt (1977) TV episode (writer) - A Boy and His Dog (1975) (story)
... aka Psycho Boy and His Killer Dog - "The Starlost" (16 episodes, 1973-1974)
... aka The Ark (USA: syndication title)
- Space Precinct (1974) TV episode (creator) (as Cordwainer Bird)
- The Beehive (1973) TV episode (creator) (as Cordwainer Bird)
- Farthing's Comet (1973) TV episode (creator) (as Cordwainer Bird)
- The Return of Oro (1973) TV episode (creator) (as Cordwainer Bird)
- The Implant People (1973) TV episode (creator) (as Cordwainer Bird)
(11 more) - "Ghost Story" (1 episode, 1973)
... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
- Earth, Air, Fire and Water (1973) TV episode (writer) - "The Young Lawyers" (1 episode, 1971)
- The Whimper of Whipped Dogs (1971) TV episode (writer) - "The Flying Nun" (1 episode, 1968)
- You Can't Get There from Here (1968) TV episode (writer) (as Cordwainer Bird) - "Cimarron Strip" (1 episode, 1968)
- Knife in the Darkness (1968) TV episode (written by) - "Star Trek" (1 episode, 1967)
... aka Star Trek: TOS (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Star Trek: The Original Series (USA: informal title)
- The City on the Edge of Forever (1967) TV episode (writer) - "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
- The Pieces of Fate Affair (1967) TV episode (story) (teleplay)
- The Sort of Do-It-Yourself Dreadful Affair (1966) TV episode (writer) - The Oscar (1966) (writer)
- "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1 episode, 1964)
- Memo from Purgatory (1964) TV episode (story and teleplay) - "The Outer Limits" (2 episodes, 1964)
- Demon with a Glass Hand (1964) TV episode (writer)
- Soldier (1964) TV episode (writer) - "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1 episode, 1964)
- The Price of Doom (1964) TV episode (writer) (as Cord Wainer Bird) - "Burke's Law" (4 episodes, 1963-1964)
... aka Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
- Who Killed 1/2 of Glory Lee? (1964) TV episode (writer)
- Who Killed Andy Zygmunt? (1964) TV episode (writer)
- Who Killed Purity Mather? (1963) TV episode (written by)
- Who Killed Alex Debbs? (1963) TV episode (written by) - "Route 66" (1 episode, 1963)
- A Gift for a Warrior (1963) TV episode (story) - "Ripcord" (1 episode, 1963)
- Where Do Elephants Go to Die? (1963) TV episode (writer) - "Letter to Loretta" (1953) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title)
... aka The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)
Actor:
- "Masters of Science Fiction" .... Nate (1 episode, 2007)
- The Discarded (2007) TV episode .... Nate - "PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" .... Grifter (1 episode, 1999)
- The Observer Effect (1999) TV episode .... Grifter - "Babylon 5" .... Psi Cop / ... (3 episodes, 1996-1998)
... aka B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Day of the Dead (1998) TV episode (voice) .... Zooty
- The Face of the Enemy (1997) TV episode .... Psi Cop
- Ceremonies of Light and Dark (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Sparky the Computer - "Phantom 2040" .... Cordwainer Bird (1 episode, 1995)
... aka Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks
- A Boy and His Cat (1995) TV episode (voice) .... Cordwainer Bird - I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995) (VG) (voice) .... AM
- "The Pirates of Dark Water" .... Additional Voices (21 episodes, 1991-1993)
... aka Dark Water (USA)
- The Living Treasure (1993) TV episode (voice) .... Additional Voices
- The Soul Stealer (1993) TV episode (voice) .... Additional Voices
- Sister of the Sword (1993) TV episode (voice) .... Additional Voices
- The Pandawa Plague (1993) TV episode (voice) .... Additional Voices
- The Game Players of Undaar (1992) TV episode (voice) .... Additional Voices
(16 more) - The Godson (1971) .... Man at Orgy
Thanks:
- "Star Trek: New Voyages" (respectful acknowledgement) (1 episode, 2004) (special thanks) (1 episode, 2007)
- World Enough and Time (2007) TV episode (special thanks)
- In Harms Way (2004) TV episode (respectful acknowledgement)
Self:
- True Believer: The Father of Super Heroes (2008) (V) (post-production) .... Himself
- Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008) .... Himself
- Brother Theodore (2007) .... Himself
... aka To My Great Chagrin (USA: copyright title) - 'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris (2006) .... Himself
- Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005) (V) .... Himself
- "Sci-Fi Buzz" (1993) TV series .... Himself
- The Masters of Comic Book Art (1987) .... Narrator
- The History of the SF Film (1982) (TV) .... Guest
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