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Harlan Ellison

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Overview

Mini Biography:
Harlan Ellison was raised in Ohio by Serita Rosenthal Ellison and Louis... more
Trivia:
When asked by J. Michael Straczynski what role he wanted to play in the... more
Awards:
6 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(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 Bird

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Miscellaneous Crew, Writer, Actor, Thanks, Self
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999) (TV) (conceptual consultant)
    ... aka A Call to Arms
  2. "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)
  3. Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998) (TV) (conceptual consultant)
    ... aka The River of Souls
  4. Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998) (TV) (conceptual consultant)
    ... aka Thirdspace (USA)
    ... aka Thirdspace: A Babylon 5 Adventure (USA: promotional title)
  5. Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV) (conceptual consultant)
    ... aka In the Beginning
  6. Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993) (TV) (consultant) (uncredited)
    ... aka B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Babylon 5 (USA)

  7. "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)

  8. "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:
  1. "Masters of Science Fiction" (1 episode, 2007)
        - The Discarded (2007) TV episode (short story) (teleplay)

  2. "The Outer Limits" (1 episode, 1999)
    ... aka The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title)
        - The Human Operators (1999) TV episode (story)
  3. "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)
  4. "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)
  5. I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995) (VG) (design, dialog and story) (short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream")

  6. "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")
  7. "Tales from the Darkside" (1 episode, 1985)
        - Djinn, No Chaser (1985) TV episode (story)
  8. The Terminator (1984) (The Outer Limits teleplays "Soldier" and "Demon with a Glass Hand") (originally uncredited)
  9. Jackpot (1980) (story)
  10. The Starlost: Deception (1980) (TV) (creator) (as Cordwainer Bird)
  11. The Starlost: The Beginning (1980) (TV) (writer) (as Cordwainer Bird)

  12. "Logan's Run" (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Crypt (1977) TV episode (writer)
  13. A Boy and His Dog (1975) (story)
    ... aka Psycho Boy and His Killer Dog
  14. "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)
  15. "Ghost Story" (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
        - Earth, Air, Fire and Water (1973) TV episode (writer)
  16. "The Young Lawyers" (1 episode, 1971)
        - The Whimper of Whipped Dogs (1971) TV episode (writer)

  17. "The Flying Nun" (1 episode, 1968)
        - You Can't Get There from Here (1968) TV episode (writer) (as Cordwainer Bird)
  18. "Cimarron Strip" (1 episode, 1968)
        - Knife in the Darkness (1968) TV episode (written by)
  19. "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)
  20. "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)
  21. The Oscar (1966) (writer)
  22. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1 episode, 1964)
        - Memo from Purgatory (1964) TV episode (story and teleplay)
  23. "The Outer Limits" (2 episodes, 1964)
        - Demon with a Glass Hand (1964) TV episode (writer)
        - Soldier (1964) TV episode (writer)
  24. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Price of Doom (1964) TV episode (writer) (as Cord Wainer Bird)
  25. "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)
  26. "Route 66" (1 episode, 1963)
        - A Gift for a Warrior (1963) TV episode (story)
  27. "Ripcord" (1 episode, 1963)
        - Where Do Elephants Go to Die? (1963) TV episode (writer)

  28. "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:
  1. "Masters of Science Fiction" .... Nate (1 episode, 2007)
        - The Discarded (2007) TV episode .... Nate

  2. "PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" .... Grifter (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Observer Effect (1999) TV episode .... Grifter
  3. "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
  4. "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
  5. I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995) (VG) (voice) .... AM
  6. "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)

  7. The Godson (1971) .... Man at Orgy
Thanks:
  1. "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:
  1. True Believer: The Father of Super Heroes (2008) (V) (post-production) .... Himself

  2. Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008) .... Himself
  3. Brother Theodore (2007) .... Himself
    ... aka To My Great Chagrin (USA: copyright title)
  4. 'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris (2006) .... Himself
  5. Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman (2005) (V) .... Himself
  6. Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005) (V) .... Himself

  7. "Sci-Fi Buzz" (1993) TV series .... Himself

  8. The Masters of Comic Book Art (1987) .... Narrator
  9. The History of the SF Film (1982) (TV) .... Guest

Additional Details

Other Works:
Books by Harlan Ellison more
Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies | 8 Interviews | 5 Articles more
Genres:
Sci-Fi | Drama | Action | War more
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