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Date of Birth:

27 May 1934, Cleveland, Ohio, USA more

Mini Biography:

Harlan Ellison was raised in Ohio by Serita Rosenthal Ellison and Louis... more

Trivia:

Prefers to be called a "fantasist" rather than a "Sci-Fi Writer". more

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Down 32% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

6 wins & 1 nomination more

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(47 articles)

Avatar: James Cameron Accused of Plagiarism
(From SoundOnSight. 29 October 2009, 2:06 AM, PDT)
Is The Plot Of James Cameron’s Avatar Plagiarized?
(From Screen Rant. 28 October 2009, 10:46 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:

Cord Wainer Bird | Cordwainer Bird

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Miscellaneous Crew, Writer, Actor, Thanks, Self

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999) (TV)	(conceptual consultant)	1999	-	6.8 (2,041)
	AKAs: A Call to Arms
2.	"Babylon 5" (1994)	conceptual consultant (110 episodes, 1994-1998)	1998	-	8.8 (5,422)
	AKAs: B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation) 110 TV episodes: Sleeping in Light (1998) (conceptual consultant) Objects at Rest (1998) (conceptual consultant) Objects in Motion (1998) (conceptual consultant) The Wheel of Fire (1998) (conceptual consultant) The Fall of Centauri Prime (1998) (conceptual consultant) 105 episodes not shown.
3.	Babylon 5: The River of Souls (1998) (TV)	(conceptual consultant)	1998	-	6.4 (1,512)
	AKAs: The River of Souls
4.	Babylon 5: Thirdspace (1998) (TV)	(conceptual consultant)	1998	-	6.7 (1,775)
	AKAs: Thirdspace (USA: short title)
5.	Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV)	(conceptual consultant)	1998	-	7.4 (3,253)
	AKAs: In the Beginning
6.	Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993) (TV)	(consultant) (uncredited)	1993	-	6.4 (3,819)
	AKAs: B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation) Babylon 5 (USA: alternative title)
7.	"The Twilight Zone" (1985)	creative consultant (14 episodes, 1985-1986)	1986	-	7.8 (1,128)
	AKAs: The New Twilight Zone (Australia) 14 TV episodes: Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading (1986) (creative consultant) Welcome to Winfield/Quarantine (1986) (creative consultant) The Elevator/To See the Invisible Man/Tooth and Consequences (1986) (creative consultant) Monsters!/A Small Talent for War/A Matter of Minutes (1986) (creative consultant) Night of the Meek/But Can She Type?/The Star (1985) (creative consultant) 9 episodes not shown.
8.	"The Sixth Sense" (1972)	story editor (2 episodes, 1972)	1972	-	7.2 (89)
	2 TV episodes: The Heart That Wouldn't Stay Buried (1972) (story editor) I Do Not Belong to the Human World (1972) (story editor)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Masters of Science Fiction" (2007)	(1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	6.7 (273)
	1 TV episode: The Discarded (2007) (short story) (teleplay)
2.	"The Outer Limits" (1995)	(1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	7.9 (2,122)
	AKAs: The New Outer Limits (USA: promotional title) 1 TV episode: The Human Operators (1999) (short story)
3.	"Babylon 5" (1994)	(2 episodes, 1998)	1998	-	8.8 (5,422)
	AKAs: B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation) 2 TV episodes: Objects in Motion (1998) (story) A View from the Gallery (1998) (story)
4.	"Silver Surfer" (1998)	(1 episode, 1998)	1998	-	7.3 (182)
	1 TV episode: Antibody (1998) (story)
5.	"The Hunger" (1997)	(2 episodes, 1998)	1998	-	6.4 (171)
	2 TV episodes: Footsteps (1998) (story) (as Cordwainer Bird) The Face of Helene Bournouw (1998) (teleplay) (as Cordwainer Bird)
6.	I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995) (VG)	(design, dialog and story) (short story "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream")	1995	-	7.5 (48)

7.	"The Twilight Zone" (1985)	(5 episodes, 1985-1989)	1989	-	7.8 (1,128)
	AKAs: The New Twilight Zone (Australia) 5 TV episodes: Crazy as a Soup Sandwich (1989) (writer) Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading (1986) (teleplay) (segment "Gramma") The Beacon/One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty (1985) (short story) (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty") Teacher's Aide/Paladin of the Lost Hour (1985) (short story "Paladin") (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour") Shatterday/A Little Peace and Quiet (1985) (short story) (segment "Shatterday")
8.	"Tales from the Darkside" (1984)	(1 episode, 1985)	1985	-	7.7 (1,011)
	1 TV episode: Djinn, No Chaser (1985) (story)
9.	The Terminator (1984)	(The Outer Limits teleplays "Soldier" and "Demon with a Glass Hand") (originally uncredited)	1984	$80.4M	8.1 (159,520)

10.	Jackpot (1980)	(story)	1980	-	-

11.	The Starlost: The Beginning (1980) (TV)	(writer) (as Cordwainer Bird)	1980	-	5.3 (24)

12.	The Starlost: Deception (1980) (TV)	(creator) (as Cordwainer Bird)	1980	-	4.9 (26)

13.	"Logan's Run" (1977)	(1 episode, 1977)	1977	-	7.8 (229)
	1 TV episode: The Crypt (1977) (writer)
14.	A Boy and His Dog (1975)	(story)	1975	-	6.6 (4,232)

15.	"The Starlost" (1973)	(16 episodes, 1973-1974)	1974	-	6.4 (108)
	AKAs: The Ark (USA: syndication title) 16 TV episodes: Space Precinct (1974) (creator) (as Cordwainer Bird) The Beehive (1973) (creator) (as Cordwainer Bird) Farthing's Comet (1973) (creator) (as Cordwainer Bird) The Return of Oro (1973) (creator) (as Cordwainer Bird) The Implant People (1973) (creator) (as Cordwainer Bird) 11 episodes not shown.
16.	"Ghost Story" (1972)	(1 episode, 1973)	1973	-	7.3 (76)
	AKAs: Circle of Fear (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Earth, Air, Fire and Water (1973) (story)
17.	"The Young Lawyers" (1970)	(1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	7.6 (11)
	1 TV episode: The Whimper of Whipped Dogs (1971) (writer)
18.	"The Flying Nun" (1967)	(1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	6.4 (219)
	1 TV episode: You Can't Get There from Here (1968) (written by) (as Cordwainer Bird)
19.	"Cimarron Strip" (1967)	(1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	7.7 (78)
	1 TV episode: Knife in the Darkness (1968) (written by)
20.	"Star Trek" (1966)	(1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	8.6 (8,329)
	AKAs: Star Trek: TOS (USA: promotional abbreviation) Star Trek: The Original Series (USA: informal title) 1 TV episode: The City on the Edge of Forever (1967) (written by)
21.	"The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1964)	(2 episodes, 1966-1967)	1967	-	8.2 (580)
	2 TV episodes: The Pieces of Fate Affair (1967) (story) (teleplay) The Sort of Do-It-Yourself Dreadful Affair (1966) (writer)
22.	The Oscar (1966)	(screenplay)	1966	-	5.2 (381)

23.	"The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (1962)	(1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	8.6 (319)
	1 TV episode: Memo from Purgatory (1964) (story and teleplay)
24.	"The Outer Limits" (1963)	(2 episodes, 1964)	1964	-	8.4 (840)
	2 TV episodes: Demon with a Glass Hand (1964) (written by) Soldier (1964) (written by)
25.	"Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1964)	(1 episode, 1964)	1964	-	7.5 (375)
	1 TV episode: The Price of Doom (1964) (written by) (as Cord Wainer Bird)
26.	"Burke's Law" (1963)	(4 episodes, 1963-1964)	1964	-	7.7 (142)
	AKAs: Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title) 4 TV episodes: Who Killed 1/2 of Glory Lee? (1964) (written by) Who Killed Andy Zygmunt? (1964) (written by) Who Killed Purity Mather? (1963) (written by) Who Killed Alex Debbs? (1963) (written by)
27.	"Route 66" (1960)	(1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	8.0 (233)
	1 TV episode: A Gift for a Warrior (1963) (story)
28.	"Ripcord" (1961)	(1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	8.5 (45)
	1 TV episode: Where Do Elephants Go to Die? (1963) (writer)
29.	"Letter to Loretta" (1953)	(unknown episodes)	1953	-	8.6 (37)
	AKAs: The Loretta Young Show (USA: new title) The Loretta Young Theatre (USA: rerun title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Delivery (2008)	Dan/White Rabbit	2008	-	-

2.	"Masters of Science Fiction" (2007)	Nate (1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	6.7 (273)
	1 TV episode: The Discarded (2007) Nate
3.	"PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" (1996)	Grifter (1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	7.4 (453)
	1 TV episode: The Observer Effect (1999) Grifter
4.	"Babylon 5" (1994)	Psi Cop / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1996-1998)	1998	-	8.8 (5,422)
	AKAs: B5 (USA: promotional abbreviation) 3 TV episodes: Day of the Dead (1998) (voice) Zooty The Face of the Enemy (1997) Psi Cop Ceremonies of Light and Dark (1996) (voice) Sparky the Computer
5.	"Phantom 2040" (1994)	Cordwainer Bird (1 episode, 1995)	1995	-	7.6 (129)
	AKAs: Phantom 2040: The Ghost Who Walks 1 TV episode: A Boy and His Cat (1995) (voice) Cordwainer Bird
6.	I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995) (VG)	(voice) AM	1995	-	7.5 (48)

7.	"The Pirates of Dark Water" (1991)	Additional Voices (8 episodes, 1992-1993)	1993	-	8.4 (571)
	8 TV episodes: The Living Treasure (1993) (voice) Additional Voices The Soul Stealer (1993) (voice) Additional Voices Sister of the Sword (1993) (voice) Additional Voices The Pandawa Plague (1993) (voice) Additional Voices The Game Players of Undaar (1992) (voice) Additional Voices 3 episodes not shown.
8.	The Godson (1971)	(uncredited) Guy with Barbara and Brunette	1971	-	4.4 (55)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Star Trek: New Voyages" (2004)	respectful acknowledgement (1 episode, 2004) special thanks (1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	6.5 (491)
	AKAs: Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (USA: new title) 2 TV episodes: World Enough and Time (2007) (special thanks) In Harms Way (2004) (respectful acknowledgement)
2.	The Terminator (1984)	(acknowledgment to the works of)	1984	$80.4M	8.1 (159,520)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man (completed) (2009)		2009	-	-

2.	True Believer: The Stan Lee Documentary (post-production) (2009)	Himself	2009	-	-

3.	Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008)	Himself	2008	-	8.3 (141)

4.	Brother Theodore (2007)	Himself	2007	-	8.4 (16)
	AKAs: To My Great Chagrin (USA: copyright title)
5.	'Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris (2006)	Himself	2006	-	7.7 (34)

6.	Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman (2005) (V)	Himself	2005	-	7.9 (79)

7.	Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005) (V)	Himself	2005	-	7.4 (104)

8.	"Sci-Fi Buzz" (1993)	Himself	1993	-	9.5 (8)

9.	The Masters of Comic Book Art (1987)	Narrator	1987	-	7.6 (13)

10.	The History of the SF Film (1982) (TV)	Guest	1982	-	3.4 (7)

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Books by Harlan Ellison more

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2 Print Biographies | 8 Interviews | 6 Articles more

Genres:

Sci-Fi | Drama | Action | Fantasy more

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