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"Star Trek" (1966): Season 1: Episode 28 -- Kirk and Spock go back in time to restore history
A Boy and His Dog (1975) -- CineMagia.ro - Trailer (Flash)
"The Outer Limits" (1995): Season 5: Episode 7 -- A man enslaved by a ship is inspired by a woman to rebel.
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Overview

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:
His father was a dentist. more
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Awards:
6 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(56 articles)
Warren Ellis Explains Changes In 'Red' Adaptation
 (From MTV Splash Page. 9 December 2009, 5:44 AM, PST)
From the Palantir! (A Fantasy News Round-Up)
 (From thetorchonline. 2 December 2009, 9:05 AM, PST)
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: short 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: alternative title)

  7. "The Twilight Zone" (creative consultant) (14 episodes, 1985-1986)
    ... aka The New Twilight Zone (Australia)
        - Gramma/Personal Demons/Cold Reading (1986) TV episode (creative consultant)
        - Welcome to Winfield/Quarantine (1986) TV episode (creative consultant)
        - The Elevator/To See the Invisible Man/Tooth and Consequences (1986) TV episode (creative consultant)
        - Monsters!/A Small Talent for War/A Matter of Minutes (1986) TV episode (creative consultant)
        - Night of the Meek/But Can She Type?/The Star (1985) TV episode (creative consultant)
          (9 more)

  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 (short 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. "Silver Surfer" (1 episode, 1998)
        - Antibody (1998) TV episode (story)
  5. "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)
  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")

  7. "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 (teleplay) (segment "Gramma")
        - The Beacon/One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty (1985) TV episode (short story) (segment "One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty")
        - Teacher's Aide/Paladin of the Lost Hour (1985) TV episode (short story "Paladin") (segment "Paladin of the Lost Hour")
        - Shatterday/A Little Peace and Quiet (1985) TV episode (short story) (segment "Shatterday")
  8. "Tales from the Darkside" (1 episode, 1985)
        - Djinn, No Chaser (1985) TV episode (story)
  9. The Terminator (1984) (The Outer Limits teleplays "Soldier" and "Demon with a Glass Hand") (originally uncredited)
  10. Jackpot (1980) (story)
  11. The Starlost: Deception (1980) (TV) (creator) (as Cordwainer Bird)
  12. The Starlost: The Beginning (1980) (TV) (writer) (as Cordwainer Bird)

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

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

  29. "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. The Delivery (2008) .... Dan/White Rabbit
  2. "Masters of Science Fiction" .... Nate (1 episode, 2007)
        - The Discarded (2007) TV episode .... Nate

  3. "PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" .... Grifter (1 episode, 1999)
        - The Observer Effect (1999) TV episode .... Grifter
  4. "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
  5. "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
  6. I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995) (VG) (voice) .... AM
  7. "The Pirates of Dark Water" .... Additional Voices (8 episodes, 1992-1993)
        - 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
          (3 more)

  8. The Godson (1971) (uncredited) .... Guy with Barbara and Brunette
Thanks:
  1. "Star Trek: New Voyages" (respectful acknowledgement) (1 episode, 2004) (special thanks) (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (USA: new title)
        - World Enough and Time (2007) TV episode (special thanks)
        - In Harms Way (2004) TV episode (respectful acknowledgement)

  2. The Terminator (1984) (acknowledgment to the works of)
Self:
  1. True Believer: The Stan Lee Documentary (2009) (post-production) .... Himself
  2. Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man (2009) (completed)

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

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

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

Additional Details

Other Works:
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Publicity Listings:
2 Print Biographies | 8 Interviews | 6 Articles more
Genres:
Sci-Fi | Drama | Action | Fantasy more
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