Acting credits
19
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Harlan Ellison
Writing
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Movies: 17Series: 23Crew credits: 22
TMDB ID: 15783
IMDb ID: nm0255196
Known for: Writing
Born: May 27, 1934
Died: June 28, 2018
Age: 84
Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1962 - 2023
Years active: 62
Average TMDB rating: 7.35
Wikidata: Q311253
Also known as
Cord Wainer Bird • Cordwainer Bird
Other jobs
Writer (14)Short Story (2)Story (2)Thanks (2)Novel (1)Screenplay (1)
Biography
Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. His published works include more than 1,700 short stories, novellas, screenplays, comic book scripts, teleplays, essays, and a wide range of criticism covering literature, film, television, and print media. Some of his best-known works include the 1967 Star Trek episode "The City on the Edge of Forever", considered by some to be the greatest episode of Star Trek ever(he subsequently wrote a book about the experience that includes his original screenplay), his A Boy and His Dog cycle (which was made into a film), and his short stories "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" and "'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman". He was also editor and anthologist for Dangerous Visions (1967) and Again, Dangerous Visions (1972). Ellison won numerous awards, including multiple Hugos, Nebulas, and Edgars.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Harlan Ellison.
6.2
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Thanks
2023 Movie
Clark Ashton Smith: The Emperor of Dreams
as Himself
2018 Movie
8.5
Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike
as Self
2014 Movie
2.0
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
as Self
2010 Movie
7.3
Dreams with Sharp Teeth
as himself
2008 Movie
4.3
40 Years of Star Trek
as Self
2006 Movie
7.0
Legends of the Dark Knight: The History of Batman
as Himself
2005 Movie
9.5
Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy
as Self
2005 Movie
Impressions of Dune
as Self
2003 Movie
10.0
The Overstreet World of Comic Books
as Self
1993 Movie
7.7
The Terminator
Thanks
1984 Movie
Television: The Enchanted Mirror
as Self
1981 Movie
The Starlost: The Beginning
Writer
1980 Movie
6.3
A Boy and His Dog
Novel
1975 Movie
3.7
The Godson
as Guy with Barbara and Brunette (uncredited)
1971 Movie
Television: The Ultimate Drug
as Self / Author
Movie
4.8
The Oscar
Screenplay
1966 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Harlan Ellison.
6.9
The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2021 Series
8.2
Love, Death & Robots
Short Story • 1 eps
2019 Series
8.2
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
as Self (voice) • 2 eps
2010 Series
6.2
Masters of Science Fiction
Writer • 1 eps
2007 Series
6.0
The Hunger
Writer • 1 eps
1997 Series
6.9
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
1 eps
1996 Series
7.7
The Outer Limits
Short Story • 2 eps
1995 Series
6.0
Phantom 2040
35 eps
1994 Series
8.0
Babylon 5
as Sparky the Computer (voice) • 1 eps
1994 Series
6.8
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
Story • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Harlan Ellison (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.7
Prisoners of Gravity
as Self • 15 eps
1989 Series
7.8
The Twilight Zone
Writer • 5 eps
1985 Series
7.2
Tales from the Darkside
Writer • 1 eps
1984 Series
8.0
The Starlost
Writer • 1 eps
1973 Series
7.1
Ghost Story
Story • 1 eps
1972 Series
8.0
Star Trek
Writer • 1 eps
1966 Series
7.0
Tales to Keep You Awake
Writer • 1 eps
1966 Series
7.1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Writer • 2 eps
1964 Series
7.7
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Writer • 1 eps
1964 Series
6.0
Burke's Law
Writer • 4 eps
1963 Series
7.8
The Outer Limits
Writer • 2 eps
1963 Series
7.8
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Writer • 1 eps
1962 Series