Gene Roddenberry

Writer and producer. Born 19 August 1921 in El Paso, Texas, USA. Died 24 October 1991.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas writer · 19 titles

Born

19 August 1921, El Paso, Texas, USA

Died

24 October 1991

Active

1966–2026

Frequently works with

D. C. Fontana, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, Jon Povill, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Sabaroff, William Shatner

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

67Fi1m

67Critics

We rate Gene’s work 1 point below the press, across 18 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 799

Under 605

Of 19 reviewed titles as writer.

In numbers

Reviewed: 14 films, 5 series
Screen time: 27 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $2.3bn across 13 films with figures
Active: 1966–2026

Genres

Adventure14
Science Fiction14
Action12
Thriller8
Sci-Fi & Fantasy5
Drama4

Best and worst on Fi1m

85BestStar Trek II: The Wrath of Khan1982

35WorstStar Trek: Section 312025

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

41950s

41960s

81970s

61980s

61990s

82000s

82010s

82020s

Co-stars most worked with

DeForest Kelley2 titles

James Doohan2 titles

Leonard Nimoy2 titles

William Shatner2 titles

Producers most worked with

Jon Povill2 titles

Awards

Other awards2 won

Won2007Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame: Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
Won1967Hugo Awards: Best Dramatic Presentation · Star Trek: The Original Series

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.

Gene Roddenberry