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Harlan Ellison

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Biography

Born

5/27/1934, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Birth Name

Harlan Jay Ellison

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (1)

Role
- Phantom 2040
  Cordwainer Bird
  - S 2: Ep 17 The Whole Truth
    3/3/96
  - S 2: Ep 16 Moments of Truth
    2/25/96
  - S 2: Ep 15 The Furies
    2/18/96
  - S 2: Ep 14 The Second Time Around
    2/11/96
  - S 2: Ep 13 Rogue
    11/25/95
  - + 30 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Prisoners of Gravity
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 6 Writers' Workshops/Clarion
    11/10/93
  - S 5: Ep 4 The Devil
    10/27/93
  - S 5: Ep 3 The Sandman
    10/20/93
  - S 4: Ep 27 Creators' Rights
    5/6/93
  - S 4: Ep 24 God
    4/8/93
  - + 8 More Credits
Guest Star (10)

Role
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 The Shrieking Madness
    10/18/10
- Masters of Science Fiction
  Nate
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Discarded
    8/25/07
- Politically Incorrect
  Self
  - S 9: Ep 56 Harlan Ellison, Charlotte Ross, Mike Farrell, Dana Rohrabacher
    11/20/01
- Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
  Grifter
  - S 3: Ep 16 The Observer Effect
    2/28/99
- Babylon 5
  Voice of Zooty
  - S 5: Ep 8 Day of the Dead
    3/11/98
- Babylon 5
  Psi Cop
  - S 4: Ep 17 The Face of the Enemy
    6/12/97
- Babylon 5
  Sparky the Computer
  - S 3: Ep 11 Ceremonies of Light and Dark
    4/11/96
- Babylon 5
  Sparky the Computer (voice)
  - S 3: Ep 11 Ceremonies of Light and Dark
    4/11/96
- Prisoners of Gravity
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 13 Telepathy
    1/19/94
  - S 5: Ep 9 Memory
    12/8/93
- Omnibus (UK)
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 34 It's Fantastic, It's Futuristic, It's Fatalistic, It's Science Fiction
    12/16/73
Writer (13)

Role
- The Hunger
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Face of Helene Bournouw
    2/27/98
- The Twilight Zone (1985)
  Writer
  - S 3: Ep 29 Crazy as a Soup Sandwich
    4/1/89
  - S 1: Ep 38 A Matter of Minutes
    1/24/86
- Tales from the Darkside
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 11 Djinn, No Chaser
    1/13/85
- Logan's Run
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 6 Crypt
    11/7/77
- The Starlost
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 2 Lazarus From the Mist
    9/21/73
  - S 1: Ep 1 Voyage of Discovery
    9/14/73
- Ghost Story
  Writer
- The Flying Nun
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 30 You Can't Get There from Here
    4/11/68
- Cimarron Strip
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 18 Knife in the Darkness
    1/25/68
- Star Trek
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 29 The City on the Edge of Forever
    4/6/67
- The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
  Writer
  - S 3: Ep 23 The Pieces of Fate Affair
    2/24/67
  - S 3: Ep 2 The Sort of Do-It-Yourself Dreadful Affair
    9/23/66
- The Outer Limits
  Writer
  - S 2: Ep 5 Demon With A Glass Hand
    10/17/64
  - S 2: Ep 1 Soldier
    9/19/64
- Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Price Of Doom
    10/12/64
- Burke's Law
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 32 Who Killed 1/2 of Glory Lee?
    5/8/64
  - S 1: Ep 24 Who Killed Andy Zygmunt?
    3/13/64
  - S 1: Ep 11 Who Killed Purity Mather?
    12/6/63
  - S 1: Ep 6 Who Killed Alex Debbs?
    10/25/63
Story (11)

Role
- Masters of Science Fiction
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Discarded
    8/25/07
- The Outer Limits
  Story
  - S 7: Ep 22 Human Trials
    1/18/02
  - S 5: Ep 7 The Human Operators
    3/12/99
- Babylon 5
  Story
  - S 5: Ep 20 Objects in Motion
    11/11/98
  - S 5: Ep 4 A View from the Gallery
    2/11/98
- Silver Surfer
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 8 Antibody
    4/11/98
- The Hunger
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 22 Footsteps
    3/27/98
- The Twilight Zone (1985)
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 27 One Life, Furnished in Early Poverty
    12/6/85
  - S 1: Ep 17 Paladin of the Lost Hour
    11/8/85
  - S 1: Ep 1 Shatterday
    9/27/85
- Tales from the Darkside
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 11 Djinn, No Chaser
    1/13/85
- Ghost Story
  Story
  - S 1: Ep 17 Earth, Air, Fire and Water
    1/19/73
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Story
  - S 3: Ep 10 Memo from Purgatory
    12/21/64
- The Outer Limits
  Story
  - S 2: Ep 1 Soldier
    9/19/64
- Route 66
  Story
  - S 3: Ep 17 A Gift for a Warrior
    1/18/63
Creative Consultant (1)

Role
- The Twilight Zone (1985)
  Creative Consultant
  - S 1: Ep 59 The Last Defender of Camelot
    4/11/86
  - S 1: Ep 53 Take My Life... Please!
    3/28/86
  - S 1: Ep 46 Cold Reading
    2/14/86
  - S 1: Ep 45 Personal Demons
    2/14/86
  - S 1: Ep 44 Gramma
    2/14/86
  - + 42 More Credits
Teleplay (3)

Role
- Masters of Science Fiction
  Teleplay
  - S 1: Ep 4 The Discarded
    8/25/07
- The Twilight Zone (1985)
  Teleplay
  - S 1: Ep 44 Gramma
    2/14/86
  - S 1: Ep 17 Paladin of the Lost Hour
    11/8/85
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  Teleplay
  - S 3: Ep 10 Memo from Purgatory
    12/21/64

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Trivia
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- In 1995, Harlan Ellison was awarded a Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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- Harlan's anthology, The Essential Ellison won the Bram Stoker Award for Best Collection in 1987.
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- His story Mefisto In Onyx tied in the category Best Novella for the Bram Stoker Award in 1993.
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- Harlan Ellison: Art is not supposed to be easier! There are a lot of things in life that are supposed to be easier. Ridding the world of heart attacks, making the roads smoother, making old people more comfortable in the winter, but not Art. Art should always be tough. Art should demand something of you. Art should involve foot-pounds of energy being expended. It's not supposed to be easier, and those who want it easier should not be artists. They should be out selling public relations copy.
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- Harlan Ellison: I try to know what it is I'm talking about. I am not like many people who give you an opinion based on some sort of idiot hearsay or some kind of gut feeling you cannot validate. When I give an opinion, I do my best to make sure it is based on information.
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- Harlan Ellison: The two most common elements in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.
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