Gene L. Coon

Gene L. Coon

American screenwriter, TV producer and novelist, best known for his work on Star Trek (1924–1973)

Eugene Lee Coon was an American screenwriter, television producer, and novelist. He is best remembered for his work on the original Star Trek as a screenwriter, story editor, and showrunner from the middle of the series' first season to the middle of the second. Along with series creator Gene Roddenberry, Coon is given credit for the show's idealistic tone and for creating several key story and world-building elements that would become important parts of the ongoing franchise.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 11 films (1957–1974) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field.

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1974 The Questor Tapes Universal City Studios, Inc 106 min Color sound
1969 A Piece Of The Action Engineering Council For Professional Development 1 min 16mm Color sound
1968 Bread And Circuses Norway Corporation 60 min Color sound
1968 Spectre Of The Gun Paramount Pictures Corporation & Norway Corporation 60 min Color sound
1968 Spock’S Brain Paramount Pictures Corporation & Norway Corporation 60 min Color sound
1967 Space Seed NATFIVI 53 min. 16mm Color
1967 The Trouble With Tribbles Norway Corporation 60 min Color sound
1967 Who Mourns For Adonais? Norway Corporation 60 min Color sound
1962 THE RAIDERS. Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. 80 min. 16mm B&W sound
1959 No Name On The Bullet. Universal Pictures Co. Inc. 77 min. 35mm Color sound
1957 Man in the Shadow Universal Pictures Company Inc 1:21:00 16mm B&W sound