Rod Serling(1924-1975)

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Actor
Producer

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Night Gallery (1969–1973)

A former boxer, paratrooper and general all-around angry young man, Rod Serling was one of the radical new voices that made the "Golden Age" of television. Long before La quatrième dimension (1959), he was known for writing such high-quality scripts as "Patterns" and "Requiem for a Heavyweight," both later turned into films (Rapaces (1956) and Requiem pour un champion (1962)). La quatrième dimension (1959) featured forays into controversial grounds like racism, Cold War paranoia and the horrors of war. His maverick attitude eventually drove him from regular network television.

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Won 6 Primetime Emmys
- 19 wins & 9 nominations total

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Known for

La quatrième dimension

9.0

TV Series

Writer(uncredited)

Night Gallery

7.9

TV Series

Writer(creator)

La planète des singes

8.0

Writer

1968

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

7.4

TV Series

Writer

Credits

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Writer

Cineficción Radio
5.3
Podcast Series
- book "In Search of Ancient Mysteries"
- 2021
The Twilight Zone: La quatrième dimension
6.0
TV Series
- created by (creator)
- 2019–2020
#WTRAPSU: Will the Real Alien Please Stand Up?
7.2
Short
- based on an original story by
- 2016
The Hitch-Hiker
4.3
TV Series
- original teleplay
- 2015
The Hitchhiker
7.7
Short
- scenario
- 2014
Twilight Zone
TV Series
- original story written by
- 2013
The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas
8.6
Podcast Series
- original teleplay by
- 2002–2010
La treizième dimension
7.2
TV Series
- created by
- written by
- story by (creator)
- 2002–2003
La montre à remonter le temps
6.9
TV Movie
- Twilight Zone episode "A Stop at Willoughby"
- 2000
Une rencontre pour la vie
6.9
TV Movie
- written by (1970 teleplay)
- 2000
A Town Has Turned to Dust
4.8
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1998
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
5.7
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1997
End of the Road
6.0
Short
- teleplay
- 1997
L'ennemi est parmi nous
5.7
TV Movie
- screenplay "Seven Days in May"
- 1994
Twilight Zone: la quatrième dimension
6.2
TV Movie
- story
- written by
- 1994

Actor

The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
6.8
TV Movie
- Narrator
- 1975
Phantom of the Paradise
7.3
- Introductory Narrator (voice, uncredited)
- 1974
Encounter with the Unknown
4.6
- Narrator (voice)
- 1972
L'homme de fer
6.9
TV Series
- Thyros, Witches Shop Keeper
- 1972
Appointment with Destiny
7.7
TV Series
- Narrator
- 1971
Laugh-In
8.0
TV Series
- Guest Performer (uncredited)
- 1968–1971
La quatrième dimension
9.0
TV Series
- Narrator
- Self - Host
- 1959–1964
Ichabod and Me
7.5
TV Series
- Eugene Hollinfield
- 1962

Official site
- Official Site
Alternative names
- Rod & Carol
Height
- 1.63 m
Born
- December 25, 1924
- Syracuse, New York, USA
Died
- June 28, 1975
- Rochester, New York, USA(complications arising from a coronary bypass operation)
Spouse
- Carol SerlingJuly 31, 1948 - June 28, 1975 (his death, 2 children)
Children
Parents
Other works
Books: Edited several volumes of novelizations based upon La quatrième dimension (1959).
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Trivia
He wanted Richard Egan to do the narration for La quatrième dimension (1959) because of his deep smooth voice. However, due to strict studio contracts of the time, Egan was unable to. Serling said "It's Richard Egan or no one. It's Richard Egan, or I'll do the thing myself," which is exactly what happened.