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Herbert Wright(1947-2005)

  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
  • Writer
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As a high school exchange student in Japan, Herbert Wright began a lifelong study of martial arts, and the art of filmmaking after meeting the legendary director, Akira Kurosawa. After graduation with honors from Yale, filmmaker Wright moved to Hollywood, pursuing a successful career in movies and TV. Wright has worked as a producer-writer-director on hit shows such as Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987), War of the Worlds (1988), Hunter (1984), and Stingray (1986), amassing over 200 episodes produced. Trekkies know of the Emmy-nominated Wright as the "Father of the Ferengi", having created the notorious space villains at Gene Roddenberry's bidding. He is producing, writing and directing the first original made-for-the-Net Science Fiction entertainment, the sci-fi cyberseries Mars and Beyond (2000), on the Cyber Sci-Fi Network.
BornNovember 9, 1947
DiedAugust 24, 2005(57)
BornNovember 9, 1947
DiedAugust 24, 2005(57)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
8.7
TV Series
  • Producer
Alex Cord in War of the Worlds (1988)
War of the Worlds
6.5
TV Series
  • Producer
  • 1988
The Time Crystal (1981)
The Time Crystal
5.4
TV Movie
  • Producer(as Herbert J. Wright)
  • 1981
Linda Hunt, Jeff Kaake, and Marjorie Monaghan in Space Rangers (1993)
Space Rangers
6.5
TV Series
  • Producer
  • 1993

Credits

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Producer



  • Jessica Alba, Colleen Flynn, Payton Haas, and Brian Wimmer in Flipper (1995)
    Flipper
    5.3
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1995
  • Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (1993)
    Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer: CBS/Nelvana Productions
    • 1993–1994
  • Linda Hunt, Jeff Kaake, and Marjorie Monaghan in Space Rangers (1993)
    Space Rangers
    6.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1993–1994
  • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    8.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • co-producer
    • 1987–1992
  • Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)
    Hunter
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer: NBC/Stephen J. Cannell Productions
    • 1990
  • Alex Cord in War of the Worlds (1988)
    War of the Worlds
    6.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1988–1990
  • Nick Mancuso in Stingray (1986)
    Stingray
    7.4
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1986
  • Stingray (1985)
    Stingray
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1985
  • The Time Crystal (1981)
    The Time Crystal
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Herbert J. Wright)
    • 1981
  • Puzzle (1978)
    Puzzle
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Herbert J. Wright)
    • 1978
  • Shadow of the Hawk (1976)
    Shadow of the Hawk
    5.4
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Locusts (1974)
    Locusts
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1974
  • Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
    McCloud
    6.9
    TV Series
    • producer
    • associate producer
    • executive producer
    • 1973–1974
  • The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping (1973)
    The Six Million Dollar Man: The Solid Gold Kidnapping
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1973
  • The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973)
    The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • associate producer
    • 1973

Additional Crew



  • Alex Cord in War of the Worlds (1988)
    War of the Worlds
    6.5
    TV Series
    • creative consultant
    • 1988–1989
  • Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)
    Night Gallery
    7.9
    TV Series
    • production associate
    • 1972

Writer



  • Sonus (2011)
    Sonus
    Short
    • writer
    • 2011
  • Mars and Beyond (2000)
    Mars and Beyond
    3.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Martian Law
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1998
  • Tranquility
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • Jessica Alba, Colleen Flynn, Payton Haas, and Brian Wimmer in Flipper (1995)
    Flipper
    5.3
    TV Series
    • story by
    • 1995–1996
  • Leslie Danon, Richard Nason, K. Jill Sorgen, and Rugg Williams in Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills (1994)
    Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills
    4.2
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1995
  • Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (1993)
    Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
    7.0
    TV Series
    • written by (as Herbert J. Wright)
    • 1993
  • Linda Hunt, Jeff Kaake, and Marjorie Monaghan in Space Rangers (1993)
    Space Rangers
    6.5
    TV Series
    • written by (as Herbert J. Wright)
    • 1993
  • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation
    8.7
    TV Series
    • teleplay by
    • story by
    • 1987–1992
  • Alex Cord in War of the Worlds (1988)
    War of the Worlds
    6.5
    TV Series
    • written by
    • teleplay
    • 1988–1989
  • Nick Mancuso in Stingray (1986)
    Stingray
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Writer (as Herb Wright)
    • 1986
  • Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)
    Hunter
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1985–1986
  • The Time Crystal (1981)
    The Time Crystal
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • written by (as Herbert J. Wright)
    • 1981
  • Supertanker
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Puzzle (1978)
    Puzzle
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • written by (as Herbert J. Wright)
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Herbert J. Wright
  • Born
    • November 9, 1947
    • Columbus, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • August 24, 2005
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(bone cancer)
  • Spouses
      Elaine GiftosOctober 27, 1973 - August 24, 2005 (his death)
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

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    Currently working on the miniseries, Mars and Beyond (2000), with his wife Elaine Giftos.

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