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Rod Serling(1924-1975)

  • Writer
  • Actor
  • Producer
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Night Gallery (1969–1973)
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John Phillips is the name used by longtime television and film writer Rod Serling when he asked that his real name be removed as the writer of the pilot episode of the series "The New People" in 1969. While Serling's name remained as series developer, he was sufficiently annoyed with ABC- TV's editing of the pilot-- it was cut from 52 to 45 minutes to fit into a 90 minute time slot, along with another series-- that he preferred to remove his name.
BornDecember 25, 1924
DiedJune 28, 1975(50)
BornDecember 25, 1924
DiedJune 28, 1975(50)
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  • Won 6 Primetime Emmys

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Rod Serling and Betty White in The Pet Set (1971)
Rod Serling and Betty White in The Pet Set (1971)
Betty Leslie-Melville, Rod Serling, and Betty White in The Pet Set (1971)
Carol Serling and Rod Serling
Carol Serling and Rod Serling
Agnes Moorehead and Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
Rod Serling in UFOs: It Has Begun (1979)
Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)

Known for

The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
9.1
TV Series
  • Writer
Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)
Night Gallery
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes
8.0
  • Writer
  • 1968
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
7.8
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Solip
    • Post-production
  • Cineficción Radio (2019)
    Cineficción Radio
  • The Twilight Zone (2019)
    The Twilight Zone
    • (creator)
  • #WTRAPSU: Will the Real Alien Please Stand Up? (2016)
    #WTRAPSU: Will the Real Alien Please Stand Up?
  • The Hitch-Hiker
  • The Hitchhiker (2014)
    The Hitchhiker
  • The Twilight Zone (2002)
    The Twilight Zone
    • ...
  • Mark Harmon in For All Time (2000)
    For All Time
  • A Storm in Summer (2000)
    A Storm in Summer
    • (1970 teleplay)
  • A Town Has Turned to Dust (1998)
    A Town Has Turned to Dust
  • In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1997)
    In the Presence of Mine Enemies
  • End of the Road
  • Forest Whitaker in The Enemy Within (1994)
    The Enemy Within
  • Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics (1994)
    Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
  • The Twilight Zone (1985)
    The Twilight Zone
    • ...
  • The Twilight Zone (1988)
    The Twilight Zone

Actor

  • The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
  • Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
    Phantom of the Paradise
    • (voice, uncredited)
  • Encounter with the Unknown (1972)
    Encounter with the Unknown
    • (voice)
  • Raymond Burr in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
  • Appointment with Destiny (1971)
    Appointment with Destiny
  • Dan Rowan and Dick Martin (aka Rowan & Martin) 1975
    Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
    • (uncredited)
  • The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone
  • Ichabod and Me (1961)
    Ichabod and Me

Producer

  • The Sad and Lonely Sundays
  • The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

Videos6

Goofs! The Twilight Zone
Clip 2:51
Goofs! The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone: Season One Blu-Ray
Clip 2:07
The Twilight Zone: Season One Blu-Ray
The Twilight Zone: Season One Blu-Ray
Clip 2:37
The Twilight Zone: Season One Blu-Ray
The Twilight Zone: Season One Blu-Ray
Clip 1:02
The Twilight Zone: Season One Blu-Ray
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Trailer 1:31
Trailer
60th Anniversary Celebration Trailer
Trailer 0:31
60th Anniversary Celebration Trailer

Personal details

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    • Official Site
    • December 25, 1924
    • Syracuse, New York, USA
    • June 28, 1975
    • Rochester, New York, USA(complications arising from a coronary bypass operation)
    • Carol SerlingJuly 31, 1948 - June 28, 1975 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Books: Edited several volumes of novelizations based upon The Twilight Zone (1959).
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Interviews
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He wanted Richard Egan to do the narration for The Twilight Zone (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.
  • Quotes
    Hollywood's a great place to live... if you're a grapefruit.
    • Distinctive dramatic voice

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