Nicknamed the "Great Bird of the Galaxy," Gene Roddenberry was an American writer and producer who was best known for creating the Star Trek franchise.

• "A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away." - Gene Roddenberry

• "I have felt many times trapped by "Star Trek." It cost me dearly. It won't anymore, because I've come to grips with what it is and where it fits in my life." - Gene Roddenberry

• "Normal TV limits what you can do. With science fiction, you can exercise your imagination more. I fell in love with it." - Gene Roddenberry

• "I wish I had more control, more like Edgar Rice Burroughs had, but I'm a realist, too. I work in television. I don't know that I would want to spend the rest of my life controlling my characters." - Gene Roddenberry

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1921: Born

• 1951: Gruen Guild Playhouse

• 1954: Mister District Attorney

• 1956: I Led Three Lives, West Point

• 1957: Boots And Saddles

• 1957 - 1963: Have Gun - Will Travel

• 1958: Bat Masterson

• 1961: Dr. Kildare

• 1966 - 1969: Star Trek

• 1971: Alias Smith And Jones, Pretty Maids All In A Row

• 1973: Genesis II, Star Trek: The Animated Adventures

• 1974: The Questor Tapes, Planet Earth

• 1977: Spectre

• 1979: Star Trek: The Motion Picture

• 1982: Star Trek: The Wrath Of Khan

• 1984: Star Trek III: The Search For Spock

• 1986: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

• 1987 - 1994: Star Trek: The Next Generation

• 1989: Star Trek: The Final Frontier

• 1991: Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

• 1991: Died

• Postumous credits include works created, approved, or licensed by Roddenberry or his estate, or works credited to him out of respect.

• 1993 - 1999: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

• 1994: Star Trek: Generations

• 1995 - 2001: Star Trek: Voyager

• 1996: Star Trek: First Contact

• 1997 - 2002: Earth: Final Conflict

• 1998: Star Trek: Insurrection

• 2000: Star Trek: Hidden Frontier (Fan Film)

• 2000 - 2005: Andromeda

• 2001 - 2005: Enterprise

• 2002: Star Trek: Nemesis

• 2004 - 2006: Star Trek: New Voyages (Fan Series)

• 2008: Star Trek