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Rod Serling

Writing

Born: 1924-12-25
Died: 1975-06-28
From: Syracuse, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.1

Also Known As

Rodman Edward Serling

Biography

Rodman Edward Serling (December 25, 1924 – June 28, 1975) was an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his anthology television series, The Twilight Zone. Serling was active in politics, both on and off the screen, and helped form television industry standards. He was known as the "angry young man" of Hollywood, clashing with television executives and sponsors over a wide range of issues including censorship, racism, and war.

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Awards & Nominations16 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame

2008
🏆 Won

Inkpot Award

1975
🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Director

The Twilight Zone

1963
🏆 Won

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

The Twilight Zone

1962
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The Twilight Zone

1961
🏆 Won

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

The Twilight Zone

1961
🏆 Won

Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

The Twilight Zone

1960
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

The Twilight Zone

1960
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1957
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Patterns

1956
🏆 Won

Purple Heart

1945
🏆 Won

Bronze Star Medal

1945
🏆 Won

Philippine Liberation Medal

1945
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

🏆 Won

Army Good Conduct Medal

🏆 Won

Peabody Awards

Acting34 titles

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
10.0
Movie

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019Documentary
Appointment With Destiny: The Last Days of John Dillinger
10.0
Movie

Appointment With Destiny: The Last Days of John Dillinger

1971Drama
The Twilight Zone Christmas Classics
10.0
Movie

The Twilight Zone Christmas Classics

2014Comedy
Deadly Fathoms
10.0
Movie

Deadly Fathoms

1973Documentary
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow
9.5
Movie

The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - Preshow

1994Horror
The Exiles
9.0
Movie

The Exiles

1989Documentary
The Twilight Zone 60th: Remembering Rod Serling
9.0
Movie

The Twilight Zone 60th: Remembering Rod Serling

2019Documentary
UFOs: Past, Present, and Future
8.7
Movie

UFOs: Past, Present, and Future

1974Drama
The Twilight Zone
8.5
Series

The Twilight Zone

1959-1964Sci-Fi
Night Gallery
7.8
Series

Night Gallery

1970-1973Sci-Fi
The Jack Benny Program
7.8
Series

The Jack Benny Program

1950-1965Comedy
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
7.5
Movie

Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval

1995Documentary
In Search of Ancient Astronauts
7.5
Movie

In Search of Ancient Astronauts

1973Drama
Phantom of the Paradise
7.5
Movie

Phantom of the Paradise

1974Comedy
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5
Series

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962-1992Documentary
The Red Skelton Show
7.4
Series

The Red Skelton Show

1951-1971Comedy
Tales of the Uncanny
7.0
Movie

Tales of the Uncanny

2020Documentary
The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
7.0
Movie

The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond

1975Thriller
The David Susskind Show
7.0
Series

The David Susskind Show

1959-1983Documentary
The Danny Kaye Show
7.0
Series

The Danny Kaye Show

1963-1967Comedy
Ironside
6.9
Series

Ironside

1967-1975Thriller
The Dick Cavett Show
6.8
Series

The Dick Cavett Show

1968-1995Documentary
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.7
Series

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1968-1973Comedy
The Pet Set
6.7
Series

The Pet Set

1971-1972Documentary
The Movie Orgy
6.6
Movie

The Movie Orgy

1968Comedy
Mike Wallace Is Here
6.5
Movie

Mike Wallace Is Here

2019Documentary
Night Gallery
6.5
Movie

Night Gallery

1969Horror
In Search of Ancient Mysteries
6.3
Movie

In Search of Ancient Mysteries

1974Documentary
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
Series

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958-1960Drama
The Sixth Sense
6.1
Series

The Sixth Sense

1972Thriller
The Outer Space Connection
5.3
Movie

The Outer Space Connection

1975Documentary
Encounter with the Unknown
4.3
Movie

Encounter with the Unknown

1972Horror
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
2.0
Movie

Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man

2010Documentary
The Man of Miracles
0
Movie

The Man of Miracles

2006Documentary

Writing59 titles

Certain Honorable Men
10.0
Movie

Certain Honorable Men

1968Drama
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
10.0
Movie

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019Documentary
The Twilight Zone Christmas Classics
10.0
Movie

The Twilight Zone Christmas Classics

2014Comedy
The Yellow Canary
10.0
Movie

The Yellow Canary

1963Thriller
Blood Money
9.0
Movie

Blood Money

1957Drama
A Town Has Turned to Dust
9.0
Movie

A Town Has Turned to Dust

1958Action
The Comedian
9.0
Movie

The Comedian

1957Comedy
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
The Twilight Zone
8.5
Series

The Twilight Zone

1959-1964Sci-Fi
Requiem for a Heavyweight
8.0
Movie

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1956Drama
Night Gallery
7.8
Series

Night Gallery

1970-1973Sci-Fi
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
Series

The Ford Television Theatre

1952 - ...Drama
Kraft Television Theatre
7.8
Series

Kraft Television Theatre

1947 - ...Drama
Planet of the Apes
7.7
Movie

Planet of the Apes

1968Sci-Fi
The Twilight Zone
7.7
Series

The Twilight Zone

1985-1989Sci-Fi
Playhouse 90
7.6
Series

Playhouse 90

1956-1960Drama
The Strike
7.5
Movie

The Strike

1954Action
Seven Days in May
7.3
Movie

Seven Days in May

1964Drama
Patterns
7.3
Movie

Patterns

1956Drama
Requiem for a Heavyweight
7.2
Movie

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1962Drama
The Twilight Zone
7.1
Series

The Twilight Zone

2002-2003Sci-Fi
Patterns
7.0
Movie

Patterns

1955Drama
The Velvet Alley
7.0
Movie

The Velvet Alley

1959Drama
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
6.8
Movie

The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics

1994Sci-Fi
Saddle the Wind
6.7
Movie

Saddle the Wind

1958Action
Requiem for a Heavyweight
6.7
Movie

Requiem for a Heavyweight

1974Drama
The Rack
6.6
Movie

The Rack

1956Drama
The Man
6.5
Movie

The Man

1972Drama
A Storm in Summer
6.5
Movie

A Storm in Summer

1970Drama
The Doomsday Flight
6.5
Movie

The Doomsday Flight

1966Drama
Night Gallery
6.5
Movie

Night Gallery

1969Horror
For All Time
6.4
Movie

For All Time

2000Drama
A Storm in Summer
6.4
Movie

A Storm in Summer

2000Drama
Time Travelers
6.3
Movie

Time Travelers

1976Sci-Fi
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
Series

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

1958-1960Drama
The Loner
6.3
Series

The Loner

1965-1966Action
The United States Steel Hour
6.3
Series

The United States Steel Hour

1953-1963Comedy
The New People
6.2
Series

The New People

1969-1970Drama
A Long Time Till Dawn
6.0
Movie

A Long Time Till Dawn

1953Drama
Armchair Theatre
6.0
Series

Armchair Theatre

1956-1974Drama
Carol for Another Christmas
5.9
Movie

Carol for Another Christmas

1964Drama
The Enemy Within
5.8
Movie

The Enemy Within

1994Thriller
Assault on a Queen
5.7
Movie

Assault on a Queen

1966Action
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
5.7
Movie

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

1997Drama
The Salamander
5.5
Movie

The Salamander

1981Thriller
Studio One
5.4
Series

Studio One

1948-1958Drama
Suspense
5.1
Series

Suspense

1949-1954Drama
The Challenge
4.5
Movie

The Challenge

1955Drama
A Town Has Turned to Dust
4.5
Movie

A Town Has Turned to Dust

1998Thriller
Armstrong Circle Theatre
4.5
Series

Armstrong Circle Theatre

1950-1967Drama
Incident in an Alley
4.1
Movie

Incident in an Alley

1962Thriller
Climax!
3.8
Series

Climax!

1954-1958Drama
Sunday Night Theatre
3.5
Series

Sunday Night Theatre

1950 - ...Drama
Bomber's Moon
0
Movie

Bomber's Moon

1958Drama
The Dark Side of the Earth
0
Movie

The Dark Side of the Earth

1957Drama
Planet of the Apes Test Reel
0
Movie

Planet of the Apes Test Reel

1966Action
The Time Element
0
Movie

The Time Element

2024Drama
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
0
Movie

In the Presence of Mine Enemies

1960Action
Medallion Theatre
0
Series

Medallion Theatre

1953-1954Drama

Production2 titles

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
10.0
Movie

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019Documentary
The Twilight Zone
8.5
Series

The Twilight Zone

1959-1964Sci-Fi

Crew2 titles

One-Eyed Jacks
6.8
Movie

One-Eyed Jacks

1961Action
The Trap
6.7
Movie

The Trap

2015Comedy

Creator7 titles

The Twilight Zone
7.7
Series

The Twilight Zone

1985-1989Sci-Fi
Night Gallery
7.8
Series

Night Gallery

1970-1973Sci-Fi
The Twilight Zone
8.5
Series

The Twilight Zone

1959-1964Sci-Fi
The New People
6.2
Series

The New People

1969-1970Drama
The Loner
6.3
Series

The Loner

1965-1966Action
The Twilight Zone
7.1
Series

The Twilight Zone

2002-2003Sci-Fi
The Twilight Zone
6.7
Series

The Twilight Zone

2019-2020Sci-Fi