Rodman Edward Serling (Rod 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.
Known For
Planet of the Apes
(1968)
Screenplay
Seven Days in May
(1964)
Screenplay
The Rack
(1956)
Teleplay
The Enemy Within
(1994)
Screenplay
Requiem for a Heavyweight
(1962)
Screenplay
Full Filmography
Writing
A Long Time Till Dawn
(1953)
Writer
Horace Mann's Miracle
(1953)
Writer
The Strike
(1954)
Writer
Knife in the Dark
(1954)
Writer
The Challenge
(1955)
Writer
Patterns
(1955)
Writer
The Rack
(1956)
Teleplay
Patterns
(1956)
Story and Screenplay
The Arena
(1956)
Writer
Requiem for a Heavyweight
(1956)
Writer
Forbidden Area
(1956)
Adaptation
The Dark Side of the Earth
(1957)
Writer
Blood Money
(1957)
Story
The Comedian
(1957)
Writer
Saddle the Wind
(1958)
Screenplay
Nightmare at Ground Zero
(1958)
Writer
A Town Has Turned to Dust
(1958)
Writer
Bomber's Moon
(1958)
Writer
The Velvet Alley
(1959)
Writer
Incident in an Alley
(1962)
Story
Requiem for a Heavyweight
(1962)
Screenplay
The Yellow Canary
(1963)
Writer
Seven Days in May
(1964)
Screenplay
Carol for Another Christmas
(1964)
Writer
Assault on a Queen
(1966)
Screenplay
The Doomsday Flight
(1966)
Writer
Certain Honorable Men
(1968)
Writer
Planet of the Apes
(1968)
Screenplay
Night Gallery
(1969)
Writer
A Storm in Summer
(1970)
Writer
The Man
(1972)
Screenplay
Requiem for a Heavyweight
(1974)
Writer
Time Travelers
(1976)
Story
The Salamander
(1981)
Adaptation
The Enemy Within
(1994)
Screenplay
Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
(1994)
Story and Writer
In the Presence of Mine Enemies
(1997)
Writer
A Town Has Turned to Dust
(1998)
Writer
For All Time
(2000)
Writer
A Storm in Summer
(2000)
Screenplay
The Twilight Zone Christmas Classics
(2014)
Writer
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
(2019)
Writer
Acting
The Movie Orgy
(1968)
Self (archive footage)
Night Gallery
(1969)
Self - Host
Appointment With Destiny: The Last Days of John Dillenger
(1971)
Himself (Narrator)
Encounter with the Unknown
(1972)
Narrator (voice)
In Search of Ancient Astronauts
(1973)
Narrator
Deadly Fathoms
(1973)
Narrator
In Search of Ancient Mysteries
(1974)
Narrator
UFOs: Past, Present, and Future
(1974)
Narrator
Phantom of the Paradise
(1974)
Introductory Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Alcoholism Film
(1974)
Self
The Outer Space Connection
(1975)
Narrator
The Legendary Curse of the Hope Diamond
(1975)
Narrator
UFOs: It Has Begun
(1979)
Horrible Horror
(1986)
Self in 'Twilight Zone'
The Exiles
(1989)
Self
Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval
(1995)
Self (Archive Footage)
Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone's Magic Man
(2010)
Self (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone Christmas Classics
(2014)
Self
The Twilight Zone 60th: Remembering Rod Serling
(2019)
Self
Mike Wallace Is Here
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
(2019)
Narrator (archive sound)
Tales of the Uncanny
(2020)
Self (archive footage)
Crew
Production