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David Gerrold

Writer and actor, also producer · Born January 24, 1944 (82) · Chicago, Illinois, USA

David Gerrold was born on 24 January 1944 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Star Trek Phase II (2004), Star Trek (1966) and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
January 24, 1944 (82)
From
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Works as
Writer and actor, also producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all

What are David Gerrold's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
55%
Society
25%
Self
14%
Survival
6%

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
3
Warm
2
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
1
Bittersweet
1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David Gerrold's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for David Gerrold's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 7 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Demon Protocol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as James McCarthy

  • Martian Child(2007)

    Executive Producer · Novel

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
  • Da Boom Crew(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows
  • Sliders(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
  • Babylon 5(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • Star Trek: The Next Generation(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • The Real Ghostbusters(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
  • The Twilight Zone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Tales from the Darkside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • The Biskitts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Superbman: The Other Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Jel-lo

  • Logan's Run(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Land of the Lost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

  • Star Trek: The Animated Series(1973)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer · as EM / 3 / Green (voice) (uncredited) · as Security Ensign (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
  • Star Trek(1966)

    Show 3 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 1966 to 2018.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 15: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting12 of 15: 10 only writing, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thProducing1 of 15: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s3 · 1 acting · 3 crew1980s6 · 2 acting · 4 crew1990s2 · crew2000s2 · crew2010s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does David Gerrold work with?

People who share at least 2 of David Gerrold's MovieCove titles; D.C. Fontana shares the most, 2.