Writing
Rod Serling
- Titles
- 69movies36TV shows
- Career
Active from 1947 to 2019, with a break from 2003 to 2013, busiest in 1958 with 5 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 9top three billing
- Average score
68/100
- Highest rated
The Twilight Zone91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 36 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Nostalgia6.8average 3.7
- Historical4.5average 2.6
- Politics4.1average 2.6
- Social Commentary6.0average 4.9
- Mystery4.9average 4.1
- Uncanny3.3average 2.5
- Psychological6.4average 5.6
- Pathos5.9average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Physical Comedy1.0, average 2.4
- Adrenaline3.6, average 4.9
- Coming of Age1.8, average 3.0
- Eroticism0.7, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Golden Age Television 3
- Psychological Suspense 3
- Character-Driven Stories 3
- Nostalgic Americana 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Mid-Century Social Realism 3
- Golden Age of Television 3
- Classic TV Anthology 2
- Anthology Horror 2
- Supernatural Mystery 2
- Classic Sci-Fi Anthology 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Franklin J. SchaffnerDirectorPlanet of the Apes, Planet of the Apes Test Reel, Panic Button, Nightmare at Ground Zero, The Velvet Alley, +1 more
Kim HunterActorPlanet of the Apes, The Comedian, Requiem for a Heavyweight, The Dark Side of the Earth
Martin BalsamActorSeven Days in May, The Man, Bomber's Moon, The Time Element
Jerry GoldsmithComposerPlanet of the Apes, Seven Days in May, The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration, The Man
John FrankenheimerDirectorSeven Days in May, The Comedian, A Town Has Turned to Dust, Bomber's Moon
Van HeflinActorPatterns, The Dark Side of the Earth, Certain Honorable Men
Edmond O'BrienActorSeven Days in May, The Comedian, The Doomsday Flight
Fielder CookDirectorPatterns, Patterns, In the Presence of Mine Enemies
Ralph NelsonDirectorRequiem for a Heavyweight, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Blood Money
Roddy McDowallActorPlanet of the Apes, Night Gallery
Barry SullivanActorNight Gallery, Nightmare at Ground Zero
Stanley AdamsActorRequiem for a Heavyweight, Requiem for a Heavyweight
Movies and TV shows
61Type
Upcoming
2 titles
Writer
as Narrator
2010s
3 titles
as Narrator (archive sound)
Thanks
2000s
2 titles · average score 67
Writer
Screenplay
1990s
5 titles · average score 52
Screenplay
as Narrator (Physical)
1980s
1 title · average score 49
Adaptation
1970s
12 titles · average score 62
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as Narrator
as Narrator
as Introductory Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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as Narrator
as Narrator (voice)
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1960s
16 titles · average score 65
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Additional Writing
1950s
20 titles · average score 72
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