Harley Cokeliss

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Harley Cokeliss also Harley Cokliss (born February 11, 1945 in San Diego , California as Harley Louis Cokliss ) is an American director , screenwriter and film producer . He became known through the movies Black Moon , Malone , Dream Demon - The Dream Demon and Hunt for a Nameless One .

life and career

Harley Cokeliss was born in 1945 in San Diego, California, and grew up in Chicago , Illinois . In 1966 he moved to England to study at the London Film School . In 1970 he began to direct his own documentaries, including Chicago Blues (1970), It's Fantastic! It's futuristic! It's fatalistic! It's science fiction! (1973) and The Need for Nightmare (1974). Since 1976, Cokeliss has been involved in various other roles in the film business, including screenwriter and producer.

After The Glitterball in 1977, he made his second science fiction film in 1981 with The Battle Colossus . In 1986 he directed the film production Black Moon with Tommy Lee Jones , Linda Hamilton and Robert Vaughn in the leading roles, based on a script by John Carpenter . The action film Malone followed a year later with Burt Reynolds in the title role. In 1988 he directed the horror film Dream Demon . In 2000 he created the action thriller Hunt for a Nameless One with Ray Liotta . In addition to the direction, Cokeliss took over the production and also wrote the screenplay for the film.

In the 1990s and 2000s, Cokeliss was then mainly active for television, he directed several television films and set numerous episodes of well-known television series, including Hercules , Xena - Die Kriegerprinzessin , Robin Hood , Die Profis - Die next Generation or Immortal - Der Immortals in scene.

In 2010 Harley Cokeliss shot the mystery film Paris Connections, his last movie to date.

Harley Cokeliss is a member of the Directors Guild of America and Directors Guild of UK and is represented by IPG in Los Angeles.

Awards

  • 1982: Fantasporto nomination in the International Fantasy Film Award category for The Glitterball
  • 1986: Mystfest nomination for Best Film for Black Moon
  • 1989: Fantasporto nomination in the International Fantasy Film Award category for Dream Demon - The Dream Demon
  • 2003: Oulu International Children's Film Festival Award in the Starboy Award category for An Angel for May

Filmography (selection)

As a director

movie theater
  • 1970: Chicago Blues (documentary)
  • 1976: The Battle of Billy's Pond
  • 1977: The Glitterball
  • 1979: That Summer!
  • 1981: Battletruck (Warlords of the 21st Century)
  • 1986: Black Moon (Black Moon Rising)
  • 1987: Malone
  • 1988: Dream Demon (Dream Demon)
  • 2000: Hunt for a Nameless One (Pilgrim)
  • 2010: Paris Connections
watch TV
  • 1981: Of Muppets and Men: The Making of 'The Muppet Show' (TV documentary)
  • 1994: Hercules and the Lost Kingdom ( Hercules and the Lost Kingdom , TV film)
  • 1995: Hercules (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1995: Xena - The Warrior Princess (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 1997: Robin Hood (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1997: The Ruby Ring (TV movie)
  • 1999: The Professionals - The Next Generation (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2000: Dark Knight (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2001: Immortal (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 2002: An Angel for May (TV movie)
  • 2015: Starhunter Transformation (TV miniseries, 3 episodes)
Short film
  • 1971: Crash!

As a screenwriter

  • 1976: The Battle of Billy's Pond
  • 1977: The Glitterball
  • 1981: Battletruck (Warlords of the 21st Century)
  • 1988: Dream Demon (Dream Demon)
  • 2000: Hunt for a Nameless One (Pilgrim)
  • 2000: Dark Knight (TV series, 1 episode)

As a producer

  • 2000: Hunt for a Nameless One (Pilgrim)
  • 2000: Dark Knight (TV series, 8 episodes)
  • 2002: An Angel for May (TV movie)
  • 2008: Love Lies Bleeding

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harley Cokeliss Biography
personal data
SURNAME Cokeliss, Harley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Cokliss, Harley Louis (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American director, screenwriter and producer
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH San Diego , California , USA