Harley Cokeliss (born Harley Louis Cokliss, February 11, 1945) is an American director, writer and producer of film and television.

Early life

Originally brought up in

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, he moved to

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in 1966 to study at the London Film School, and spent the majority of his career in the UK.

Career

Cokeliss started making documentaries for British television in 1970, including the first filmed version of

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's story ''Crash!''. Papers relating to the film ''Crash!'' are available at the

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(Add MS 89171/1). Cokeliss's initial treatment and Ballard's draft script for ''Crash!'' are published in ''Crash: The Collector's Edition,'' ed. Chris Beckett. Cokeliss later graduated to making feature films, serving as

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on ''

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'' before helming films like ''

Battletruck ''Battletruck'' (also known as ''Warlords of the 21st Century'' in the U.S. and '' Destructors'' in Italy) is a 1982 New Zealand post-apocalyptic science fiction action film co-written and directed by Harley Cokliss and starring Michael Beck, An ...

'', ''

Black Moon Rising ''Black Moon Rising'' is a 1986 science fiction action thriller film directed by Harley Cokliss, written by John Carpenter, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Linda Hamilton, Robert Vaughn, Keenan Wynn, and Richard Jaeckel. The plot revolves around ...

'', and ''

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''. He wrote and directed the 1988 horror film '' Dream Demon''.Chibnall, Steve; Petley, Julian (2002). British Horror Cinema. Routledge. p. 6. He has directed episodes of various television series, including ''

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'', '' CI5: The New Professionals'', and '' Xena: Warrior Princess''.

Filmography

Film

*''Chicago Blues'' (1970) – producer and director *''Six Reels of Film to Be Shown in Any Order'' (1971) – assistant director *''The Battle of Billy's Pond'' (1976) – director and writer *''

The Glitterball ''The Glitterball'' is a 1977 British sci-fi children's film made by Mark Forstater Productions for the Children's Film Foundation. It was directed by Harley Cokeliss, credited under his birth name of Harley Cokliss. The film was screened at th ...

'' (1977) – director and writer *''

That Summer! ''That Summer!'' is a 1979 British drama film directed by Harley Cokeliss and starring Ray Winstone, Tony London, Emily Moore and Julie Shipley. It was Ray Winstone's theatrical film debut, playing the character Steve Brodie. Plot It is the sto ...

'' (1979) – director *''

'' (1980) – studio second unit director *'' Warlords of the 21st Century'' (1982) – director *''

'' (1986) – director *''

'' (1987) – director *'' Dream Demon'' (1988) – director and writer *''

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'' (2000) – director and writer *''

Paris Connections ''Paris Connections'' is a 2010 British film directed by Harley Cokeliss. The script was written by Michael Tupy, based on a thriller by Jackie Collins. The film was the first direct to DVD film that the British supermarket firm Tesco produced ...

'' (2010) – director

Television

* ''Crash!'' (1971) –

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Early life

Career

Filmography

Film

Television

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