Harve Bennett Biography

Fast Facts

• After college, he served in the U․S․ Army as a military police officer in California
• Graduated from the film school at the University of California at Los Angeles in 1953
• Got his first producer credit on the TV series "The Mod Squad" before joining Universal Studios, where he worked on "The Bionic Woman" and "The Invisible Man," among other projects
• Worked in the production department at CBS in New York and later in ABC's programming department before becoming a producer
• During his childhood, he regularly appeared as a contestant on the radio show "Quiz Kids․"
• Quote: "[on convincing Leonard Nimoy to do "Star Trek II"] "I said to him 'I know you don't want to do anymore "Star Trek․" Leonard, do you remember "Psycho?" ․․․ I want to do that with Spock․ I will give you the most glorious death scene ever played․'""
• Best known as the writer and producer of a number of films in the "Star Trek" franchise, including "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" and "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home․"
• Made a cameo appearance as Admiral Robert Bennett in the film "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier․"
• Provided the narration voice for the iconic credit sequence for "The Six Million Dollar Man․"