Ray Bradbury
Born: 1920-08-22 in Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
Died: 2012-06-05
Known For: Writing
Biography
Ray Douglas Bradbury (August 22, 1920 - June 5, 2012) was an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (1953) and for the science fiction stories gathered together as The Martian Chronicles (1950) and The Illustrated Man (1951), Bradbury is one of the most celebrated among 20th and 21st century American writers of speculative fiction. Many of Bradbury's works have been adapted into television shows or films.
Filmography
2025
2023
- All Summer in a Day ... (Writer)
2018
- Fahrenheit 451 ... (Novel)
2013
- Out of Print as Self
2012
2011
- How to Live Forever as Self
2010
2009
- Pulp Fiction: The Golden Age of Storytelling as Self - Novelist
2008
- Chrysalis ... (Story)
2007
2006
- The Sci-Fi Boys as Self
- C.S. Lewis: Dreamer of Narnia as Self
2005
- A Sound of Thunder ... (Short Story)
- Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection as Self
2004
- Dennis Miller
- Hollywood Legenden as Self
2003
- Hugh Hefner: American Playboy as Self
- The Making of 'Fahrenheit 451' as Self
2002
- The Tramp and the Dictator as Self (uncredited)
2001
- Besuch bei Ray Bradbury as Self
2000
1999
- The Stan Freberg Commercials as Himself (archive footage)
- Invisible Boy ... (Author)
1998
- Dandelion Wine ... (Novel)
- The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit ... (Theatre Play)
- Universal Horror as Self - Interviewee
- In Search of Tarzan with Jonathan Ross as Self
1997
- The Harryhausen Chronicles as Self
1996
- A Century of Science Fiction as Self
- Corwin as Self
- The Town Where No One Got Off ... (Writer)
1995
- It Came from Outer Space II ... (Story)
1994
- In Search of Oz as Self
1993
- The Halloween Tree as Narrator (voice)
- The Man in the Air ... (Book)
1991
- Hooray for Horrorwood as Self
1989
- Prisoners of Gravity as Self
- Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland ... (Writer)
- Here There Be Tygers ... (Short Story)
- The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder as Self
1988
- The Thirteenth Apostle ... (Novel)
- Mall Time as Himself
- The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died Riabouchinska as Self - Introduction(uncredited)
1987
- This Fantastic World 13 ... (Original Story)
- The Veldt ... (Novel)
- Walking on Air ... (Story)
1986
1985
- The Twilight Zone ... (Writer)
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents ... (Short Story)
- The Ray Bradbury Theater as Self - Introduction
- Electronic Granny ... (Original Story)
- This Fantastic World 11 ... (Original Story)
- The Whimsical World of Oz as Self
1984
- Quest ... (Story)
- This Fantastic World 10 ... (Original Story)
- There Will Come Soft Rains ... (Original Story)
- This Fantastic World 8 ... (Original Story)
1983
- Something Wicked This Way Comes ... (Screenplay)
- Aliens, Dragons, Monsters & Me as Himself
- Savannen ... (Short Story)
- El traje color de helado de mantecado ... (Original Story)
1982
- American Playhouse as Ralph as Man (voice)
- The Stan Freberg Federal Budget Review
- The Electric Grandmother ... (Teleplay)
- All Summer in a Day ... (Writer)
- Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine as Ralph as a Man (voice)
1981
- Rich and Famous as Literary Party Guest
- This Fantastic World 5 ... (Original Story)
1980
- The Martian Chronicles ... (Creator)
- The Eighth Day of Creation ... (Story)
- The Monarch Butterfly ... (Author)
1979
- The Veldt ... (Writer)
- Playboy's 25th Anniversary Celebration as Self
- Infinite Horizons: Space Beyond Apollo as Himself
1978
- Late Night Story ... (Writer)
- Mirrors ... (Creative Consultant)
1975
- Apostrophes as Self
1973
- Marvellous Suit ... (Novel)
- A Sound of Thunder ... (Original Story)
- Night Caller ... (Writer)
1972
- Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- The Screaming Woman ... (Short Story)
- Something Wicked This Way Comes ... (Story)
1971
- Smile ... (Author)
- Dandelion Wine ... (Novel)
1970
- Science Fiction Is Us ... (Writer)
1969
- The Illustrated Man ... (Short Story)
- Melodrama infernal ... (Story)
- The Picasso Summer ... (Story)
1966
- Tales to Keep You Awake ... (Short Story)
- Fahrenheit 451 ... (Novel)
- El Doble ... (Writer)
- La Espera ... (Writer)
- El Cohete ... (Writer)
- La Sonrisa ... (Writer)
- La bodega (1ª parte) ... (Writer)
- La bodega (2ª parte) ... (Writer)
1965
- Out of the Unknown ... (Story)
- The Fox and the Forest ... (Short Story)
1962
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ... (Novel)
- Icarus Montgolfier Wright ... (Writer)
1961
- Alcoa Premiere ... (Writer)
1959
- The Twilight Zone ... (Writer)
1957
- A Sound of Different Drummers ... (Story)
1956
- Moby Dick ... (Screenplay)
- Armchair Theatre ... (Writer)
1955
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents ... (Writer)
1953
- The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms ... (Short Story)
- It Came from Outer Space ... (Story)