Harley Cokeliss

Harley Cokeliss (born Harley Louis Cokliss, February 11, 1945) is an American director, writer and producer of film and television.^[1][2]

Harley Cokeliss
Born	Harley Cokliss (1945-02-11) February 11, 1945 (age 80) San Diego, California, U.S.
Alma mater	London Film School
Occupation(s)	Film and television director, producer, screenwriter, actor
Awards	Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival Starboy Award

Early life

Originally brought up in Chicago, he moved to Britain in 1966 to study at the London Film School, and spent the majority of his career in the UK.^[3]

Career

Cokeliss started making documentaries for British television in 1970, including the first filmed version of J. G. Ballard's story Crash!.^[4] Papers relating to the film Crash! are available at the British Library (Add MS 89171/1).^[5] Cokeliss's initial treatment and Ballard's draft script for Crash! are published in Crash: The Collector's Edition, ed. Chris Beckett.^[6] He returned to Chicago in 1972 to make a documentary about blues musicians in the city.^[7][8]

Cokeliss later graduated to making feature films, serving as second unit director on The Empire Strikes Back before helming films like Battletruck, Black Moon Rising, and Malone. He wrote and directed the 1988 horror film Dream Demon.^[9] He has directed episodes of various television series, including The New Adventures of Robin Hood, CI5: The New Professionals, and Xena: Warrior Princess.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer
1972	Chicago Blues[10]	Yes	No	Yes
1977	The Battle of Billy's Pond	Yes	Yes	No
1977	The Glitterball	Yes	Yes	No
1979	That Summer!	Yes	No	No
1982	Warlords of the 21st Century	Yes	No	No
1986	Black Moon Rising	Yes	No	No
1987	Malone	Yes	No	No
1988	Dream Demon	Yes	Yes	No
2000	Pilgrim	Yes	Yes	No
2010	Paris Connections	Yes	No	No

Assistant director

• Six Reels of Film to Be Shown in Any Order (1971)

Second unit director

• The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Television

TV series

Year	Title	Notes
1994-1995	Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	3 episodes
1995	Xena: Warrior Princess	1 episode
1997	The New Adventures of Robin Hood	3 episodes
1999	CI5: The New Professionals	2 episodes
2000	Dark Knight	2 episodes, also writer
2001	The Immortal	2 episodes

TV movies

• Crash! (1971) (short film)
• The Ruby Ring (1997)
• An Angel for May (2002)