Harley Cokeliss
Directing
Biography
Harley Cokeliss (born Harley Louis Cokliss, February 11, 1945) is an American director, writer and producer of film and television. 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. Cokeliss started making documentaries for British television in 1970, including the first filmed version of J. G. Ballard's story Crash!. Papers relating to the film Crash! are available at the British Library. Cokeliss's initial treatment and Ballard's draft script for Crash! are published in Crash: The Collector's Edition, ed. Chris Beckett. He returned to Chicago in 1972 to make a documentary about blues musicians in the city. 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. He has directed episodes of various television series, including The New Adventures of Robin Hood, CI5: The New Professionals, and Xena: Warrior Princess.
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Movies (17)
Paris Connections2010Directing
An Angel for May2002Directing
Pilgrim2000Directing
The Ruby Ring1997Directing
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom1994Directing
Army of Darkness1992Fake Shemp
Dream Demon1988Directing
Malone1987Directing
Black Moon Rising1986Directing
Battletruck1982Directing
Of Muppets & Men1981Directing
That Summer!1979Directing
Penine Man1978Directing
The Glitterball1977Directing
The Battle of Billy's Pond1976Directing
Chicago Blues1972Directing
Crash!1971Directing
