Harley Cokeliss
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 11, 1945
- Birthplace
- San Diego, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Paris Connections 2010
Director
An Angel for May 2002
Director
Pilgrim 2000
Producer, Director, Screenplay
The Ruby Ring 1997
Director
Hercules and the Lost Kingdom 1994
Director
Army of Darkness 1992
as Fake Shemp
Dream Demon 1988
Director, Writer
Malone 1987
Director
Black Moon Rising 1986
Director
Battletruck 1982
Screenplay, Director
Of Muppets & Men 1981
Director
The Empire Strikes Back 1980
Second Unit Director
That Summer! 1979
Director
Penine Man 1978
Director
The Glitterball 1977
Director, Original Story
The Battle of Billy's Pond 1976
Director
Chicago Blues 1972
Director
Crash! 1971
Director
Credits from TMDB.