Paul Schneider (writer)

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Paul Schneider (August 4, 1923 – October 13, 2008) was an American screenwriter who worked in television and film between the 1950s and the 1980s.

Paul Schneider
Born	(1923-08-04)August 4, 1923 Passaic, New Jersey, US
Died	October 13, 2008(2008-10-13) (aged 85) Riverside, California, US
Occupation	Television screenwriter
Period	1952 – 1989

Star Trek

Schneider is probably best remembered for two episodes of the original Star Trek series: "Balance of Terror" and "The Squire of Gothos". The first of these introduced the Romulans – which became one of the main alien races in the Star Trek universe. The second episode introduces a "Q"-like lifeform which terrorizes the crew. He also wrote the episode "The Terratin Incident" for the animated Star Trek series.

Filmography

Schneider wrote for several other films and television series, including Mr. Magoo, Bonanza, Ironside, The Six Million Dollar Man and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Films

Year	Movie	Credit	Notes
1955	The Looters	Story By
1959	1001 Arabian Nights	Written By
1966	That Tennessee Beat	Written By
1972	Lapin 360	Written By	Based on his novel "Delia", Co-Wrote screenplay with "Herb Margolis".
1989	Options	Written By, Associate Producer

Television

Year	TV Series	Credit	Notes
1952	The Dog Snatcher	Writer	Cartoon Short
1953	The Pride of the Family	Writer	Pilot Episode
1954	Kangaroo Courting	Writer	Cartoon Short
1955	The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theatre	Writer	4 Episodes
1957-58	How to Marry a Millionaire	Writer	5 Episodes
1958-59	The Ed Wynn Show	Writer	2 Episodes
1959	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	Writer	1 Episode
1960	Manhunt	Writer	1 Episode
1961-62	Shannon	Writer	2 Episodes
1962	Ben Casey	Writer	1 Episode
	77 Sunset Strip	Writer	1 Episode
	Wide Country	Writer	1 Episode
1963-64	Dr. Kildare	Writer	2 Episodes
1964	Mr. Novak	Writer	1 Episode
	The Lieutenant	Writer	1 Episode
	Kraft Suspense Theatre	Writer	1 Episode
1965	The Big Valley	Writer	1 Episode
1965-67	Bonanza	Writer	5 Episodes
1966-67	Star Trek	Writer	2 Episodes
1968	The F.B.I.	Writer	3 Episodes
1969	Ironside	Writer	1 Episode
1969-74	Marcus Welby, M.D.	Writer	11 Episodes
1970-73	The Mod Squad	Writer	2 Episodes
1972	Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law	Writer	1 Episode
1973	Star Trek: The Animated Series	Writer	1 Episode
	The Starlost	Writer	1 Episode
1974-76	The Six Million Dollar Man	Writer	3 Episodes
1975	Swiss Family Robinson	Writer	1 Episode
1980	Eight Is Enough	Writer	1 Episode
1981	Buck Rogers in the 25th Century	Writer	2 Episodes
1982	King's Crossing	Writer	1 Episode

External links

• Paul Schneider at IMDb
• Paul Schneider at Memory Alpha