
Harley Cokeliss
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.
Acting (1 movie)
Directing (16 movies)

Pilgrim
2000

Malone
1987

Dream Demon
1988

Hercules and the Lost Kingdom
1994

That Summer!
1979

The Glitterball
1977

An Angel for May
2002

The Ruby Ring
1997
Paris Connections
2010

Crash!
1971

Black Moon Rising
1986

Chicago Blues
1972

Of Muppets & Men
1981

The Battle of Billy's Pond
1976

Battletruck
1982

Penine Man
1978
| Title | Year | Job | 
|---|---|---|
| Battletruck | 1982 | Screenplay | 
| Dream Demon | 1988 | Writer | 
| Pilgrim | 2000 | Producer | 
| Pilgrim | 2000 | Screenplay | 
